Hip-Hop's New Breed-Khuli Chana

If Kanye West and Nas found a way to cheat science and have a lovechild, his name would be Khuli Chana aka The Motswakoriginator.

Born and bred in Mmabatho, he first broke onto the scene with Morafe - one of South Africa's biggest and most respected motswako bands - and their hits like 'Dula', 'Lekwalo To Motswako', 'The Whole Thing' and the unforgettable 'Here We Stand'.

Now Khuli is riding solo. Opening a serious gap within the new taste of South African hip-hop, his debut album, 'The Motswakoriginator' is a breath of fresh air. Not too much conscious rap. No bubblegum garbage lyrics. Not too overtly motswako. Instead, it's well crafted and brilliantly produced, featuring such hot names as TowdeeMac and Kay-G of Morafe fame, IV League, Octave Couplet, and Jazz Worx.  

The collection opens up with 'Futhumatsa' simply meaning "Warm-up" which is what he does to you before blowing you away. Lyrically this guy is deadly. His flow is flawlessly amazing; his rhymes and punchlines are on point. And he knows how to move you with music.

The up-beat dance-along 'Tswakstikem' will have you clearing the furniture out of your way; 'Sthandwa Sam' featuring Towdee Mac quite rightly dominated the airwaves; 'No More Hunger pt.1' featuring Mr "Make the circle bigger" J.R is a hit waiting to happen; the soulful 'Freshe' is simply mesmerising; the kwaito-flavoured 'Kasi Yami' has mass appeal; and his Kanye-rivaling sampling skills come to the fore on the excellent 'Break Me Off' (even though there's someone's mama on the floor).

Clearly showing the talent Khuli has been suppressing when he's with Morafe, 'The Motswakoriginator' fully embraces the whole point of a solo album: go all-out. This is a one-size-fits-all collection - it has humour, amazing lyrics, and good beats - from the new hip-hop heavyweight slowly climbing to the top.

HHP, don't look back - Khuli is on your tail… 

The Brave Fool, Thank U, Mr F

When something is too GOOD to be true, it usually is. Here i was, lashing on how i will NEVER love again only to realise im in-love with life and its ups and downs.

But i was talking bout loving another human being like i did with Mr M, (please im smart enough to to snitch on myself, LOL). Me n Mr M, were amazing together (so i thought)then the whole thing happened and had a DIVA BREAK UP MOMENT, i pulled myself towards myself when Mr F came into the picture, we are not lovers, just friends (no benefits either). His a smart,no intelligent man, has a warm heart, amazing, motivating, i mean this is an ideal man for most single ladies out there and i just love being his friend.

Well, we all know the heart has no respect for difficult situations and how sometimes it makes more sense to leave things the way they are. I started to get all warm and fuzzy like it was spring in my stomach while im wearing a ching-chingler on the outside. I cared like i shouldn't and it made it hard to focus on the game at hand, ME. I dont care who you are, how old you are, how much money you have but loneliness will creep on you like a motherF^&%$*.

From feeling totally alone to having someone who cares about you, its silly not to feel ANYTHING for this person. Time and time again, i reassured myself that this is just fun, "Who will get hurt, not me." I'm an idiot (im only gonna admit this once in my life-time) how can i be this blind, how can i let my insecurities create a part of me that i dont benefit from? I let past experiences ruin the good life i long for.

Im taking charge, im not gonna let another good deal slip through my fingers, im not gonna let myself live in fear, im not gonna let myself miss an opportunity to say I LOVE U, and mean it, im not gonna be ashamed to text i miss you. It takes a fool to fall and never get back on track but it takes a BRAVE fool to crawl to happiness, im that BRAVE FOOL, im crawling to my happiness, i deserve it....

Love, Mmapaseka aka MpKaY