Nhlazatshe born artist rhymes to the beat of ethnicity
Colani Nkosi has a passion for making music as he grew up in a musically inclined family.
Hip-hop has become the dominating pop culture among South African youth, It influences the way they walk, talk, behave and educates them on several social issues.
Colani Nkosi has a passion for making music as he grew up in a musically inclined family.
“I have a very musical family, there was always music playing in the background in my house. I was exposed to different genres of music from a young age, Hip-hop being one of them,”he said.
Nkosi was inspired to make Hip-hop music from listening from the pioneers of Hip-hop in South Africa. “I listened to a lot of Swatta Kamp, Teargas, Morafe, the late HHP and the late Pro,”he said.
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Nkosi stresses that there are not enough Hip-hop artists who make music in the siSwati language. “There are not enough artists who embrace the siSwati Language and that makes me sad. It is important to embrace our ethnic languages. I make sure that it prevails on my lyrical content.”
Nkosi said that Hip-Hop is a genre that requires one to know how to write and rhyme. “My creative process starts from choosing a good instrumental and beat, then I start playing around with ideas and lyrics. writing is the most important part of making a Hip-hop song. If you do not know how to write and rhyme, then you simply can not make this kind of music. I usually write in the early morning,”he said.
Nkosi said he would like to collaborate with K.O. “I would really like to collaborate with Mpumalanga’s very own K.O because of his longevity and adaptability. He has been on top of his game and I have been watching him for as long as I can remember.”
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Nkosi said he would like to open for Cassper nyovest one day. “I would like to open for Cassper Nyovest, he is a phenomenal performer. He has performed with Jay Z and Beyonce, which is every artists dream,”he said.
Nkosi said if it was not for music he would be in the field of journalism. “I love journalism and communications, I would definable be doing that,”he said.
Nkosi has performed at Elukwatini stadium on Ligwalagwala FM’s finest DJ competition finale event.
Nkosi has a E.P out titled Kwasukela that is out now. “It was a thrilling experience to put together this E.P, I collected beats prior to recording and started writing. I spent a month recording and polishing the songs. The E.P consists of 6 songs.”
“Emasokisi is my favorite tack on the E.P, it was produced by Mudzimu wa Beat, a beat maker from Venda,”he said.
The reception of the E.P has been doing exceptionally well. “The reception has been beyond amazing. People love it and want to see music video’s dropping soon,”Nkosi exclaimed.
Nkosi said he is working on making it into the mainstream music scene and take the siSwati language to the world with his music.
