Moddaw

When good lyricism and understanding of the hip-hop meets trap. Over the years hiphop has evolved so much and there are a few brothers who have changed or evolved with it like this brother here, Moddaw Oa Mochini. Having done underground rap, vernecular and now trap this particular rapper has been here for a minute, being a subliminal role player in the local hiphop industry as a whole, Moddaw is a rapper, an Initiator of the #Challenge_IGI and admin and founder of this very hiphop blog. One of our bloggers talked to him in detail, read below;

Bl; Who really is Moddaw?

Moddaw for me is an alter ego, it's that someone I become when musical power or street love take over me. I become someone totally different, like i had been sleeping, i awake when Moddaw takes charge. However as a person Moddaw was born James Themba Cambule but later switched to his mother's side and became James Ts'epo Kabi. 

I work as a graphic designer, a photographer, a Chairman at Msejah Media, and a rapper for the same company.

Bl; When did you start doing Music?  

It was back in 2001 or 2000 i think, i was very young back then but i was immitating the likes of 2pac, DMX, Jarule and many more whose tapes i used to steal from my brother's collection and listen to on my "stereo", in 2003 i was writing my own raps and i aint ever looked back.

Bl; Who Are Your Musical Influences?

Understand that I have switched styles so many times, that could only mean I have had many influences, first I was influenced by the very same guys I mentioned, then later the likes of Jay Z started making presence in my music, Talib too, I used to be a number 1 fan, in 2006 I had switched from an underground English rapper to a Sesotho rapper, here I was influenced by the likes of Papa Zee, Zola 7 and many others, lately my music is very much influenced by many Atlanta trappers.

Bl; Do You Have a Formal Music Education?

Nope.

Bl; What's the difference between you and the next rapper i could meet in the streets of Maseru?

I understand the struggle, I trap and unlike many trappers I have been exposed to all hiphop being done in this country, or better yet I have done it before, so with that much knowledge of the basics, i'm not like any of these rappers, and soon this will be proven, very soon.

Bl; How Do You Handle Mistakes During a Performance?

Truth is I run by a code, if it not kill me it makes me stronger, so every flop on the stage is overlooked but sworn not to happen again. And this has helped me groom my performances over time.

Bl; Do male and female rappers generally get the same opportunities and equal pay?

No, I feel like female rappers have more privellege than any of us. It's only that their managers are sleeping, sex sells bro, sex sells more than anything, you feel.

Bl; What is the potential income for this career?

Personally I feel like there is no limit to the kind of money we can make, but locally, you see some rappers getting (bo ma) two thousand Maluti to fifteen thousand Maluti, I guess it all depends on how hard one is working.

Bl; Is there growth in this field? How do things generally look for new musicians entering the field?

Yeah bro, so much growth to be precise, understand that some of us were here long before these studios and equipment we have today, we come from a time where one could perform three shows in one night without pay but just to "promote" yourself. But today we spend days in studios and can charge for our appearances, that's nothing but a sign of growth I tell you.

Bl; What do you consider your greatest asset as a musician?

My Voice, God blessed with a very beautiful voice, it switches to at least 7 sounds, if you've listened to my music you know what i'm talking about. It's a Godly voice I swear to God.

Bl; Do you think you could make it in industries as huge as that of South Africa or Nigeria?

Yeah bro, I feel like i'm ready for bigger worlds now, and hey, watch this space.

Bl; Would you work with anyone from South Africa or Nigeria? If yes who in particular?

Yes, if ever I got a chance I would work with Ricky Rick bro, or this kid, Nasty C, and in Nigeria i'd work with Yung6ix.

Bl; What's your take on beef in general?

Beef is a complete waste of time man, trust me, I know.

Bl; Don't you think beef could create gang wars such as those of the famous blanket gangs ?

More often I tell n***s not to say on records and facebook what they can't say to my face, this is because I can get very physical at times, and I will tell you here and now, there is more like me out there, that means yes we can have gangster executions.

Bl; #Challenge_IGI is meant to create unity amongst other things, do you think this will be achieved through this initiative?

#Challenge_IGI is the dawn of a new hiphop era I tell you, you can't have so many gifted and celebrated rappers on one tape and expect things to remain the same, and yes, unity, being behind it youwill understand I can see already what is coming when unity is concerned.

Bl; What can you say about our music as local artistes, are we there yet, if not, what's missing?

I think we're here now, and further tomorrow, there's not much difference between us and those South African dudes except that they get better cheques. As far as sound is concerned we have now leveled up to international sound, but understand i'm referring to the upper bound here.

Bl; Whats the worst that's ever happened to you on stage?

A DJ at one event told me my CD was not working but I had tested it over three different sets before the show, I had to get off the stage after I was announced, I ain't ever felt that embarrassment I a long time.

Bl; Whats the craziest stunt you ever did on stage?

Daaaaamn bro, you know me and stunts, French kissing a woman during the performance of a song called "Mi ah go love you", that was hella insane man. Too bad I never got he pictures.

Bl; Whats to be expected the next time you release music?

(giggles) man, I feel like i'm about to explode right now, i'm bringing out so much heat ovens won't test me, wait, just wait.

Bl; Gig updates?

Korotlane Tape Launch, 31st March, Purple Haze Maputsoe, 

Msejah Media shows

Deej Rem's Bday bash, 15th April, same place.

Bl; One word for yourself as an artiste?

Godly

I first met Moddaw in a Cypher in Butha Buthe back in 2007, We lost contact for a long time until early his year when he found me and asked me to join his team, his undying passion for hiphop has me startled, I quit rapping and took other adventures on but he has kept it locked for all these years, and now he is making more efforts to impact on and affect the local hiphop industry as whole and not on himself alone as individual. Download his latest release, a sex song called Back it Up

Waddysworth

Hiphop is one crazy school is it not, so many genres, subgenres, styles and takes. And lately everyone is a rapper here, everyone, there is just so many rappers i'm beginning to feel like there is too much, prolly one of reasons i chose to become more than just a rapper, but out of this many, there are a few exceptionals, and hailing from Leribe Peka is this one Exceptional brother called Waddysworth, an underground MC that I'll stop at nothing, when we were setting up the line for #Challenge_IGI we were unanimous that this brother has to be on it. One of our bloggers had a seat with him and they talked, here. What you didn't know about Waddy as I usually call him

Bl; Who really is Waddysworth?
Waddysworth is an underground rapper,lyrical evangelist.phenomenal lyricist. I was born and raised as Pitso Mokhoabane in Peka Leribe.

Bl; When did you start doing Music?
I fell in love with rap music back in 2007. Buh i only started doing records in 2012.  

Bl; Who Are Your Musical Influences?
Personally i am inspired greatly by many different underground rappers...but yoh, Nas and Kenn Star did influence a brother...

Bl; Do You Have a Formal Music Education?
No, i learned everything i know from the streets like many rappers around here

Bl; What's the difference between you and the next rapper i could meet in the streets of Maseru?
l'm deep rooted... I know the basics... Which very few local rappers know.

Bl; How Do You Handle Mistakes During a Performance?
communication with your crowd does it all...

Bl; Do male and female rappers generally get the same opportunities and equal pay?
All that speaks is delivery in our music so sexes say nothing...

Bl; What is the potential income for this career?
Doors are open... That is, when you're good at your thing people start to love your music... other artists start proposing features and you basically charge them for that, more features more fans and more income...they look out for you in music shelves, you could really get paid if you're good enough

Bl; Is there growth in this field? How do things generally look for new musicians entering the field?
Growth is present yes. It just depends on the work or effort one applies.

Bl; What do you consider your greatest asset as a musician?
My producer and DJ bro, t could i do without them.

Bl; Do you think you could make it in industries as huge as that of South Africa or Nigeria?
Yeah bro!!! I can make it, and I'm actually trying to go international as we speak

Bl; Would you work with anyone from South Africa or Nigeria? If yes who in particular?
In SA of course, I would work with Proverb

Bl; What's your take on beef in general?
I'm down for Beef sir, long as there's healthy beef i'm good

Bl; Don't you think beef could create gang wars such as those of the famous blanket gangs ?
Nah..I think our mindset aint the same as those of men in blankets, apart from that, we walking on the footsteps of hip hop's originators, The founders of these culture ofcourse.

Bl; #Challenge_IGI is meant to create unity amongst other things, do you think this will be achieved through this initiative?

Yeah! only if we all have one vision and understanding, initiatives like #Challenge_IGI would take us really far.

Bl; What can you say about our music as local artistes, are we there yet, if not, what's missing?
We are there I think, it's just that most of our production is wack, and many brothers are concerned about parties ,girls and money they don't even have, and cars instead of talking real facts that exist in their raps..

Bl; What's the worst that's ever happened to you on stage?
(Gigles) Not knowing your lines by heart could be a hell of a disaster, you end up moving your lips for nothing while giving performance.

Bl; Whats the craziest stunt you ever did on stage?
Craziest stunt huh? Murdering all my opponents in an open mic freestyle battle. The next dude couldn't have balls to take da mic and do the do.

Bl; Whats to be expected the next time you release music?
Bars, a lot of energy, I be the inspiration with that soulful music of all time.

Bl; Gig updates?
About gigs? Well for now it's silence, just creating new vibes and new music.

Bl; One word for yourself as an artiste?
Psyched

I met Waddysworth, in High School, he wasn't a rapper then, but you could tell some how he was a Hip Hop Child already, it was only in 2013 when I heard he was working in the kitchen with one of my old friends and they were creating dope records, I checked them out and yes indeedhey were working, and them I kept re-meeting him at many of my shows in Peka, to me he is an underdog, he is not in the face of every local hiphop fan, but those who have listened to him will tell you he is different, I could not find much of his much on the internet but you can download one of his songs here

L-Tweety

Do you know what trap is? Ever heard a local trap song without a "but"? You should listen to a rapper called L-Tweety, many "hiphop heads" will many a times dismiss trap as hiphop, but should we care? They did it with every new style that came up, soon trappers will be called hiphop heads and a new style will emerge, being one of a few trappers on #Challenge_IGI L-tweety has a whole genre to fight for. Since he is currently South African based, one of our bloggers spoke with him on the phone and this is what it boiled down to.

Bl; Who really is L-tweety?
L-Tweety is a young artist from Maseru, aged 21 and working full-time on music
Bl; When did you start doing Music?  
I started doing music in the year 2011 Singing gospel music with a group called Charismatic worshipers
Bl; Who Are Your Musical Influences?
YG, YoGotti, Future and Lilwayne (all american rapper)
Bl; Do You Have a Formal Music Education?
No, I don't, but I'm a self made artist...
Bl; What's the difference between you and the next rapper i could meet in the streets of Maseru?
I do music based on my life and I do it knowing that it ain't a hobby but my daily bread. That's the difference.
Bl; How Do You Handle Mistakes During a Performance?
well I firstly apply wisdom of covering those errors with something's that would make a it look like it was part of performance or some typa style on stage.
Bl; Do male and female rappers generally get the same opportunities and equal pay?
It depends on the negotiations
Bl; What is the potential income for this career?
Well because the industry in Lesotho doesn't have much to provide, I'd say 10k-15k
Bl; Is there growth in this field? How do things generally look for new musicians entering the field?
well the industry is growing, generally its hard for every artist either a new comer or those who been there, but at the end of the day, things get better when you when you move accordingly.
Bl; What do you consider your greatest asset as a musician?
My skills & My passion.
Bl; Do you think you could make it in industries as huge as that of South Africa or Nigeria.
Yes i would, actually I've already started
Bl; Would you work with anyone from South Africa or Nigeria? If yes who in particular?
Yes,GEMINI MAJOR, MARAZA, AREECE AND B3NCHMARQ
Bl; What's your take on beef in general?
Ah beef neh (gigle) I think its a waste of time and bars
Bl; Don't you think beef could create gang wars such as those of the famous blanket gangs ?
yebo
Bl; #Challenge_IGI is meant to create unity amongst other things, do you think this will be achieved through this initiative?

Yea I do. Who ever came up with the idea is a born genius!!

Bl; What can you say about our music as local artistes, are we there yet, if not, what's missing?
Well I think we are there, but all we need is money. We financially lack. Actually there is money in ourr  country but its been used on wrong places and events not in this industry as it should be.
Bl; Whats the worst that's ever happened to you on stage?
(gigles)hell, you dont wanna know my n***a, one fan pulled my dreadlocks once, Jesus!
Bl; Whats the craziest stunt you ever did on stage?
 (gigles) forgetting lines bruv iiyoh
Bl; Whats to be expected the next time you release music?
 New sounds and more crazyness in lines and hooks
Bl; Gig updates?
Well i got the Easter Turn Ups @ Bethlehem coming up that features Areece and B3NCHMARQ and then Gigs around Joburg and Durban (MUSIC FACTORY TOURS)
Bl; One word for yourself as an artiste?
21. GREATER


Personally i don't remember meeting Ltweety, it was only recently when i heard one of his songs called Ngeke Balunge that i paid attention to him, but from facebook and whatsapp it seemed i had been talking to the brother for years now, he had been slot hunting on many of my past events, so what does that say, he wanted to talk and i stopped him, but his music talked directly to me on his behalf, shouldn't that be the story of a gifted musician??? Well you decide, they do not call him the Hook Lord for nothing, trust me this brother got it coming, download his music now, the same song I spoke of earlier, Ngeke ba Lunge

T-Mech

Aka Lemekoane

Ask anyone, anyone that you know who has been here long enough and they will tell you, Lesotho's most popular hiphop song in 2013 was Basali-Basali, critics have sought to throw shade saying it's a remake or a bootleg, but this would have me asking, is not the next gospel hit a remake? So remake or no remake, that song was one of the greatest songs ever to come out of this country, and this was the man behind it, T-Mech, and believe me, we had more than a thousand reasons to put this brother on Challenge_IGI, one of our bloggers had a lengthy conversation with him and this is how it went;

Blogger;Who really is Lemekoane?

I was born Thulo Monyake on 6th Feb 1989, I am Son, brother , producer, audio engineer, Artist, Entrepreneur, brand ambassador, model, CEO and Managing Director at Basali Basali clothing and MIP.

Bl; When did you start doing Music?

I Started making music in 2001, in secondary 2 at Machabeng college

Bl; Who Are Your Musical Influences?

My influences are Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Eminem, Jus’Blaz , Swizz Beats, Bone

Thugs and Harmony, and more.

Bl; Do You Have a Formal Music Education?

Yes, I studied Audio Engineering at SAE Capetown from2008 to 2010, Guitars kills IB CAS 2006-7,

Bl;What's the difference between you and the next rapper i could meet in the streets of Maseru?

The next MSU rapper is not me..They are probably just another copycat rap artist. I'm not

Just a rapper in fact that's the last aspect of my musical structure. In short the next rapper

doesn't work half as hard as I do.

Bl; How Do You Handle Mistakes During a Performance?

 Mistakes? I don't really handle, I just make them part of the performance best I can and carry on with the show. Nothing is worse than amplifying a mishap instead of diffusing it on the go.

Bl; Do male and female rappers generally get the same opportunities and equal pay?

 Male and females are never treated the same anywhere really but in Lesotho both parties are ill-treated. The males have more presence so they essentially get better attended. Pay is always relative.

Bl;  What is the potential income for this career?

The potential income for this line of work can only be fully deteined by the work put in by the specific act in question. Eg. One can average anything from M1500 to M15000 plus in a

night/weekend of shows or performances may be more where hosting events

Bl;  Is there growth in this field? How do things generally look for new musicians entering the field?

 From experience over the years, there has been vast growth. I started in 01 Ifirst got paid 5k as al arge group in2013 12years in to my career. 2017 I'm averaging a lot more per show. There are new opportunities like brand ambassador work billboard appearances, talent searches larger scale events, willing sponsors and more. New artists on the scene still have a long way to go to earn their credits but they have it a lot

Easier than those of us with more than 10 years in this. Structures are better, sound quality has improved channels IG media access are more accessible so the new guys have it easy.

Bl;  What do you consider your greatest asset as a musician?

My greatest asset as a musician would habe to be my ear along with my patience for the job. Those two work very closely together to allow me to deliver the best work in multiple areas.

Bl; do you think you could make it in industries as huge as that of South Africa and Nigeria?

 I could make it anywhere long as I got my current gifts, abilities and access to the right tools. In fact if I can make it work in Lesotho where there is minimal infrastructure then where matters are orderly I would be much better placed.

Bl; Would you work with anyone from South Africa or Nigeria? If yes who in particular?

I have already worked with names in RSA and beyond. Ifani, Maleh, TsepoTsola, Zenzo, JWC, Kulax ,J-One ,Illskillz, DjSwitch, ThapeloTTP, and more.

Bl; What's your take on beef in general?

Beef in general? Well negativity is never a good stop however matters like beef are derived

from  once healthy competition which may get outta hand when emotions ruu  wild. I'm not a fan of emotions cause they lack logic and when we can't use beef as a constructive and safe means of progress then it's allwrong.

Bl; Don't you think beef could create gang wars such as those of the famous blanket gangs?

People create gangs and wars over oxygen and airs pace things wecan't even see so beef is like any other form of conflict can and will start a problem if and when not managed properly.

Bl; #Challenge_IGI is meant to create unity amongst other things, do you think this will be achieved through this initiative?

 IGI is a strong Initiative and a good step forward toward the goal of artist unity but that can only really be achieved by affecting the way our artists and people think collectively

Bl;  What can you say about our music as local artistes, are we there yet, if not, what's missing? 

 As local artists we still have quite a length to cover in regard to our music. There are many of us delivering some good work but we have a  lot to prove on between writing skills and quality of product as well as delivery. Very few of us are applying the required efforts in educating self and putting quality content out. We need to work a lot harder to actualize and realize our dream.

Bl; Whats the worst that's ever happened to you on stage?

The worst that has happened to me was having to leave stage 7min 23 seconds in to an hour set for a Dj to be slotted in at one of the biggest events of my career at the time.

Bl; Whats the craziest stunt you ever did on stage?

craziest stage stunt would have to be opening off my performance with a gospel hymn as a

Hip hop act at a major youth concert or performing in Sesotho to an all Indian audience in Cape Town after letting the audience know they may not hear a thing I'm saying but please enjoy yourself.

Bl; Whats to be expected the next time you release music?

My next release will be an authentic project. Something I have been patiently cooking up

Over years of work.#AvRcUsb Ep and Lp. Basically the movie into my life/T-Mech'slife.

Bl; Gig Update

Gig update:  25 March I'm in Qacha with Tlama Thata at Lenk's Night Club. 9th march I'm  at MSU Market with Count Pushkin Vodka, BornSavage and BasaliClothing,

Bl; One word for yourself as an artiste?

Enigmatic

I met T-mech many years ago, I can’t remembered the exact year but it was quite a while back, him and I have worked together on quite a number of times, we’ve had our differences also, can’t really call them beefs but yes we’ve clashed. In my eyes T-mech is one of the most hard working young musicians this country has ever had, I respect this young homie right here. Be sure to check T-mech's music on T-Mech's Soundcloud

Quality Juli

Where i'm from, rap is like soccer, there is probably one female rapper to a hundred male rappers,this can be evidenced by the #Challenge_IGI artist listing where there are only two female rappers out of fifteen rappers intoto, due to this, even dreams of young gifted girls are killed either by parents or siblings who disregard hiphop as a culture, this however does not mean we dont have female rappers, we do, gifted female rappers to be precise. One of our bloggers had a chat with one female rapper who made it to the IGI tape, her name is Quality Juli.

Blogger; Who really is Quality Juli?
Quality Juli is a female artist/rapper
Bl; When did you start doing Music?  
since 2010
Bl; Who Are Your Musical Influences?
Trina and Eve
Bl; Do You Have a Formal Music Education?

no I don't
Bl; What's the difference between you and the next rapper i could meet in the streets of Maseru?
I differ in style
Bl; How Do You Handle Mistakes During a Performance?
I continue, let's say music stops or something shuts down, I just continue and the fans will start singing along
Bl; Do male and female rappers generally get the same opportunities and equal pay?
About that one I don't know
Bl; What is the potential income for this career?
About 30 to 40%
Bl; Is there growth in this field? How do things generally look for new musicians entering the field?
Growth??? I don't see any growth
Well new musicians should look at big cats on how they do things
Bl; What do you consider your greatest asset as a musician?
A valuable income
Bl; Do you think you could make it in industries as huge as that of South Africa or Nigeria.
Yes, I believe in myself more than any other person
Bl; Would you work with anyone from South Africa or Nigeria? If yes who in particular?
In South Africa, I would work with Nadia Nakai
Bl; What's your take on beef in general?
beef is one of those interesting news that make artists to blow up or should I say trend
Bl; Don't you think beef could create gang wars such as those of the famous blanket gangs ?
I think so
Bl; #Challenge_IGI is meant to create unity amongst other things, do you think this will be achieved through this initiative?

Yes, i believe so, and a lot more is yeto be achieved

Bl; What can you say about our music as local artistes, are we there yet, if not, what's missing?
we ain't there yet ...we need to have full support and we also should make music that will make people support us
Bl; Whats the worst that's ever happened to you on stage?
I was at one of your shows, it was a birthday party I think, when the birthday girl and friends brought the cake to stage when I was performing, you took charge but that was humiliating really
Bl; Whats the craziest stunt you ever did on stage?
oh Gosh the move dances I do
Bl; Whats to be expected the next time you release music?
oh gosh Hot flames with a bit of a sexiness
Bl; Gig updates?
Uhhmm, nothing
Bl; One word for yourself as an artiste?
I'm in this, I own this.

I met quality Juli through her then manager and good friend of mine Drigger about a year ago, to me she's not what i think she has to be yet but she is gifted, very gifted i swear, seeing how CMR has pushed her so far i really think Drigger and who ever was involved in the making of this child did a really good Job, be sure to have yourself that IGI tape because she is on it and she is bringing "Hot flames and a bit of sexiness". Download Juli's latest release Ke hana ka eona

Notty Buoy

Of the 15 rappers making it to the #Challenge_IGI, we have a young Butha-Buthe born rapper who goes by the name Notty Buoy, one of our Bloggers had a chat with him and this is what he had to say;

Mabita Representing

Blogger: Who really is Nottybuoy?

Notty Buoy is  a mabita (Butha Buthe, Nothern Lesotho) born rapper aged 20 and  a tertiary student at Limkokwing University
Bl; When did you start doing Music?
I Started doing music back in 2010
Bl; Who Are Your Musical Influences?
I Was inspired by Lil Wayne and The game, ( both american rappers) but at the moment my role model is Pusha-T
Bl; Do You Have a Formal Music Education?
I ain't got a formal music education bro, learned to rap on my own, so I'm proud to say I'm nobody else's product
Bl; What's the difference between you and the next rapper i could meet in the streets of Maseru?
I'm a type of a guy who has no problem with any other artist, I do all hip hop kinds of music
Bl; How Do You Handle Mistakes During a Performance?
Mistakes during performances are easily handled by simply making sure that if I did something wrong I try to correct it, meanwhile I don't let people see that I made a mistake
Bl; Do male and female rappers generally get the same opportunities and equal pay?
There's a huge difference between male & female rappers, females I know so far don't put much effort in what they do, another thing holding them down is the support, people still believe that rap's for make people only,,payments are reflected the hustle one puts in
Bl; What is the potential income for this career?
Rap can change ones life financially n socially since if taken or practiced well, it could turn into a business
Bl: Is there growth in this field? How do things generally look for new musicians entering the field.
Its growing at very slow pace in our country and new musicians don't have it easy since to get recognized in this country, one must sweat they a** real hard
Bl: What do you consider your greatest asset as a musician?
My greatest asset as of now I would say its skills, I believe I posses skills different from other rappers...oh I also got a clothing line running
Bl: Do you think you could make it in industries as huge as that of South Africa or Nigeria.
Long as one believes, he or she can make it even in SA or other big industries
Bl; Would you work with anyone from South Africa or Nigeria? If yes who in particular?
Like I said, I've got different styles when it comes to rap, so yeah, I would work with someone from SA, to mention a few I'd go for Zahara on hooks and Reason on 'em tight verses.
Bl; What's your take on beef in general?
Beef spices things up n creates a Lotta vibe in the industry but its definitely not my thing man
Bl; Don't you think beef could create gang wars such as those of the famous blanket gangs ?
It creates a lot of conflicts hence I don't like to be involved in it in anyway whatsoever
Bl; #Challenge_IGI is meant to create unity amongst other things, do you think this will be achieved through this initiative?

#Challenge_IGI is already creating unity in the industry which is what we need, its gong bring a lot of other good stuff I think.

Bl; What can you say about our music as local artistes, are we there yet, if not, what's missing?
We're not there yet in our music, we lack,,unity, creativity and passion for the game, a lot of cats do it for fame n girls
Bl; Whats the worst that's ever happened to you on stage?
Forgetting my lines???
Bl; Whats the craziest stunt you ever did on stage?
Let's leave it at that (gigles)
Bl; Whats to be expected the next time you release music?
Oh, the next song I'm gong drop features an international rapper and lemme just say he's not from africa
Bl; Gig updates?
I'll be performing in msu (Maseru), st Catherine's high school on 18th march during the day n cop college later in the evening, qacha the following week(my own show)
Bl; One word for yourself as an artiste?
Skilled!!

I first met Notty Buoy in his home town a year ago at a show I was hosting there with Thabo Mokhobo ( Modeling FM), from what I learned he is one ambitious brother who aims to top his home town if he hasn't already, for me he is more of a trap dude, having him in this tape will bring so much variety and will also kill the myth that every thing good comes from Maseru (The capital city). To hear what Notty Buoy has been cooking download his new song here Ako butle

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Challenge IGI (Lesotho HipHop Comes alive)

The Initiator and the Artists
I am a student of the school of hiphop, all my life revolves around hiphop, I'm not really a fan of american hiphop as we speak but it had quite an influence on the music I do an follow. Growing up I always had a dream of bettering my country (Lesotho)'s hiphop, either as an artiste or a promoter, or even an event organiser, I'm not where I want to be but I am doing so much already. I have documented Maseru, Leribe and Butha-Buthe hiphop over and over again, too bad my work was never published. But this year I came up with one of he best ideas our local hip hop has ever had. Earlier this year (2017) I asked radio presenters (understanding they receive so many submissions each week) to start making collections of Local hiphop and releasing such collections as mixtapes like HipHop the collection; the classics. I talked to quite a number really but it came to nothing, so i thought, why not create such myself, it would add some weight to my name as a local hiphoper and it could help us all as an industry. Challenge IGI was born, the IGI is an acronym for "i'm getting in". This challenge gets its name from the manner in which it shall be built. 15 Basotho rappers will take on one theme for the firstime, they will each write a song called "I'm getting In" and record in the comfort of their own stables. This means we will have 15 tracks recorded at different studios, produced by different producers for different rappers. When all these songs are done, I will collect them all and create one tape.

For me, both rap and trap are elements of hip hop, as a result I choose to judge them all as one,  Challenge IGI features some of the most appreciated names when hiphop is concerned in Lesotho. We have rappers like Skebz D, WaddysWorth, Lemekoane ( Mr Basali-Basali ), RoboCop, Quality Juli, S-Jizzle, Nejah, Blaze ShattaQueen, Lemeke, L-tweety, Notty Buoy, Jiji F, Trilah Ado, L-Tore and myself Moddaw oa Mochini (The Initiator). With a line-up like this there is only one thing to expect; flames. I tried balancing all these rappers to ensure that at least every rapper has competition of some sort on the tape e.g, Jiji F, Skebz D, Lemeke, Lemekoane and Robocop are more of rappers than trappers or producers, uNejah, S-Jizzle and Trilah Ado are more of Producers than rappers or trappers, Shatta Queen and Quality Juli are female rappers, L-Tore and Waddysworth present a more underground feel to their music though it's still commercial, L-Tweety, Notty Buoy and Myself are more of trappers than rappers or producers. With this tape built in this manner, we are certain to have fans from all walks of hiphop as it is, and having fans' eyes directed to one point is the best thing that could happen to a developing hiphop industry.

The Challenge.

This challenge is meant to attract the eyes of local music fans to one direction, to say to the cooperate world, we are an industry worth investing in and not a group of boys and girls who rap. To say; regardless of our "beefs" and rap wars we have one common goal which is to see ourselves regarded as our foreign counterparts who often come to Lesotho to rake into their pockets money which according to "Sepa leholo ke la  molata" is supposed to be ours and not theirs. 
                15 different musicians shall take on the challenge to write basing themselves on one theme. They will create a compilation of 15 tracks which shall be aired on all local radio stations that play and support hiphop. The mixtape will be given to fans for free through free music download sides such as datafilehost, fileboxer, vocaloo or any which shall prove reliable when the date of release near. This tape shall be released on 27th April 2017 and will be distributed internationally within 2 weeks of release, should the mixtape sell internationally, all artists/representatives will be called in and each will have their cut of the profits.

Contact Me
To be part of this movement as an artist please note that we are now full but another tape will follow this one.
To be part of this movement as a fan follow the initiator's social media links, twitter, instagram, facebook
 Or follow my hiphop facebook page HIPHOP IN LESOTHO
To be part of this movement as a sponsor please email moddawkabi@gmail.com