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Ngawuzw’ Umoya Wami! The new hit from Msiz’kay, Awa Khiwe and Mzoe7

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Ngawuzw’ Umoya Wami! The new hit from Msiz’kay, Awa Khiwe and Mzoe7

I already know all the lyrics to Ngawuzw’ Umoya Wami by Msiz’kay featuring Awa Khiwe and Mzoe7 even though I only heard it last night around 6pm.

 

I don’t know if it’s cause it’s in vernac or if it’s because my mother’s name is Nomalanga, I knew I had to review this song personally. If you don’t understand Ndebele, listen to James Blunt’s You’re Beautiful, the message is the same.

It starts off really vulnerable and weepy. You can hear how long he has had his eye on Nomalanga (almost borderline stalker creepy.)

Msiz’kay

The emotional delivery is pure and unadulterated. It’s almost like the 2019 Zim Hip Hop Awards Best Alternative winner Msizkay is talking from experience. His lyrics aren’t empty, he left his everything in the studio.

There’s definitely something about hearing a love song in your own language. Ndebele is such a romantic language.

This song delivered all the feels from jealousy, to unrequited love to chest pains. There is something for each one of us to relate to.

If you have never gone through a heartbreak, don’t worry, uzawuzw’ umoya!

Awa Khiwe did not disappoint with the raps, she has stayed true to her homegrown sound. Who knew the brain could qaqamba?

Awa khiwe

It took me back to Mshoza and Mzambiya’s Kortes – Ma Ugqok’ isqoko! The way they describe the feelings pulsating through them is passionately similar.

Towards the end Mzoe Seven comes in almost in a, “I’m a real G can’t be a weakling,” and tells the guy she is walking with that she is just using him to make him jealous. Of course that’s what it is. 😂

Mzoe7

Overall, this song is a beautiful certified hit. The clarity in their singing doesn’t require for you to look for the lyrics, you hear everything clearly in your ears and your heart.

This pandemic needs to pass so that we can blast this melodious love song at December weddings.

Listen to Msiz’kay – Ngawuzw’ Umoya Wami ft Awa Khiwe & Mzoe7 (Official Audio)

It was a Mass Murder Scene as Noble Stylz hits hard at GZE

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It was a Mass Murder Scene as Noble Stylz hits hard at GZE

Hiphop heads and school of hardknocks would hate for the younger generation to look at today’s rap “beef” and think that’s what it was always like.

 

Grabbing a notepad and stepping in the studio with bellicose bars of fury has been replaced with slick-talking and sneak-dissing via 240 characters on Twitter, WhatsApp or Facebook, which is the rap-beef equivalent of showing your support for a tragedy with a flag filter.

While there are now many who weren’t yet drawing breath when rap beef became a significant part of hip-hop, two top Harare lyricists – Noble Stylz and Gze – grudgingly connived to take on each other for the reasons best known to them.

Even if you were busy concerning yourself with actual news like, special COVID-19 cases or all the political shenanigans that has been taking place on the Zimbabwean scene you still couldn’t miss the funeral procession led by the Masofa Panze emcee AKA Noble Stylz

GZE dropped the Jnr Brown-assisted or say sampled over 6 minutes record and was pretty much convinced he had run away with the damage.

As if to give Gze enough time to celebrate his quickly won triumph or maybe to absorb the punches, Noble took time to respond.

And what was to come was a mass-murder scene!

Among the barrage of missiles and a cotton bale-full of nuclear Noble laid bare a 5 minute ‘orgasm’ that was ‘long coming’

Noble picked up his mojo back and dropped “C10” a scathing record sampled from 2 Pac’s Hit Em Up.

By his standards he said he had held back in the initial response ‘GZE lecture’ and C10 was him proving that he is a master of the rap craft.

On it, the “Chana Chidokosa” wordsmith sounded mighty angry, but given his feud history, it isn’t a reliable barometer because he always sounds intimidating in the booth.

Again, since Carl refuses to keep quite, Noble hits at him.

As for Gze, Noble calls him out for allegedly sowing seedings of tribalism between Ndebele, Shona and Kalanga people, dismally hitting on Trae Yung and Blac Perl to blatant rejections.

He again went into the Gze camp and stirred some waters, revealing how GZE had bemoaned his treatment by Beggoten Sun and how they stole his song Maria, which went on to be a Jnr Brown hit.

He did’nt spare others as he dug in deep, saying Jnr Brown slept with ‘the other guy’s’ ex-wife. Social media was quick to say the referenced person was producer Take Fizzo.

Power FM DJ Chamvary even asked GZE this afternoon if indeed Jnr Brown had slept with Take Fizzo’s ex, something he dismissed.

Power Fm was again in the mix as Noble gave Mariachi, of the defunct rap trio MMT his share of the rap guillotine time on the record.

Apparently, according to the song Mariachi was fired from Power FM for demanding bribes from artists.

While the two seem to enjoy throwing trading barbs at each from a distant place Noble said he was waiting to hear from Gze when they can battle it out live on TV, as the prize was already in place.

Noble shows off his wordplay prowess by extending a TV invitation to GZE..‘Tirikuenda rini pachi vhitivhiti, ndikuratidze musiyano we Covid ne Gwirikwiti’

Ruthless as he is he always gives his bitter medicine laced with doses of some comic relief.

As the rappers are still in trenches, there is an anticipation for more exchanges. The team here will make it its priority to break it down for you as we go.

Listen to C10 – GZE diss Lecture below

Breaking: Wadiwa Wepamoyo Channel hacked,Content Deleted

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Breaking: Wadiwa Wepamoyo Channel hacked,Content Deleted

College central, the Youtube channel that hosted the popular love drama Wadiwa WepaMoyo has been hacked.

 

The Film company shared the news this afternoon on its Twitter page.

The hacker deleted all their content including episodes of Wadiwa WepaMoyo and renamed the channel ‘Dave Ramsey Live.’

A screen shot of the now hacked College Central YouTube channel which has been renamed.

Class in Session – Noble Stylz delivers the GZE Lecture

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Class in Session – Noble Stylz delivers the GZE Lecture

Zim Hip Hop has taken over our timelines and its the most talked about genre at the moment.

 

It all started with the One House Battle that featured Noble Stylze and Ti Gonzi, the two brought Hip Hop to the conversation table and it was when Noble was still topical that GZE delivered his Fatality diss.

Hip Hop talk then went into overdrive even those who wouldn’t normally give hip hop half an ear were drawn to the genre.

Papa as Noble is known plugged out a page from The Art of War by disguising that BlacPerl was to deliver the reply.

But in an ingenious way flipped the script on Tuesday by announcing that he was the one delivering the lecture, resembled by the fliped text on the cover design.

The Lecture is nourished with punch lines ‘Iyi haisi song iPartenity test – Noble Stylz went for blood in his first line declaring that he is the Father, the Head.

The dominant theme in the Gze Lecture is Age and gatekeeping. Noble Stylz has wittingly attacked Gze whilst at the same time standing for the young emcees.

‘Hatiteere chembere dzine zvitupa zvesimb/ old failed rappers itai maBusiness muite ana Ginimbi’ 

The interpretation here is that GZE should stop scavenging for glory against youngsters who are coming up but should instead focus on business to support upcoming talent.

There has been talk for long that some old heads in hip hop don’t want to see the young blood flourishing and Noble makes that apparent

Papa continues to claim that he is the battle rap King– ndikati battle vanoti no. The second theme awards.

Zim Hip Hop awards have actually reeked more havoc, ironically, than they should have supposedly propelled the culture to greater heights.

Gze astonishingly exposed how the panel ripped off Asaph hip hop song of the year.

Noble Stylze bring to the surface another astonishing revelation ‘makanyudza Calvin 8 awards in one night.

In an interview with Chamvary on Power FM this afternoon he explained that Calvin was signed to Begotten Sun and the same was the Judge at the Awards and made sure his artist walked away with no awards.

He further revealed that this was done because the same camp doesn’t want to see Two Kings from the same City (Asaph and Calvin) and accused GZE and the Begotten Sun camp of tribalism.

When artists fight blood spills on those who take that opportunity to air their long-overdue frustrations.

Carl Joshua has been implicated and was the casualty of the war, in his defence Noble highlighted that Carl has bullied many personalities in the name of comedy and he had to take one for the culture.

In his creativity Noble Stylz attacked Gze’s sexual prowess..‘I met your ex ndikamunzwisa yo 6 minute diss song/ Akati 6 minuted GZE chaiye? I never knew he can last that long..’

This seems to be the most popular line because of its hilarious metaphor.

Whatever will happen next, the culture is as its most alive…

PS..The Lecture by Noble Stylze is currently sitting at 4,819 views after 7 hours

GZE’s fatality sits at 8,859 views after 4 days

Listen to The GZE lecture below

Brythreesixty drops Mamero, Our Thoughts & Splits Loui Career Review

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Brythreesixty drops Mamero, Our Thoughts & Splits Loui Career Review

Scrolling up and down Zimbabwean twitter you are most likely to bump into Brythreesixty or Taku Splits Loui.

 

Now this is a story of two rappers who have decided to negotiate their way to the promised land through navigating internet streets.

It’s again the story of every hip hop artist to have ‘haters’ perhaps that’s where their energy is brewed.

‘Mamero’, besides the melancholy feel courtesy of Slinx tuneful vocals confirms the existence of traitors which is illustrated in the verses.

Not to overlook the input of the other 3 on the song, Splits Loui is a hardworking rapper-come-producer who hails from a small town Rusape and his unique ambition to put the town on the map is a bit fascinating – “I’m from R.U.S.A.P.E muchandiona ndaga rapadenga”.

For a long time, the gifted music craftsman has valiantly produced for and groomed a number of upcoming cats on pro bono.

Takudzwa Splits AKA Splits Loui

Flashback, when this author bumped into Splits it was noticeable and written all over his posture, the determination to push his town whilst uplifting Rusape Hip Hop.

Despite being a sleepy town Rusape boasts of giving birth to stars like Tocky Vibes and the legendary Steve Makoni.

We might as well be witnessing the emergence of another music talent but this time in hip hop. Earlier in January he grabbed limelight after announcing a festival that would have changed the landscape and outlook of Zimbabwean hip hop only to be destructed by COVID-19.

“I started doing music in 2008 before meeting ThaKanivore who showed me basics in production, from beats to vocal recording and mixing then we opened our own record label Abstract music in 2016,” said Takudzwa Splits AKA Splits Loui.

It has been quite a journey for the youthful artist who is gradually and predictably making it to the top. He is a flexible producer whose hands can work magic on any genre which is his biggest strength.

He has so far released an Album Maita Chihwa available on all digital platforms.

‘Mamero’ is Brythreesixty’s track which has so far garnered remarkable feedback and numbers on the first day of release. The track features 3 artists Splits, Slinx and TGDJ who also delivered witty lines and their personal reflections on Mamero/fake friends.

So as we watch out for ‘Mamero’ in our lives we should also watch out for this quartet.

The track is available on this link

Kikky BadAss’ Marriage with Phreshy Crumbles

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Kikky BadAss’ Marriage with Phreshy Crumbles

Lately, the Zim Hip Hop streets have been in disarray with a lot of commotion. The fatal Noble Stylz diss by Gze seems to have propelled the revelation of underground tensions in the game.

 

Kikky is that badass who is always a culprit whenever controversy erupts.

Now that the Gze and Noble rivalry has reached prime, personal opinions are insuppressible and divisions are imminent.

Everyone is picking up their side like we’re going into a gamble. Kikky badass has seized this opportunity to announce her fallout with the reigning Queen of Zim Hip Hop Phreshy and seems to have fired shots at Natasha Muz as well

Replying to a tweet by username @Tafadzwah_Jnr, Kikky said that Phreshy was a bad writer and that she had more bodywork than Natasha Muz in 2018 who took the Best female ahead of her.

She further exclaimed that she bodied Phreshy on their duet Married.

Whatever that has wrecked their marriage was carefully kept away from the media but it has inevitably surfaced thanks to the Gze and Noble Stylz beef

Phreshy is yet to respond but the divorce has been announced.

Meanwhile, Blacperl an undeniable wordsmith who came through Noble Stylz tutorship has declared war on the 13th of May she has taken it upo herself to respond to the Fatality diss by GZE

Watch the video Married by Phreshy ft Kikky Badass

GZE Delivers A Ruthless, Hard-Hitting Song Aimed At Noble Stylz

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GZE Delivers A Ruthless, Hard-Hitting Song Aimed At Noble Stylz

For long, the hip hop fraternity in Zimbabwe has been privy to the silent but loud beef between Noble Stylz and the Harare camp – GZE and Jnr Brown.

 

By Hillary Chiwanza and Takudzwa Kadzura

In 2016, Jnr Brown threw a subliminal at Noble “Unodzokera kuMasvingo wakarara mucoffin” – in the track We Run It. And the part is the hook in the new ruthless, merciless, no-holds-barred diss towards Noble Stylz, the rapper who comes from Masvingo.

Fatality, the new song by GZE, brings out the lyrical beast in GZE as he addresses every issue that works in discrediting Noble’s claim that he is running the game as the king.

When one would have thought GZE would go for subtle shots, he went for it all – overt, direct, plain shots.

GZE does not shy away from saying Noble does not relate well with the streets and scoffs off Noble’s beef with Albert Nyathi.

He takes the chance to say it on record that Kure by Ishan and Ti Gonzi was not supposed to be awarded the best song at the Zim Hip Hop Awards last year. That it was an alternative song.

The track is a bloodbath. The impression is immediate – GZE has murdered Noble!

Fatality will compel the hip hop streets to reignite the conversation on whether Noble is truly the king of hip hop. It’s war!

There ain’t stopping. Lots of mad bars on the track. And he says Noble must stop being a “chinamira” by linking up with Ti Gonzi. He also tells Noble to delete his “Better Than Your Album” album – the album that won Best Hip Hop in 2017.

‘Fonerai mangongongo kuno kwaita murder’ warns Gze in the track that has sparked a bubbling conversation in the last few hours.

Noble Stylz has been dominating Zim Hip Hop ‘chats’ hence the shot ‘venue rako rangove muma likes nema comments’.

The diss track resonates with everyone who has been keenly following the game and it’s known across town how Noble Stylz has been claiming the crown for some time now.

One may wonder what has steered this flaming diss. It has been learnt that Noble trash-talked the live battle by Gze and Tulk Munny with his #mhangamhanga hashtag and nobody warned Papa that he was treading on dangerous grounds.

Bloggers were also roped in as Gze wasn’t taking any prisoners and left no stone unturned for hyping Noble in this thorough massacre.

One important thing brought out to light is that the beef ain’t about stunts or personal insensitive attacks as Gze cleared that out ‘this is strictly business.’

Noble Stylez fans were out saying Gze is trying to hype his 400 bars EP which is less likely, taking into account matters addressed in the track.

This is not clout chasing but an address by one of the most celebrated OGs of the game.

If Noble Stylz is to respond hope remains that the Southerton ‘bioskop’ won’t reoccur.

All the hypocrisy and games now exposed by personifying the proverbial child who was brought up where there is always dancing cannot fail to dance’.

He is a true warrior in the streets and undoubtedly an iconic pioneer in the hip hop fraternity. For the culture?

Whether Noble will reply or not is probably a matter for another day. GZE has said his chest out.

Check out Fatality (Noble Stylz Diss)

Noble Stylz revisits Zimbabwe’s Most popular Couple – Solo naMutsai

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Noble Stylz revisits Zimbabwe’s Most popular Couple – Solo naMutsai

Zimbabwe’s most famous couple is without a doubt Solo and Mutsai made popular in a song by the great Jonah Moyo and his Devera Ngwena Jazz Band.

 

Legend has it that the song was named after a real-life 80s couple from Gutu where the band used to frequent during that time.

The song has been referenced in dozens of local love songs and has had a film named after it….the couple is seen as the standard of what sweet love tastes like.

Hip Hop star Noble Stylz, in his latest collage of creativity, gifts us with this fun, light-hearted track titled Solo na Mutsai featuring Silencer.

He teams up with his trusted producer Quazor of Yung Gamez Entertainment.

The song shares the same love DNA as the Deverangwena 1980s hit, but Noble Stylz’ takes on a life of its own with the rapper pursuing a girl who seems to be in love with another man but he lures her with promises of all kinds.

‘Mai Maria ndiye ega mukadzi anga akatendeka..’ sings Noble as he tries to corrupt the lady into falling for his charm and forget about her current boyfriend

The layered metaphors that have become synonymous with Noble Stylz guide the entire song from start to finish.

One of the most intriguing things about the album Chana Chidokosa from which Solo na Mutsai is taken off, is just how much range it has. A case of it being created by a Multi-Hyphenate.

Noble Stylz shows himself as an expert on a diverse array of subjects, including biology, metaphysics, religion, medicine, politics, love, film you name it.

Listen to the Song Below

Thoughts On Ginde By Crooger, Asaph And Ti Gonzi – The Review

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Thoughts On Ginde By Crooger, Asaph And Ti Gonzi – The Review

One popular school of thought once said, ‘The higher you go, the cooler it becomes,’ and this is the case with Crooger who released ‘Ginde’ which features Asaph and Ti Gonzi.

 

By Donald Gwasira and Takudzwa Kadzura

The song gives an undoubted impression of a revolutionary, uniting, and game-changing collaboration.

The title ‘Ginde’ suggests a variety of things, and according to street lingo, it suggests ‘force,’ which is usually a result of several encounters of denial from various spaces of life.

The masterpiece is structured in a relay that will blow the hip hop heads up without denial.

With a monster upbeat rhythm produced and mastered by Jonn The Producer and Rayo Beats respectively, Ginde is purely the hip hop we have been yearning for

‘Who is the new school king, I don’t care about the title I only care about the title deeds’ goes Crooger to clear out that his ambition is not entirely focused on hip hop squabbles but an out and out hustler.

Crooger

Crooger does the chorus in a catchy, aggressive manner that reveals the Shumba aspect in him, unlike his previous projects such as “Ndomupei” and “Muteuro” which are mellow and chilled.

He sets the mood right for ASAPH who decided not to live any stone unturned, alluding to the “Ginde” phrase.

From social media reactions, The People’s Rapper (Asaph) is indeed at the helm, bossing hip hop in Zimbabwe.

Asaph continues to prove that he is arguably one of the most complete and flexible rappers evidenced by his delivery and flow each time the baton is passed to him.

HHYG Ti Gonzi boss also had his run, giving the song a palpable balance and claiming his kingship in the breathtaking relay.

Out of interest, Asaph endorsed his favorite chanters ‘Talking hip hop, ‘king is me, talking Crooger, talking Gonzi and Peels, talking Rouckie, talking 98, Kikky, Tasha rest of y’all debate’.

By fire by force Zim Hip Hop is here and alive.

Last but not least, HUGE credits to Jonn The Producer and Rayo Beats for the exquisite quality that the song possesses.

Listen to the song here and tell us what you feel

What’s happening in Zim Hip Hop? 2020 Review and Update

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What’s happening in Zim Hip Hop? 2020 Review and Update

When Ti Gonzi brought home the prestigious NAMA, hip hop registered its presence and all the trash talk is evidently out fashioned.

 

Asaph was voted for to perform at the now postponed Burna boy gig, further signifying hip hop’s relevance.

It is long gone the time Zim Hip Hop artists agonized about not getting acknowledgment and mainstream airplay.

2019 was a successful year for the culture and 2020 brings with it more vibes which are making a visible impact on the entertainment platforms in Zimbabwe.

The culture alone is seeing the growth of talented youngsters in the names of R Peels, Kae Chaps, Natasha Muz to mention just a few.

Here is a review of the first third of 2020.

Bulawayo based rapper Asaph opened the year with a freestyle which dropped on his birthday with scintillating bars that will always be relevant in the rapper’s career.

Whether it’s a coincidence or not, this was also the time Calvin’s scuffle with Skyz Metro escalated and he also dropped a freestyle ‘I’m so Bulawayo’.

Asaph featured on Monate Fela by RouckieDoub, a track that made it to the top 6 on The Fixx.

The People’s Rapper accelerated the spectacular run with a national chart-topping single Like So, see review on this site. The Zimbabwean music fans can see the birth of the new star on the local scene.

Back to Harare, controversial rapper R Peels started the year on a bright note as well gifting hip hop with visuals for Landlord off his late last year EP Cursed By Men Blessed By God.

The track has been number 1 on ZiFM TheFixx weekly top 6 for 3 weeks and that surely says something about the youngster.

Pharoah is also celebrating his first 100k views for the track Moto with Ti Gonzi and on that note, Ti Gonzi continues to validate his position in the game.

His top-performing track Devil Is A Liar with Sani proves that 2019 wasn’t a fluke.

Crooger continues to preach for the hustlers, the track Life Iyi and Ice Lolo aren’t to be ignored and word on the street is that a video for the duet with R Peels is on its way.

Noble Stylz album Chana Chidokosa remains the top album though it was released in December last year, he is not done yet after promising fans of a deluxe version 20 track album which means it’s 6 more tracks yet to drop before he holds the much-awaited Perfect Concert.

The return of Sharky as Soko Matemai is something worth celebrating. Soko Matemai has returned to reignite hip hop with tracks which include 24/7 and a fire verse on Level Up which features the talented Michael Chiunda.

Dough Major is also making a name in the streets with Chepa jecha receiving decent spins.

One of hip hop’s most promising talents Kae Chaps is spirited to grab 2020 with two drops (H.N.R and Kilimanjaro) this year already attracting top players in the game for features.

Probeatz and Fun F released albums in March full of social commentary which the Zimbabwean youths can relate to.

Natasha Muz who seems to be bossing the streets ahead of fellow femcees released a video for the song Ghetto on her YouTube page and Kikky Badass despite the other noise is still alive with the Party Queen track as the only hip hop track she has done this year.

King 98 released visuals for Twisted as the rapper continues to fight for a seat in the house of hip hop.

Of late Takura has been in conversation for allegedly letting the culture down after failing to live up to the Zvemoyo challenge.

Zim Hip Hop has indeed registered presence and is on a rampant to control the waves in as much as local music is concerned.

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