As Zohran Mamdani enters the New York City Mayoral office, Hussein Abdul Bar (HAB), his former rap-duo partner, is in Uganda, searching for work and trying to support his children.

In I Feel Like Chicken Tonight, a chicken shop in Kampala’s music-and-nightlife district, HAB talks about growing up with Mamdani, their encounters with dissident politician and musician Bobi Wine, and the risks of making music in Uganda.