Musician Yoyo is facing a decision many before him have faced. Choosing between fully committing to his music career or playing it safe. Playing safe means keeping his day job as the Obsessions booking manager and keeping music as a side gig.

Two years ago, with his first album Kambewuwo out, Yoyo was far from being in such a situation. Hardly anyone, apart from friends and family, noticed when Yoyo launched Kambewuwo at Nommo Gallery. The seven track album hardly registered because "I concentrated on doing on doing everything backstage and I failed to promote it."

Today, channel surfing TV fans are as likely to land on a Yoyo music video as they are to see an MTN or Omo advert. The latest popular song being hummed on many lips and inescapable on TV music programmes is Alululu, a collabo with Ks Alpha.

The rendition of a Fred Masagazi classic saw the two musicians combine to make a combo so seamless it is amazing it took them this long to decide to make a song together. After all, the two musicians have been friends for quite a while.

It is a song that Yoyo acknowledges required him to step out of the RnB comfort zone.

"Alululu was more like African jazz. It is a song with a melody I loved listening to since childhood and realised that it was beginning to get out of people's minds. I felt there was a need to rejuvenate it," he says.

For Yoyo, redoing Alululu was not simply about riding on a priceless melody and stoking nostalgic memories. Yoyo says he came to the song with tonnes of respect for Masagazi the man as well as musician because, "To me Masagazi and his peers are the forefathers to the cause of Ugandan musicians. Can you imagine they are the ones who started the struggle for the copyright law?"

It would seem that Yoyo has taken more than admiration for old school lyrics from veteran Ugandan musicians. The potentially career-ruining stumble of his first album didn't discourage him. Instead, it seems to have re-energised the musician who is a fitness freak.

"The album I'm working on is going to have ten tracks and will be titled Yoyo. I'm currently left with one song to complete the album which I'm working on in [Kiwuuwa's] Gracey Studios," Yoyo reveals.

Apart from Alululu, other Yoyo songs that have become TV staple are Tongaana, Sirimba, and lately Shawty, all of exceptional video quality. Sticking to his rigorous standards has got Yoyo appreciation.

"For some three videos I have done, concerning price some people have reduced their prices because of liking what I do." The album Yoyo should be coming out towards the end of July. It is a labour of love that has taken Yoyo two years to craft and he can proudly say, "All the music on my album does not sound the same. Part of the solution was using different producers."

He adds that he is taking guitar lessons "because I want to improve my melodies." This year, Yoyo looks like a real contender to break through and make an impact. Alululu was the springboard.