The Sunday News
Rumbidzai Mbewe, Sunday Life Correspondent
For 10 years he has been trying his luck in the hip-hop industry but could not pull through. A simple tweet from South Africa’s award winning Ricky Rick last year boosted his career and his music began to be appreciated in Zimbabwe and Mukuru.com has made him one of their brand ambassadors.
In an interview, the young rapper Terrence Holinhlanhla Nyathi aka Terry, said he was hoping to be the second hip-hop artiste from Bulawayo after Cal_vin to be making a big collaboration with a South Africa artiste. After Ricky Rick tweeted about Terry’s song called Zaka, Mukuru.com endorsed the song and it is now being used as the background track to their advert on national television.
“We are working on linking up with Ricky Rick, he had offered to do a remix of my song Zaka. I want more than that, I want us to record a song together if possible before the end of this year,” he said.
The young rapper will be embarking on a regional tour dubbed The Sugar Mummy Tour this coming month courtesy of Mukuru.com. His first stop will be in Botswana in September and then Zambia. He said the tour will help him expand his fan base.
“This tour will not be promoting my music only but it will be informing Zimbabweans of the swift way of sending money to their loved ones in the country through Mukuru.com. I hope this tour will work to my advantage as I have big dreams and hopes for myself.
“I am very happy that hip-hop is now being appreciated especially here in Bulawayo. Last week I had a show at Barbourfields Stadium VIP section and I was amazed to see how the place was packed. People are finally realising that the hip-hop industry is going somewhere,” he said.
However, like every other artiste in the city, Terry complained that his music was not getting enough play despite sending his music to a couple of radio stations. He said he has been following up on why his music is not being played on some of the radio stations that he has sent his music.
“I have sent more than 10 tracks to different radio stations but still I have never heard my music being played there,” he said.
Besides The Sugar Mummy Tour, Terry will also be holding a concert at Bulawayo Theatre in October.
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