Monthly Archives: November 2018

HEAT OF THE WEEK

HEAT OF THE WEEK: Xinyela Babeni by Gym Arrow | The birth of ‘Tsonga Electro Trap’

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Man… ‘njamba leyi yi lava goal keeper’.
Malenga loko yi lava ku prover point ya ba, or should I say when he takes time to releas ya xi vanga. Either or, Gym shot arrows with this one letting genge know kuri ‘he’s still alive and well, coz if he was dead they wouldn’t survive the smell‘. Xinyela Babeni is a track for me that’s defining what we’ll call Tsonga Electro Trap in the near future. The beat is a fusion of Trap and Tsonga Electro.
The production is top notch and the puns and wordplay in the track – my gawd,  this deserves an ishuuu ya Scoop.  This is obviously heat of the week with a rating of 4.5/5, the 0.5 got lost coz I had to listen to the song 4 times kuri ni twa hook kuri yi ri ‘we instead of I xinyela baben’-hell of a pain x2′ guyu. Eka leri Malenga a va hupangi and I hope he can keep at this up, so he schools genge  yi nga sungula rap hi 2010.
Gasi ri kwini munhu a koka moya?

DOWNLOAD LINK: http://xikulu.com/15703

Here are the lyrics of Xinyela babeni by Gym Arrow:
(Hook)
We buti Xinyela Baben’ – hell of pain x2
We buti xinyela babeeeyn – xinyela baben’ x2
We Malenga x8 – mina/wena
(Verse)
Malenga in the building
I’ve been quiet the whole time, watch ya mina ayi miyerin/swendla ngari nilo lahleka coz vhele anikumekin/vani manyela khoneni/ vanivutisela swingakona heli/wen miyela miyela hambi yesu anga hlamuli hinkwaswu/vaku when are you coming back/when are you dropping a track/when are you making a move, hambi ninga tlangi chess/now the tables are turning up/turn turn turn turntables up/mfo do not test me ungenipasi mina ni sup/votala matlerisana kufana na classi ya maths/loko rihe rihisa/wotwa ku mhe na hisa/
(Hook)
(Verse)
So I came back with a bang bang/put a cap in your black head/I bang bang so unfair, it might sound like a gang bang/ni Malenga/Lenga lenga/kill a beat like a strangler/pull a D like a pornstar/so kasi like an all-star/they gonna see me on a poster/shouting out hey hey hey that guy is an intruder/kasi hi mina ninga khoma/
(Hook)
(Verse) – THE BEST VERSE OF THE SONG
Tatwa loko niku ndzawu/kuri kaley ndzhaku/onge kufike Vandzawu/utaswitwa ku ivadyi vabangu/vahi vitana vaCopi/Gym arrow aswiendli yinga copi/I’m cocky/wena wova nciza yinga khonkiki/original wena u copy/go big or go copy/stop it awungen khomi/I’m untouchable/detach bulls/touch cows/don’t touch bull/if you try bulls/you gonn end up in some troubles/I don’t shots umm I’m not bullet proof/ahi tshembhi wahlamba wena where’s the water proof/
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YI SUKINI: Dala Fam threatens me with legal action for reviewing a song his featured on as mbodza

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Hambi matachi ni ta lungha na, hi ta vona kona.

It hurts to be told that your track is whack, I know, I’ve been there. But it is very childish to take it to heart and not improve. Mukwamula, ni vula Dala Fm, the nigga is mad that I reviewed Patmesh’s song where he is featured as MBODZA WA VHIKI.

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Firstly, it’s not even his jam. Secondly, yes I mbodza and that won’t change. What he’s missing  is  that the reviews aren’t personal or a campaign ku n’wu onha vito, we have without his request posted about his upcoming album, which is free promotion. I’m fair, I say the good and the bad. I don’t know kuri why ngwenya ti tsutsumisiwa hi marhumbu so just cause yi tsandeka to spin negative press.

Well, if he wants to fight let him bring it on; be it legally, physically kumbe hi loyana once, a ni chuhwangi. For as long as I purchase/download these songs with my data/money I will review them. Tell your lawyer I’m looking forward to hearing from him.

Gelegele music yi vuyela gasini…

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MBODZA WA VHIKI: Macheleni by Mchangani

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Hi sweswo!

https://soundcloud.com/mchangani/macheleni

Mina a na ha twisisi na nchumu na xin’we, I am no longer sure whether to follow the footsteps of the “pioneer” kumbe ni sungula ya mina ndlela. A lot of upcoming artists look up to Mchangaan and they take him as a leader ka TsongaRap, kambe Macheleni makes you question a lot about him.

First and foremost, leyi I mbodza. Macheleni doesn’t represent TsongaRap at all, a swi na mongo swilo leswi. All I hear is a dude rapping fast and that’s all, 1st and 3rd verse a swi khomani na hook. U ri ka hook he’s trying to get paid, he needs to make a way coz in his mind ku tele macheleni and he needs to make a way. Kambe he goes on the 1st verse speaking about Durban, vo yini-yini, karakara with girls like out there ballin’ , kasi u ain’t gonna tell us the way to make money na? Hi ku ku laveka macheleni as the song says.  On the 3rd verse I was already out of it, ngwenya yo tlalamba-tlalamba on a beat.

Is this what pioneers do? Is this the place (sound) he’s leading us to? Phela mina ni tiva yi ri a TsongaRap pioneer which means he’s a leader, we take from his lessons and add our sauce. Mchangani va hupini, ntiyiso wa laveka. Is it fair for Mchangani to claim to be the pioneer of TsongaRap? Well on this one I had to ask another “pioneer” to help me out, ku nga FanaThePurp loyi a nga a pioneer of Tsonga music reviews, kuri a hlamusela ku xana vu pioneer bya Mchangani hi byona na.

DOWNLOAD LINK: FanaThePurp answers – Is Mchangani the pioneer of TsongaRap? 

http://xikulu.com/15618

The rating for Macheleni is 2/5 and that’s only for the quality and the flows, content I mbodza.

HEAT OF THE WEEK

HEAT OF THE WEEK: Vona ku ncica (remix) by Cool B feat. Mthimbani

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This is how a remix should sound!

 Vo-mrapper learn that when u featured on a remix or a song by a singer, bring something catchy. On Vona ku ncica Mthimbani’s adlibs are too dope, hommie cruised on the song with adlibs and complemented the whole feel of the song. Cool B ra yimbelela u can’t take none from him, he keeps to the concept, his singing is not too much decorated which I fcuks with.

Now, back to ngwenya leyi, many say he’s whack but have u paid attention to his consistency? Ni vula Mthimbani, the Boy is even confident and he’s got that star power. He’s at a happy place, I foresee good music coming from this dude. Ngwenya these days ya trapper, it sounds ghetto and that’s the whole point.

Beat fits both artists, hook yi top and Cool B’s singing is top too, then ngwenya comes in with that nice rap… Mthimbani, don’t lost your ninja papa, nyamisoro wa wena wa ku tirhela. This song I give it a 4/5, now u wonder where did the 1 go – what were they thinking leaving the beat so long le makumu without lyrics? Hi nga dyelani data vafo. All in all, Cool B gets HEAT OF THE WEEK because the song slaps.

Wo ni ya xavelela ka madam, rirhandzu ra hina ri le ka ‘coma’ phela.

DOWNLOAD LINK: http://xikulu.com/13253

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MBODZA WA VHIKI: Hi Cinela Ntsako by Mash Sarila

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I am sad to announce kuri mbodza wa vhiki i rinsimu ra Mash Sarila, what was he doing? A full song without lyrics? All he’s saying I ku hi cinela ntsako which is the title of the track. I am still puzzled coz I am trying to figure out what he was aiming at, kumbe hiku I ma dizzy-dizzy (December) he just wanted something to jam to, but I still think it’s a miss for me. Obviously it can’t all be a bad song, I believe this dude has the best quality ka music wa the up and coming artist; be it rap, RnB or Afro pop, he’s production has always been this nice swi basile and dude can sing. 

I have seen him work before, but I need more reasons why ku cineliwa ntsako, who brought it, why is he happy? Who is he dancing with? Ka lovoriwa? Magayisa ya vuye Joni? Is it for love? I didn’t get anything. This for me will get a 2/5 coz of his singing and his production. Anything below 3 i mbodza la kaya.

DOWNLOAD LINK: http://xikulu.com/15324
HEAT OF THE WEEK

HEAT OF THE WEEK: Jelezi by Dee Michaels

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Show me another kid who can do it like Dee Michaels, I’ll wait…. so u and I agree kuri jaha leri ri ndundisa genge hi mavidi. Since va yi tshika swi vava mkhulu, he’s been working hard in the booth, and now he’s dropping hits and all of a sudden vanhu se va na Jelezi. Yup that’s the jam of the week, dropped for the haters to shut the fcuk up and for the fans to sing along.

The beat is too nice, mid tempo shxt, I wonder where he gets his beats coz even his tape (Tsonga trap soul) had nice beats. He’s more of a singer, but this time he was doing some crazy and catchy flows, less words but direct, hook is nice and it’s a nice sing along. I give this a 4/5 because of the beat that is too long, I believe a short version of this Jelezi would make it played more but Dee Michaels’ fans to repeat the jam, nonetheless the song is dope.

DOWNLOAD LINK: http://xikulu.com/15277

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YI SUKINI: GMAX is dropping an album in 2019

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GMax has been making waves, ngwenya is going to drop an album hi 2019 (date to be confirmed), his tape Ndlela leyinene has done wonders and made a name for this young kat from Tzaneen. I heard a lil birdy saying he’s dropping a freestyle this December hi ti 7… Hi ta yi yimela, let’s hope he doesn’t drops the ball. Phela genge loko yi twa pressure ya fambula. Anyway in his famous adlib, ‘ska shuu’ – I’m out.

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HEAT OF THE WEEK: NDZA VABYA BY DEE EN KAY

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Ngwenya almost got it, well in this case almost does count and I am rating this one as the heat of the week. First verse was too personal, the flow was too nice for a love song, and for the very 1st time ngwenya yi audible which is what he lacks on most songs.

The singing is bad, a yi teka chansi genge but the chance paid out, ni rhandza the originality and the authenticity although I felt like if he had a good singer to hook him up it would be a dope song.

Every English line is whack, that’s where he missed it.

“Loko kuri no vabya mi nga ni tshungurisi / loko kuri no lorha a hi sungurisi, kumbe mi ni pfuxi / mi nga ni phaphamisi / hambi no pfuka ni tsutsuma mi nga ni hlongorisi…”

The song needed only two verses, it is too long for a love song and ri tshiketa ndzilo when it drags for long. I’ll give this a 3.5/5 for the use of Xitsonga, the beat, and the emotions on the hook. The remaining 1.5 was lost ka xilungu na the duration of the track. But all in all, madala yi tirhini.

DOWNLOAD LINK: http://xikulu.com/15074