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UPCOMING
MEET AN UP AND

COMING
RAPPER&

S E L F -T A U G H T
PRODUCER

LWAZI GP

By Gundo Victory

1.WHEN YOU DID START RAPPING?
I started rapping in 2007.

2.WHY HIP-HOP?
I grew up in an Era where the most famous
genre in South Africa was Kwaito. Hip hop
was later introduced. I then fell in love with
Hip hop because it is one of the genres that
enable you to tell a story comprehensively
from start to finish and with Kwaito it was
difficult as Kwaito didn't require too much
lyric and was more of a feel good type of
music.

3.WERE FAMILY SUPPORTIVE WHEN
YOU WERE STARTING OUT YOUR MUSIC
CAREER?
Yes, my family has always been supportive of
my music career . My Grandmother used to
pay for all my recording sessions and the
beats I purchased and they loved my songs as
they were meaningful.

4.WHAT INFLUENCED YOU?
I was influenced by Bonginkosi Dlamini also
known as Zola 7. I still don't know what
Type of genre he considered his music to be
even though some were saying He is a
Kwaito Artist but to me his music sounded
more like Hip hop as he had more detail and
lyric in his verses.

Lwazi Fatyela also known as Lwazi GB. Is a young
energetic rapper, producer (Beat maker) and a
self-taught music Engineer. He built up a massive
strong fan with his provoking 'Mandisa ka
Nyovest'.He is also a student at Fort hare
university in East London Campus, doing 2nd year
in Bachelor of commerce Accounting. He grew up
in Alice, Stayed in Cape Town for a couple of
years before he move to Queenstown in 2005.

I had very nice flows and I was way too
creative on my song writing. I had sick punch
lines in my verses and the listeners found
some of my punchlines funny and amusing. I've
worked so hard towards winning that
competition, sacrificed everything, sacrificed
my varsity time for studio sessions, pity I got
robbed and didn't get what was promised to
me. I was supposed to record a song in
Acoustic Media, the company that did AKA's
latest album.
7.LISTEN TO YOUR EMOTIONAL SONG
'EVERYDAY', YOU SPOKE ABOUT GIVING UP
ON BCOM ACCOUNTING, WAS THE COURSE
NOT SOMETHING YOU WERE PASSIONATE
ABOUT?
I've Always Been Passionate About school
even thou at some point I felt like the degree
I'm doing was too demanding and was
somehow holding me back from being
successful as an artist. All I ever wanted in life
was to give back to my family and I feel like
I'm running out of time as I am saying on the
song. While I'm at University studying at the
library, I should be out there making money
and I am losing my loved ones one by one
without even having the opportunity to thank
them properly with my success, and with
education, being successful takes a few years
whereas with hip hop it can take few months
if you have the right music, marketing and a
game plan. All I want is to give back to my
family and loved ones while they still here on
this earth.

I do not limit myself, I'm a versatile artist and
I can do any type of sound. Moreover, My
Music is listener friendly as I like to keep my
messaging clear and coherent.

8.HOW DID YOU GET INTO MUSIC
PRODUCTION?
I got tired of asking for money from my
grandmother, that's when I decided that I
wanted to be a music producer and do my
own thing and also, I've always wanted
something more and at some point I felt like I
was not getting exactly what I want from
other producers so I wanted to design my
own sound the way I wanted it to be.

6.YOU WON 5FM RAP FACTOR WHICH IS
HOSTED BY MS COSMO, WHAT MADE YOU
STAND OUT MORE FROM OTHER
COMPETITORS?

9.WHO INSPIRED YOU?
I was inspired by a friend and a teammate,
Putuma Konqana also known as FLASH.
10.SA and international producer you look
up too?

5.WHAT MAKES YOU UNIQUE FROM
OTHER ARTISTS?

-In SA, no one because, I haven't heard
any producer with a unique sound even
though there are many dope producers.
Internationally I look up to Kanye West.
I love his beats, they are unique.
11.YOU GOT HUGE FOLLOWING FAM
MORE THAN WELL-KNOWN ARTIST IN
THE INDUSTRY, HOW DID YOU MANAGE
TO HAVE SUCH A HUGE FAN BASE?
I have that CassperNyovest kinda
passion when it comes to my music. I
work overtime and at any point in time I
never consider myself as famous enough,
I always want more. Besides my passion,
I would also say it's the type of music
that I make and I always tell people to
like my page in every show I perform in.
Moreover, the competitions, Airplay and
Facebook ads have contributed also to
the growth of the page.
12.YOUR VIDEO MANDISA KA NYOVEST
IS SUCH A FUNNY VIDEO YET ON POINT
AND IT GOT MAD VIEWS, HOW DID YOU
MARKET IT?
I marketed it through Facebook ads only
because I knew that the video would
then market itself as it was a crazy stunt,
Lol.
13.WHEN CAN WE EXPECT YOUR
ALBUM?
You can expect it earlier next year. I was
going to drop it this year but I want to
build my brand first and I want it to be
perfect.
14.WHO ARE SOME OF THE ARTISTS
YOU WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH ON
YOUR UPCOMING PROJECTS?
I would love to work with Kwesta,
RikyRick, Emtee,Sjava, AKA,
CassperNyovest and K.O.
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