One thing I’ve learned about music albums is that, making one is not an easy process. Rather, it is a gruesome process that involves countless sleepless nights. It goes without saying that artists pour out their heart, brain, spleen and whatever vital organ it takes for the production of a half-decent project. However, listening to an album is quite the opposite, all you have to do is allow your self…
Have you heard the story of Hard Work and Talent? According to legend, Hard Work met up with Talent for a deadly duel; Talent had all the death-dealing weapons and all Hard Work had was one move. Hard Work had worked on that particular move for a whole year and when it was time to use it against the infamous malicious Talent, she mopped the floor with Talent’s face (not…
If you ever thought rap was dead, get in board with this song and allow it to prove you wrong. Hip hop is alive and well. In fact, it’s thriving now more than ever, we have all these new acts emerging and killing it, if I may say so, and judging from this song, rap is here to stay. Cheese is a moody ode that easily stimulates one’s “trap centres”.…
Tichichema is overwhelming by design. The ode has a lot to unpack; it addresses one of the most relevant issues plaguing society. Tichichema is as serious as it is entertaining. The song is Ammara Brown’s entry into the long-going conversation on domestic violence and alcohol abuse; dedicated to both the abuser and the abused. Bet your sweet behind, she is out to exorcise society of all of its toxicity hidden…
It is a good thing that we’re not gathered here today to argue about the concept of love-induced insomnia, whether it is a myth or an actual thing. We’ll take Mr Putiti’s word for it; love can snatch the sleep right from your eyes. Period. We are gathered here today to celebrate growth and progression; King 98’s gracious glow up in the Zimbabwean music scene. Most things about this song…
Here’s a song I wish I had in my playlist last summer; music had departed from me. There were songs about everything imaginable, everything but a longing heart. No one really got me, and I’m not being dramatic when I say all this. However, this was last summer; and though I still long after her, the sadness is now a thing of the past and this song couldn’t have come…
Here’s the catch about Freestyles; you don’t get a pen and paper, you don’t get time to awaken your alter ego and you definitely don’t get the luxury of a do-over. It’s just you, your raw thoughts and your voice against the world! The stakes are real here. If anything, delivering a freestyle for an audience is one of the most daunting things one can do. With that being said, we pledge allegiance to who do it and do it well (or even just moderately)…like Drew The MC. There’s more than one way to look at the first 30 seconds when the rapper repeats the phrase “pull up, yeah”. You could perceive it as the divine moment in which the rapper gets ready to serve, or as a pure killing…