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ExQ Reveals Album Cover Art as He Unplugs Tseu Tseu

The wait is almost over. ExQ has revealed the cover art for his highly-anticipated 2018 album, Tseu Tseu.

ExQ is one of the most intelligent artists in the industry, he just refuses to die, he is still as relevant as he was when he first released Musalala, and with that in mind everything he does is calculated

Most album covers are quite straightforward, telling basic stories of life and sometimes love with unsurprising, clear meanings for everybody to interpret.

For ExQ there is a reason why he has been around long enough to see this day when many veterans of the Urban struggle have fallen by the wayside.

Tseu Tseu Cover Art

In any case, now and again, a cover declines to give away the greater part of its insider facts, leaving us to kick back and fill in the spaces ourselves.

He has avoided discussing anything regards the album save for the single Tsvigiri which he dropped with a smashing video apart from that he has offered no further information on Tseu Tseu.

Saturday 14 April at Unplugged the artist will finally save us all from the speculation about the contents of Tseu Tseu together with the title meaning.

But his album cover attempts to pull back the drapery giving us a few ideas of what to expect.

It provides clues, ExQ seats on a royal chair, like a King but his dressing is not necessarily identified with royalty.

Instead, he wears a white t-shirt, some black pants, red sneakers and a golden watch.

These perhaps mean to say, he is standing and bridging the gap between the old and the new generation, but the subtle message seems to be saying I’m Forever King and will forever be here.

For someone who usually let his music speak, we await Saturday to get the full story behind Tseu Tseu but if our speculation is correct, this might be one of ExQ’s biggest project.

Lets Unplug Tseu Tseu.

Mbo Mahocs, Kim Jayde Won the Red Carpet battle at the Zim Achievers Awards

The Zimbabwe Achievers Awards(ZAA) South Africa hosted yet another spectacular event this past Saturday in Sandton.

And as usual, the achievers came in their best ever dresses and suits. But there were others who were just too good to not notice.

And it had to be the Queens from Bulawayo!!

Nothing could have been better than Mbo Mahocs in gold and Kim Jayde in Black as the two Zimbabwean ladies gave a perfect Kodak moment for fellow attendees.

Kim was dressed by South African based Orapeleng Modutle Style Avenue and she stepped out in a risqué lace gown.

Kim Jayde Picture Instagram/KimJayde

The MTV presenter who also won the Media Personality of the year went bold with a sequinned gown featuring sheer lace panels both at the front and back.

In a message posted on Instagram, the Bulawayo born model and TV presenter said “A night I’ll truly never forget. To be acknowledged by my fellow Zimbabweans means the world! I love what I do & it shows! THANK YOU for all your support each & every day – you made my dream a reality.”

Kim Jayde Picture Instagram/KimJayde

For Mbo Mahocs, she killed it for the night. As the red carpet host, she looked shinny in a glittering gold dress.

Mbo Mahocs (left) with actress Chi Mhende Picture Instagram/Mbomahocs

Mbo stole the show with the long sleeve sequin dress featuring a high neckline just long enough to show off her stems and matching new heels!

Mbo with People’s Choice Winner Oliver Keith  Picture Instagram/Mbomahocs

Singer Varaidzo Graduates from Law School and She looked Fab

Singer Varaidzo is now a degree hotter after she recently graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree from Rhodes Univerity.

Celebrities can be a lot of things — attractive, talented, rich add a dose of some intelligence and we have a maverick.

This is Varaidzo Nyakunika’s second degree.

She is also a holder of Bachelor of Arts from the same Institution.

The singer even changed her Instagram handle to @lawyer_varaidzonyakunika and we aren’t sure if this means an end to her microphone battle to court battles.

For her graduation, she wore a white dress with gold shoes which matched the golden strip on her gown complemented by a waist-Long weave.

Some of her popular songs included the rendition of Ruva Rangu, Lonely released in September last year and recorded at Military Touch Movement and Chii Chaunoda which was produced by Russo.

Watch her fabulous video Baby Yo below

OMG!!! Kikky Bada$$ Just Released the Best Diss Song of the Year

Someone made the Queen angry and she has let loose an avalanche of all kinds in her new diss song Know Your Place.

That’s what you get when you give Kikky Badass a mic and a beat.

So a guy recorded a diss song targeted at Kikky, apparently just to get some hype and he said some pretty nasty stuff that infuriated the reigning Best Female Rapper in the country.

In the reply, Kikky Badass does not play around and everybody that ever mentioned her in a negative light gets called out.

And oh the song takes a few jibes at some radio DJs…

But Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned especially when they get tired of misogynists calling them ‘B****’ and ‘H***’

Kikky shows she is a Badass she brings the bars and intensity in rather slow but sensual synths, with a deceiving soothing voice that will make you forget its a diss song.

This song succinctly proves her versatility and talents which we think she possesses, I hope we get to hear more of this good stuff from her.

Take a listen to Know Your Place below

Yakayaka delivers a Dancehall-Flavored Romp in Baddest Whine

After weeks of sharing steamy teasers of her music project, the full video for Yakayaka and Roki’s Baddest Whine is finally here.

Yakayaka real name Rejoice Phaladi has previously starred in South African soapies Muvhango and Generations, decided to pursue an extension of her talents into music.

The video opens up with a scene of partying and twerking at a lively looking club with a glimpse of the two snugly seated with Roki holding a magnifying glass, zooming in on Yakayaka’s fine bod.

Shot by award-winning director Andy Cutta the video has a turnt up club scene showing off good vibes and the whining.

Ruling the dancefloor is a lady donning dreadlocks and a mesh coverup in the yellow, red and green colours.

The single which was produced by GT Beats in South Africa has the golden touch of Roki’s voice that makes one miss the old good times when he made hits such as Chidzoka.

Yakayaka and Roki

Yakayaka’s professional acting skills show throughout the video, mainly on the fashion styling both on herself and the cast.

In Baddest Whine one can tell the singer is not afraid to tear the line as she reveals a lot of skin in some skimpy outfits.

Watch Baddest Whine below

Jah Prayzah Featured in Forbes Magazine, Talks of the Event Which made him Cry

“Straight from Uzumba to Forbes Africa Magazine. Its all by God’s grace. I am not here to play, all those who wish to see my downfall should be really patient because God is not done with me yet,” gloated Jah Prayzah on his Twitter Page about the feature.

In the Twitter post, he spreads the magazine copy on a chair showing the cover story as well as his interview.

The musician has scored so many firsts for the country and an interview with Forbes Magazine Africa all but cemented his status as the country’s current biggest music thing.

The interview is titled, Jah Prayzah: My Music Is Not A Tuck-Shop Business.

The musician talks to the magazine about wide-ranging topics on his music including the moment that almost made him cry.

“For the first time in my adult life, I felt like crying,” he told Forbes about how he felt when he won the 2016 MTV Africa Music Awards Listeners Choice Award.

In the interview, he talks about his record label Military Touch Movement and the big plans he has for it.

Jah Prayzah performing with Davido at MACUFE         Picture by Instagram @jahprayzah

Interesting he tells the publication that his music is not a tuck-shop business.

“I have always dreamed of doing my work in a professional manner. I can’t treat my music as a tuck-shop business where we meet in the street and someone pays,” he told Forbes.

Read the complete interview here

“Mukanya Bira to be as big as Bob Marley’s 1980 Show”

Its been 14 long years since Thomas Mapfumo last stepped foot on the motherland and his return will be nothing short of an epic gathering, one that will go down memory lane.

It’s going to be bigger and I’m going to likening it to Bob Marley’s 1980 show,” said Entertainment Republic CEO Tendai Johannes.

At midnight April 1980 in an independence ceremony, presided over by Prince Charles,when the Union Jack was lowered for the last time, the greatest reggae singer of all time, Bob Marley serenaded the new Zimbabwe.

With the coming in of a new Zimbabwe administration in November 2018, another of the country’s greatest Chimurenga singers of all time, Thomas Mapfumo celebrates with the people in a ‘new country.’

Perhaps this might be the reason Mr Johannes likened the two occasions because of their almost similar significances.

“I have to be ambitious,” he said referring to his earlier declaring that the show will be as big as the Marley show.

“We are likening it to the Bob Marley show because we want everyone to be there,the young and old,” he added.

Mukanya’s songs inspired the armed struggle just like Marley’s songs did

“His songs were the food that people in liberation movements, particularly the armed wings, were swallowing,” says a Unisa professor and constitutional law expert in South Africa,Shadrack Gutto of Marley’s songs during an interview with Forbes Magazine.

Years after Independence Mukanya’s songs also inspired Zimbabweans as they continue in search of a promise made in 1980, one that continued to be elusive until the event of November last year.

With tickets reportedly running out for the April 28 Glamis Arena homecoming event the first batch of $10 tickets have been sold out and a new batch of tickets has been released with the cheapest going for $20. 

Physical tickets are available at Entertainment Republic offices at 113 Samora Machel Avenue in Harare.

Online tickets can be found on this link www.thomasmapfumohomecoming.nutickets.co.za

Why We’re Excited About Takura’s Album Launch

The onslaught on 2018 has just upped its gear and fans are awaiting that breakthrough artist who will set the tone for the year and Takura’s name is in the hat.

There is something good about the year, its strewn with positivity and the rekindled love for local music judging by the support musicians are enjoying.

For Takura the year is his to lose. He has all the attributes of a star, more than once he has shown us that he is not a pretender but a megastar ripe for the world.

Takura has created his own magic, the fans love him, the fans support him…All they are waiting for is that one album that will catapult him to the level we all agree he belongs —among the stars of Africa.

Will he deliver…? Takura Picture @takuralife/Instagram

With a collaboration with JNR Brown on the album, who can blame the multitudes for being hopeful.

Rapper JNR Brown is also among the performers at the album launch at 1+1 this Friday which also includes Stunner, DJ Towers and IAM King.

The album launch which is jointly organised by DTL will be costing $5 and $10 for the VIP but there is a catch, only 300 tickets will be on sale which means the early birds catch the worm.

Dee Nosh of DTL told Zimbuzz that there are looking at a possible sold-out show judging by the many inquiries from people.

But the demand is also pushed by the star quality that Takura possesses especially after the release of the video Mai Mwana from his EP which he dropped last year.

The fact that the impending release of the album Someone Had To Do It is gonna be a suprise, with not one single released, save for his life documentary, makes all the more interesting.

Look out for our interview tomorrow as we chat to Takura about what we can expect from this album

Breaking: Despacito Reaches 5 billion Views, Video hacked deleted from YouTube

Luis Fonsi’s record-breaking video for “Despacito” might have suffered a major setback after it appeared to have been deleted from YouTube in an apparent hack.

The tune released in January 2017 has now been the first video on YouTube to reach a whopping 5billion views.

The track already has six Guinness World Records, and now it has a seventh thanks to those who can’t get enough of the absolute earworm that is Despacito.

It’s beaten the likes of Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth’s See You Again, which sits at 3.4 billion views.

Just five days after it was announced that the video, which also features Daddy Yankee, had reached the remarkable milestone of becoming the first YouTube video in history to reach 5 billion views, it disappeared.

Fan worldwide who tried to access the video where greeted by this message in the above screenshot.

More than a dozen other artists, including Shakira, Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift and Drake, have also been affected. The original clips had been posted by Vevo.

The hackers, calling themselves Prosox and Kuroi’sh, wrote “Free Palestine” beneath the videos.

UPDATE: The video is now back online, no official word has been released by both YouTube and VEVO

Abisha Palmer gets new Dancehall Show On ZiFM

It was two years ago when Urban radio got introduced to the skills and voices of Abisha Palmer and DJ 2bad as they hosted a show called Zi-dancehall Empire on ZiFM.

The show celebrated its second anniversary in March before a packed Mbare Netball Complex.

Now as one of the most influential voices in Dancehall, Abisha Palmer has been handed a new show called Dancehall Link which started airing last week on ZiFM.

The program happens every Tuesday midnight till 3 am Wednesday and will be focusing strictly on International Dancehall.

“The station felt like international dancehall music wasn’t getting enough rotation on ZiFM so I suggested if I can do a strictly international dancehall show and they agreed,” Abisha Palmer told Zimbuzz.

Listeners can expect a cocktail of selection from the fresh releases, trending dancehall stories, old school as well as dancehall remixes in the wee hours of the morning.

Dancehall Reggae music and culture seems to have found a new home at ZiFM coupled with its talented presenters whose shows attract a wide range of listeners as well as creating conversations in the genre.