If someone told you that the biggest rapper in the country at the moment is Big Zulu, would they be lying? Absolutely not. The Bergville born rapper, who recently bagged his first South African Music Award (SAMA) for Best Collaboration for his December smash hit Imali Eningi (featuring Riky Rick and Intaba Yase Dubai), dropped the official tracklist for his upcoming album Ichwane Lenyoka.
The tracklist on Big Zulu's third studio album boasts an impressive list of guest appearances. The first name that had me doing emotional back flips was the late great PRO who features on the tenth track titled Istradi. Hearing a new verse or hook from the late great PRO will no doubt be a 2021 highlight. Another name I saw on the list that got me excited was Samthing Soweto, who appears on the eleventh track titled Umbonge. But perhaps the dopest feature I saw was super gifted twin rap duo Leverage, who appear alongside one of their idols Zuluboy on the album's seventeenth track titled Khala Mabhinca - of all the tracks, this is the one I'm looking forward to the most.
Other guests on the 20 track album include BET award-winner Sjava, Ami Faku, Aubrey Qwana, Red Button, Touchline and a whole lot more. I wish he had dropped the names of the producers who worked on the album, but hopefully, he does so later. Could this be the 2021 South African Hip-Hop album of the year? Let's find out when it drops on Friday the 3rd of September. I for one cannot wait.
- SPeeKa, An Obsession or Two
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