ANOTHER UPDATE

Sanibonani. It's been a long minute since I blogged. But we been busy re-igniting the flame of 20 the album. And, as hard as this might be to believe, we've finally done it. Pretty soon the album will be available for Digital download and, soon after that, you will be able to hold a copy! #iSupportLocal

Just to show you how serious we are at MUSE Entertainment, we've included an exclusive sneak peak into some of the illustrations that will be on the album cover so THERE IS NO TURNING BACK NOW. YES, this is an actual drawing done by a human being. The wonderful folks at HERE WE GO really came through on this one. The whole cover is "hand written", I chose this because I feel this album will go a long way into "writing" history, and I wanted to reflect that.

Please remember to follow me on twitter @marazamc and join the FB PAGE MarazA . Daily updates are available on both platforms and at least 2 blogs a week from this one. Remember to also catch me on #Headrush , every Saturday at 10:00 am CAT on @ChannelOtv . The show is getting better each week!!!

Till next time. Thank you all for the support!

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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!

20!

ALEX NASH EXHIBITION AND PUMA PARTY

Every era has it's heroes. THIS is the era of sneaker culture. And Nash Money aka Alex Nash aka Mr. Second Son, is my Jet Li. I've been working with this guy on a project for SABC 2, where he designed and customised 11 sneakers, drawing inspiration from the 11 "cultures" (official languages, really) of South Africa for Heritage Day. The end result? Awe inspiring!

Nash arrived in S.A in late August from the UK to work on this project. We had very little time, as delivery was in September, but we pulled all-nighters and got it done. He had an Exhibition on the 15th of October, before he left. It was a collection of his best work, including the SABC 2 Heritage Sneakers, the Lacoste x Alex Nash designs, and a wealth of the sickest Air Max and Air Jordan customs out there. Speaking of AIR MAX, I can't help but respect those drops. Those is legends, and I have a feeling I'm going to be getting myself the Glory Red Air Attack Air Max 1. That's just an epic cut. The Exhibition was brought to us by the good guys at Miller, Vitamin Water and Greyscale. We see you ninjaz! For more pics from the evening, click here.

Later in the evening, my much better half and I headed up the road to THE ALEX THEATRE for the much awaited Puma Suede launch. This was an epic way to end what Nash Money started. Did someone say "Free Bar". I'll have the whole thing! Ahem. I also met Solly from ChannelO who had some bad news for me. And my boy Phiko from Red Bull who had worst news. All I can say is, I'm gonna be getting a lot less sleep. Might have to start complaining soon! Cameras were not allowed at this event though. So no pics. But I'm sure peoples got some snappies with their BB's. My boy Mr. Calibre, whose sneaker game is inspiring, was at both events. So was SCOOP MAKHATHINI! Have you seen this dude's sneaker collection? Nigga got a room for his sneakers yo! Now THAT'S a sneakerfreaker!

This was a great weekend that ended with me making a sick beat on a chilled Sunday. Life ought ta be loved! Peace and happines to you all.

MaraZA
20!

KO's BIRTHDAY PARTY PERFORMANCE

It was a hot night! Someone got older. Someone saw me perform for the first time. Someone undoubtedly had no recallection the morning after. Me? I just did bestest!

My boy K.O from Teargas . . . actually, I'm lying! He isn't my "boy"! He's just a cool cat and we happen to know each other. We haven't hung out enough to refer to each other as "boy" and attach ownership before it. But isn't it irritating how people throw that term around? Back to THE BANK. Someone better fix it because myself, Teargas, Pro-Kid, Red Button, Shluda Da Guru, Soosh, Romz Deluxe and L-Tido BROKE IT when K.O celebrated his birthday! It was a great night that got off to a slow start, but once it got packed, everyone was glad they were there early.

My set was short-lived, but the memories permanent. I got the show off to a great start (Or so I was told) and Pro-Kid, L-Tido and Teargas kept the lava smoldering for the rest of the evening. Everybody seems to know One Foot In The Game now. So, it wasn't hard. But look out for the new single "Shelela". We will be shooting a video for it soonest. For more pics from the Birthday Party, click here. You'll notice I had on my DC Base Hi-Tops which I've been raving about ( SUPRA HUMAN). I love these shoes, but at 3 am in the morning when I got home, even they had to have less feet in them. Slept like a baby on Chloroform.

Once again big up to my . . . uhm . . . fellow rapper . . . and . . . ALL ROUND GOOD GUY (yeah, that's very true) K.O for seeing another successful year. Y'all cat's is here to stay!
So am I!

MaraZA