Editing Maandy (section)

== Influences and musical style ==
Maandy’s style is deliberately multi-genre. Critics have noted that her music “slips between rapid-fire trap, hip hop grit and bouncy dancehall”.<ref>https://www.musicinafrica.net</ref> She often incorporates the rhythmic elements of East African dancehall (sometimes called “arbantone” or gengetone) alongside trap beats.

In interviews she has cited American hip hop influences; for example, she has said she draws inspiration from rapper Nicki Minaj and models parts of her persona on Nicki’s confident style.<ref>https://www.spin-pesa.com</ref> Onstage and in music videos, Maandy projects a bold, femme-fatale image.<ref>https://www.tangazamagazine.com</ref> She has been described as one of the leading figures of Kenya’s new gengetone wave.<ref>https://www.musicinafrica.net</ref>

Overall, Maandy characterizes her own music as a fearless blend of genres and influences, unconfined to a single style.