16 Bars: King of Bawo

16 Bars: King of Bawo is a hip-hop musical that follows the life of a female rapper, Lucy Msukwa, as she battles mental health and sexual harassment in the music industry. Lucy, popularly known as Lu, is an up and coming hip-hop artist who sees music as an escape from the abuse she faced in the past which led to a condition called Anti Social Personality Disorder. Lucy’s father, Msukwa, used to take her to play a game of bawo and it is where Lucy meets Gadaga who eventually defiles her. After she grows up, Lucy escapes from home and starts living on her own. She starts taking music seriously but a powerful music executive known as, Lil Money, refuses to sign her unless she sleeps with him. Lil Money signs a male rapper, Fundo, and makes him beef with Lucy in order to end her music career. Lucy is not ready to give up the hip-hop crown for a bully, so she fights to change the narrative.