RED CARPERT HIP HOP EXTRAVAGANZA with MARAZA

According to Daily Sun, all the country's weird sh*t happens in Limpopo. Well, Daily Sun's reporters need to get out more, because in-fact all the country's beautiful things happen in this province! Polokwane to be precise . . .

I'm at a loss for words when it come to describing what this event was like. I kept saying it was gonna be epic, but now the word "epic" just isn't epic enough. I had imagined it would be too best! Yet it turned out even better! From the food at Cappello, to the hospitality of Limpopo's people, from the love from other rappers, to the props from my own team after I was done smashing that mic and midi, the RED CARPET HIP HOP EXTRAVAGANZA was miles off the chain! Just bossin'!

If a picture is worth a thousand words, maybe one of these photos of the event will have the word I'm looking for.

I love you PLK. See ya soon!

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BEHIND THE SCENES - SHELELA MUSIC VIDEO SHOOT

EPIC TIMES ARE AHEAD. It's one thing to have people tell you that you've grown as an artist, and quite another to look back at your years in the industry and see your growth for yourself. 5 months after debuting the "ONE FOOT IN THE GAME" music video, MUSE Entertainment have teamed up with GREEN FILMS once again, to shoot the music video for my latest single: SHELELA ft. Dezza, which is boung to elevate the growth!

I need to tell you first of all that, I am NOT interested in the TYPICAL Hip Hop music video with naked chicks and champagne. Not on this album. So to have a production team like GREEN FILMS, who share the same vision and realize that a music video must be able to tell you a story even when the sound is on mute is quite a blessing. We spent weeks on the concept and the treatment of the video, and it all culminated in a very long but exciting shoot on Sunday the 21st of November. We were up at 05:00 am and getting ready for something EPIC. Lehlabile Mashego, our make-up artist for the day, came all the way from the Vaal to help us out. Thanx a milli to Nini for organizing this. We were quite honored to have Vie of fashion store "TWENTY-TWO BOUTIQUE" dress us for the video! YOH! This lady knows her stuff. And how can I forget Zama and Zonke, the pretty fashionistaz with the sexy accents (not to mention a great eye for photography). These 3 "FASHION POPOs" made sure we didn't break any fashion laws.

It's always a pleasure shooting on the Cannon 5D, especially when the crew knows what they're doing with it. What we have here is a crisp, clean, HD music video which is going to exceed the standard set by ONE FOOT IN THE GAME. A special shout out goes to JURY MUSIC for all their help. Lerato Letsoalo, AMO PR, Coco, YAW BANNERMAN, Shelley Christians, Margarita Naydenova and the rest of the GREEN FILMS crew for everything they put into making Dezza and I look good on TV. We really appreciate that.

For a sexy teaser of what went on behind the scenes, check out more pictures here.

Lot's of love! See you in Polokwane this Saturday!

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EMERGENCY ENTRANCE MIXTAPE : PART 1

OH YEAH! IT'S FINALLY HERE! Like I said! 1pm. November 19 (a day before the 20th, I might add). FRESH, NEVER-HEARD-BEFORE MUSIC. FREE!!!. EMERGENCY ENTRANCE MIXTAPE : PART 1. Who is on it? Check out the tracklist below:

1. EMERGENCY EXIT ft. S-Lee, M-Scarz [Produced by MarazA]
2. GOSSIP [A MarazA Remix. Produced by StreetRunner]
3. NAMES IN STARS ft. Money Mosh [Produced by Da Kompozitioner]
4. LIGHT UP [A MarazA Remix. Produced by 40 and HitMason]
5. SKYWALKER ft. iFani [Produced by MarazA]
6. 2011 SWAGGA [Produced by MarazA]
7. GONE CRAZY ft. M-Scarz, S-Lee, Bobzin Dash [A MarazA Remix. Produced by Don Cannon]
8. NANA [Produced by MarazA]
9. WINGS ft. Money Mosh [Produced by MarazA]

Shout out to MZI for recordin', mixin' and mastering SKYWALKER. And of course to Hhay' Mani, iFani, for the feature. We made magic! PATOU BISSAY and FORTUNE of CAMASA studios where most of the tape was recorded, mixed and mastered. A special shout out to ma brotha from down under: DA KOMPOZITIONER for that sick beat on Names In Stars, featuring the BADDEST CHICK IN SA HIP HOP RIGHT NOW: MONEY MOSH! This tape also features two of my favorite nu kids in rap: M-Scarz and the soulful vocalist rapper: S-Lee. He reminds me of Kay Soul (you ain't heard jack if you ain't heard Soul rap). Part two of this mixtape series will feature more of my favorite new acts like BEYOND MUSIC and BLAK SUGAR (Let's blow you up kid!).

Special shouts to ma home: MUSE Entertainment for the creative freedom I have. OWN YOUR MASTERS you rappers. Also, shout out to AMO PR and MANAGEMENT. I actually can't wait for y'all to hear this! Leave a comment, let me know what your favorite jam is and why. Fav lines. Fav beats. Fav fav! SHOUT OUT TO HEADRUSH! So, the link will be available at the top of this blog on the left corner. If you can't find that, then download the mixtape here.

We, MUSE ENTERTAINMENT, grant you the right to copy as much of this as you can to your friends all over the world. Don't sell it! It's free to download. We're counting down to the launch of 20 THE ALBUM. IT'S ABOUT TO GET STOOPID!

WATCH DA RIZE!!!

INVADING POLOKWANE (27th NOVEMBER 2010)

There are big and great things happening over the past and next few months. My first episode as a ChannelO presenter aired on Saturday the 13th at 10:00 am on ChannelO's HeadRush! Watch it every weekend for the hottest interviews of Africa's prime Hip Hop talent. Another great thing is, I'm shooting the music video for the my new single "Shelela ft. Dezza" this weekend. The jam is already playlisted on Yfm, 5fm, BCR fm and VIBE fm. But the BEST thing about this month? That's PLK . . .

ON THE 27th OF NOVEMBER, THORNHILL IN POLOKWANE WILL COME TO A STANDSTILL. Hip Hop heads and great music lovers alike will make their way to Cappello's to witness the first of my "DIGITAL LIVE" performance set. Yes ladies and gentlemen: I have been practicing for MONTHS and I am ready to get digital with you, as I bring my PC and MIDI controller to the stage, adding sounds and playing solos LIVE as you see it. I might even make a BEAT ON STAGE and FREESTYLE OVER IT. It's basically limitless and the creativity is unboxed. So DON'T predict it, BE THERE. The only sure stuff is, THE FIRST 50 ENTRANTS will be the first people in the world to get AUTOGRAPHED COPIES OF MY MIXTAPE which drops this FRIDAY. It's called EMERGENCY ENTRANCE and will only be available on this blog! FREE!!!

So, wherever you are, if you've got the transport, bring your lovable self to CAPPELLO's in THORNHILL in POLOKWANE and EXPERIENCE the "RED CARPET HIP HOP EXTRAVAGANZA with MARAZA". There will be a lot of local acts as well to get the mood pumping. R50 get's you in, halla as soon as you see me! PS: Bring some comfortable shoes: YOU'RE GONNA DANCE!

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20 THE ALBUM - TRACK PROFILES (SHELELA)

Making this track was a great pleasure for me. There is always that one artist that you will always respect. Whom you believe is very good, but always get blown away every time you hear him. He is the shit and you know it, but everytime he puts pen to pad, he takes his shit to a new level. That artist, for me, is DEZZA!

My old-time friend and colleague, Dezza is a rare breed in South African Hip Hop. First and foremost, he is his own harsh critic. This guy scrutinizes his work man! Extensively. The result? A 16 that's perfect every time. So when I heard Dezza was coming up to J-sec, I knew that I had to do a joint with him. If it wasn't to feature SA's finest, then it must have been for old time's sake. As a much deserved ode to Jus Dat! The beat had to be proper, after all, this is Dezza we're talking about! So, Yaw Bannerman was the logical choice. Yaw gave me a beat titled "Mellow Keys" at the time. This was a certified banger, he said. And he was right!

So me I gave Dezza the beat and the concept, and a week later we were in studio. 2 hours later, and with lines like "I accept my life as it's been given/ not just living my dreams, my dreams is living", the second single for 20 The Album was born. And, after getting one foot in the game, the only thing left to do, is to shelela (slide) to the center of it! Thanx Dezza. And lots of love to Deejay C-live from 5fm and THE BIG ZILL from BCR fm in Barbaton who are already bumping the joint! Peace!

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