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It’s not everyday you get someone who released over eight projects in high school and continues to put out dope music to this day. Ladies and gents we got Zulo in the cut, fresh from his newly released project ‘Talk To Me Naace’. We start right from his early beginnings as Lil Tricks right up to the current moment and the team he’s assembled around him to bring the vision to life. Press paly and enjoy the episode.

00:00 Intros
02:20 Getting to know Zulo
13:15 From Lil Tricks To Zulo
27:56 Doing It All On Your Own
31:40 Clearing Samples
44:30 Reconnecting With The Old Team
58:20 Talk to Me Naace
01:11:00 Outros

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Recorded at The Audio Guys, Bryanston.

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Engineer and Videographer: Kitso Moremi @fratpackmusic

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We are back and this time we’re accompanied by a dope force of energy through Money Badoo. She graces the middle seat fresh from her newly released 10 track album ‘Pornstar’, filled with a myriad of vibes and motivation. We chopped it up with Money to get to know her better and what independence means to her. Enjoy the episode and don’t forget to use the code TCTS30 on TuneCore for a discount on your first upload.

00:00 Intros

01:32 Getting to know Money, the early days and a lot of jobs

19:02 Being a sponge and absorbing information

23:27 Picking features for Pornstar

34:00 Getting inspiration from the past

40:00 Learning the music game

01:14:00 Outros

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Filmed at Flame Studios, Con Hill.

Produced by The Sobering

Engineer and Videographer: Kitso Moremi @fratpackmusic

Editor and Artwork: Lwazi Madonsela @Umsindisiwesiko

Asithi shwii and flip the script a little on your headtop. Independence spreads across a myriad of genres and it’s hard to ignore other independent players from outside our core focus; Mzansi Hip Hop. This is why we have the platinum selling Afro Pop artist Aubrey Qwana in the middle seat on this episode. With roots in Hip Hop, Aubrey has worked his way up and found himself a beautiful spot in the Afro Pop genre, from humble beginning in KZN to topping charts all over Mzansi with his hit single ‘Molo’ and many others. His story is one for the books, so go on ahead and press play.

00:00 Intros
02:56 Not being an artist but still getting signed and Aubrey’s roots in Hip Hop
12:00 From Diploma to music
22:00 Navigating the industry as a signed artist
24:00 Finding courage to go independent
31:57 The team and the fall outs
39:23 Attracting good people
50:00 Hitting the ceiling debate
01:13:00 The hardships of independence
01:20:00 The meaning behind the project titles and finding the needle
01:43:00 Outro

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Y’all gonn’ learn today, we say that because we got an alumni in the middle seat. Sobering masses we got the one and only ByLwansta, a creative multi disciplinarian of note. Since we last caught up with him, he’s gone on to release the two final chapters of his Spijonget trilogy and he’s also spearheading his creative flanked by two of his business partners, making sure the ByLwansta brand soars even higher in varying creative forms. Press play and enjoy. Don’t forget to use the promo TCTS30 on TuneCore for a dope discount on your first or next upload.

00:00 Intros
03:30 Catching Up With ByLwansta
06:00 Take outs from every Spijonget chapter
26:00 Keeping the By without favours and the NORMVL businesses.
49:28 Partnering with brands
01:00:55 Second Guessing Yourself As An Artist
01:12:10 Independent AF with TuneCore
01:35:00 Outros

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It’s season 6, you know we goin’ in hard. We still rolling with TuneCore and pushing independence to the core. In the middle seat we got the man, who some have also described as a myth, but we’re here with Mashayabhuqe Ka Mamba a.k.a Mr South Africa to put all those myth chats to bed. This man fathered a whole sound and bunch of kids but disappeared, today he’s back in the cut and telling his story. You know it’s bound to be litty. Press play and enjoy. Don’t forget to use the promo TCTS30 on TuneCore for a dope discount on your first or next upload.

00:00 Intros
04:06 Catching Up With Mashayabhuqe
08:20 Independent Hurdles
17:36 Royalty Corruption
24:28 Beginning Of The Quiet Storm
40:06 Pulling Down Music From DSPs And The Future In Space
01:09:40 Animosity On Past Affiliations
01:30:10 Hitting Zuck Up
01:40:00 Outros

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Photographer: Ben @Benxtrill

Oh, we back-back and we’re at Flame Studios with TuneCore, the dopest digital distributor. You know how we do; we’re touching on some of the recent events just before we put you on game on how to get your coins with your music with TuneCore. Sit back, press play and enjoy.
 
00:00 Intros
02:16 Heavy Lifting, Rest In Peace to Our Fallen Soldiers
10:30 The Catch Up
12:20 New Music
24:12 The Independence Way, The TuneCore Way
35:10 The Beautiful Indie Struggle
40:00 Outros
 
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Filmed at Flame Studios, Con Hill.
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Editor: Lwazi @Umsindisiwesiko
Photographer: Ben @Benxtrill

Back at it with another special episode with none other than the very talented visionary and multi-event curator, Nandi ‘MamakaShaka’ Dlepu. You might know her from The WKND Social back in the day or most recently with all her fire parties and listening sessions. Nandi has been at the eye of the storm with her business since the pandemic hit, we get to find out how she prevailed and what it means to her and her business for people to roll up their sleeves and vaccinate. Press play, enjoy the episode and don’t forget to #RollUpYourSleevesSA and vaccinate.

This episode is brought to you by the @The Solidarity Fund

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Being an OG takes sometime but not for our guest, Lucasraps. On this episode we get to find out how the 031 rapper got OG status at such a young age, not only that; we also dig deeper into his story and find out what made him drop out of school, his relationship with DJ Maphorisa, his new album ‘031 To The World’ and much more. Press play and enjoy.

00:00 Intros
05:16 Straight Into The Criticism
08:46 Getting To Know Lucasraps
19:20 Dropping Out Of School and Moving In With DJ Maphorisa
41:00 Winning ‘Put Me On’
50:00 Eminem Divides The Room
56:00 Relationship With Blxckie
01:04:00 That Big Ass House and The Business
01:14:00 Getting Into ‘031 To The World’
01:36:00 Outros

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Produced by Kabelo Moremi
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We’re back and aware that we skipped episode 12, that’s because 13 is Kid X’s fav number, so we did what we had to do for Zen’s father. Day ones already know what it’s like when we link up with X, a beautiful time of double dutching. There’s a lot to catch up on with X, so we close some loops that developed over time and get into the future and the present at the same time. Press play and enjoy.  
 
00:00 Intros
06:38 The past collapses – The Mediator
31:38 Consumed by the art
48:22 Working on Thank Da King
52:38Working on Father Of Zen as a Family and the Egypt influence
01:00:38 The Art and The Music
01:09:38 The Profit
01:12:34 Riddance Of Vices
01:26:38 The ‘Missing’ Rhyme Scheme
01:44:25 The closing of the chapters
01:52:40 Outros
 
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We back and we outside, coming to you from the north-north with the one only Lord of The Jig, Zingah. Definitely one of the realest out there, been in the game for a while and there was definitely a lot to talk about. Zingah doesn’t hold back as we get to understand his journey better and his upcoming project.

00:00 Intro
04:21 Getting into other genres
07:21 From Smashis to Zingah
18:38 Being A Musician
28:26 Poking At Bears
34:20 Lessons From CashTime
42:00 Moving Around and Ending Up In Jozi
49:37 The cup in the hand
01:03:27 The album
01:15:00 Wrap Up

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