Indaba Kwamkhozi Video Remake 12 May 2013

Wehad an amazing time today shooting a music video for the viral Indaba kwamkhozi song featuring Phira and Adon Geel on the beat. Peace to Reel Creative Media and The Hebrew Kollective.

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Pictures courtesy Makhi Concepts

The Sprite Uncontainable Talent Search_ Port Elizabeth Leg

Mind That

I am not the one that was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, I am part of those that had to scramble and fight to get anything going for them. This trained me very early in my life. It taught me to be a soldier and it taught me to endure. I learnt to use whatever small thing I had effectively.

 

This was critical teaching in my upbringing. “Creating something out of nothing” is a motto I adopted, or it rather adopted me I don’t really know. All I know is I had nothing, I have nothing but I am determined I am going to create something that is going to outlast most things most people have and they parade every day.

Don’t get this twisted I am not aiming to write and inform you about material acquisitions. NO! Life is beyond that. I was blessed with an infinite creative mind-set; it has limitless abilities it can create a new universe for all its other powers are yet to be revealed as I journey along. I will guard that mind with every molecule I have in my body. It is a greatest treasure any human being can ever have.

 

Your mind is a control station. If you are not in control of your conditions and thoughts then my friend your mind is a controlled station. You can’t allow that. You being great successful, your being you and your being everything that you are at peace with depend on it. Then the question is would you waste thought trying to entertain what people might be thinking and saying about you? Or would you rather spend your time discovering your true potential?

 

You need to make that distinction. Fight for who you want to become. Don’t let your condition hold you back. Ayililo ilizwe lenkenke eli. If you have brains you have everything and more remember that. Life is about soldiering after all.

It is never about the Hype

It is easy to get caught up in the hype of things. it is easy to recite meaningless words when the true spirit of what got you picking up the pen is gone. it is easy to do the right thing with the wrong spirit. it is easy to point fingers. it is easy to be plastic.

the world is transient, organics are expensive because there is always a cheaper imitation just around the corner. this has forced a lot of trusted brands to water down, and weaken their material to keep up with times and survive the times.

you really get cornered empty shows and hungry children. Demanding parents, and rising prices. What do you do? Quit and focus on an unfulfilling job. Do you give in and like Torea release an album explaining why you had to give in. do all these people like when we post status updates calling ourselves Real heads really purchase our albums.

Must we really sound stupid to sell? are people dumb? could the record executives be right that people are dumb, stupid and lazy they dont want to think? if they not everything the labels say they are, why is there no intelligent music on the main stream?

Personally i refuse to give in. i am a writer before i am a rapper. i beleive in the greater cause. i will keep on speaking even though my voice drowns in the mainstream noise. i will not do what i do not like because i need cash.

Deutoronomy 23 vs 23

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That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform; even a freewill offering, according as thou hast vowed unto the LORD thy God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth. Shalom Family beleive in your abilities you maybe the one you are waiting for. stop looking next door and making excuses. It is not about the hype remember that.

Concrete Grind Review by Thandikhaya Mzozoyana

The Concrete Grind ön Sunday was epic. It started late but most of us were late anyway. After the appologies by the Mastabilda, Storm got the busine$$ going with the "THUNDERSTORM PLATFORM".

 

Storm is a legend period and i always pity an artist that perfoms after his set. Yis tried but lacked energy and delivery. The beat battle between Adon Geel and Subz was mind blowing. Geel was on that soul tip while Subz kept dishing out head bangerz only, and during that battle MC's got on stage and kicked their verses. Romano entertained us with his wacky signature laugh and we got a suprise by the name of X-LYRICIST, the kid packs heat(watch out Yahav).

 

Subz won the beat battle. Hustle Simmons gave a dope set and out rapped himself, there's a track called "ZIKHIPHANI" were he explains that he is doing it for the love(don't get it twisted though he wants the gwap but he ain't gona fake it), it's for the heads. Hustle ain't tryin' to save the world. Sons of ...Law are out to "save the world" and they also killed it with Yahav being the more charismatic member of the duo. During their perfomance my lil' bro was like, "bhuti this is the kind of music you need to sit down and listen carefully". Amandla to the Sons of Law!

 

Naked Eye almost stole the show and shipped it to the Vaal, it's hard to please a PE crowd especially when you're out of town but Naked Eye had us singing alöng to his hooks like he was our homeboy. He closed his set with a Sotho track and we sang along to that as if it was our first language. Sifuna uNaked Eye abuye qha...

 

Yahkeem made sure that the title stay at home by starting at a high note "HARD HITTING" and that got us going buck wild(we were not bobbing our heads, we were bobbing from the wast up). The Mastabilda gave his all perfoming tracks from his previous album and current one. Sprite was in the house reminding heads to trust their instinct and big up to Yahkeem for organising that.

 

 We're looking forwad to the next Concrete Grind instalment and big up to the Grassroots Festival. PEACE!