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MARIOZA
Besides music, marioza is an IT student,
public figure and community activist. If
Marioza was given an opportunity to
record a song with one of S.A hip hop
artist, he replied and said

"I would choose Kwesta
K1GOD because the guy
got all the hip pop
elements that makes a
dope MC and as for me it
will be a pleasure and
honor to work with him, I
listen to the kind, I
listened to him from way
back although the rap
game has changed but he
still does it for me."

“Love, respect,
hustle and give support”.
Marioza has his own clothing brand called
HUSTLENEVERENDS, he believes that it's
about time we create our own legacy. He
says it all begun in understanding the word
hustle which it explains the art of how you
survive through life everyday, he then
realized that the hustle game never ends. He
continued and said that lifestyle is not just
fashion trends because it comes and goes
but we hustle hard until we make it, for
instance when the American rapper 50cent
once said get rich or die trying, he
understood the art behind the statement.
His track Khanda Skenqeza received a lot of
love from the streets, Marioza felt that being
him is a definition of hustle. It is the same
feeling you get when you grab a microphone,
he is also working on his video, it will be out
soon.

Marioza won the best poetic hip hop artist
of the year 2015 at the Spiced Beef Poetry
Awards, he explained that his work is finally
getting recognition and he was still shocked
at the same time because he was
representing his city and being nominated.
His mom said even if he doesn't bring the
award home but being nominated declares a
win. He is also working on his second album
so his music fans can expect good music. As
a musician he face challenges on finding
investors but he's still looking for investors.
Marioza's advice to the youth is love,
respect, hustle and give support.
Marioza's mother is special in his life
because she's the force behind his progress;
she is an inspiration of all his achievements.
He prays to God that He may give him
enough strength to give her the life she
deserves as long as his still alive, anything is
possible.

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