Sunday, 24 November 2013

NOBLE STYLEZ: KING OF WORDPLAY?


Whether, you hate him or like him, you cant ignore this

Regai ndivaite party asi kwete ye politics/ Vachagara vari panzara vakafanana ne Cutex

Practizayi musimbe kunge surname ya Maskiri/ Munenge hanzvadzi dzamudhara wangu muri vatete kwandiri

Off his first major offering “Masofa Panze”, Noble Stylez is one of those Non Harare (thankfully) rappers who made enough noise this year that we are frankly surprised that he isn’t on the nominee list this year for the Zim Hip Hop Awards.

His claim to fame…

The Masvingo MC has apparently been around for quite some time and quite honestly,we did not know him because of his music first. What caught our attention was the fact that he always used to be that one person always criticising and incessantly picking on Tatea Da MC, MMT and their outfit Rehab ENT. The streets say that, the reason he did this was his mentioned adversaries were the reason why underground rappers were not a getting a chance to shine.  Whether most of his followers thought that his adversaries controlled the flow of music on radio or what not we dont know, but it all resulted in a huge internet following for the rapper who has fans (he does not like them calling them that, he prefers using family) that will bite your head off if you try and test the King of Wordplay. Listening to his music, you can tell that it was bound to get to our ears sometime sooner than later. That is why, PUSH will salute his decided strategy to attack MMT and Rehab ENT as his way to be heard and seen. The results have been phenominal. We’re not saying every-would be rapper should attack Rehab, Few Kings, Showtime or Zion but they should at least show that they have the time to push their music.

Masofa Panze…

This album for those who have listened to it is above par, no doubt. You will be kept entertained by the out of this world themes, the beats are reminiscent of early Zim rap in the years two thousand and somethings, but most of all, the guys wordplay is just by leaps and bounds one of the best in Zimbabwe. We have gotten so used to loud hip hop, escapist ideas and things centred around the capital city so much that it is refreshing to know that there Hip Hop lives outside the bounds of the capital city. Noble Stylez, not only can come up with the wittiest punchlines, but he is also a good story teller. The narrations of some of his tails on the album on songs like Mpho’s Story, Chamunorwa are colourful and easy to follow. His other songs are your normal rap-like, braggadocio songs like Madhorifiaya, Dhuku rechembere where he flexes and shows you why he really is a force to be reckoned with. The other tracks on the album are eye brow raising and controversial, touching on conspiracy theories such as modern day World domination and other thought provoking issues such as life after death, spiritual visitations and relationships with God.

But then again

Despite all the good Noble Stylez has, he might be called the next Maskiri. Sometimes it feels like you are listening to a remake of Maskiri. Mostly because their styles are almost similar, the way the songs are presented also remind us of Maskiris past albums such as Blue Movie and Muviri wese, the themes are also kinda similar. But in the game of Hip Hop this is bound to happen some time or the other and its not about who did it first its about who did it better.

The future for Noble Stylez

We would really love to hear this MC getting a whole lot more airplay. We can almost see the beginning of a legend in this rapper. He has gone against the grain, taking on a big team, released an album without a major radio hit and as he is already a respected free style artist, with an internet following that competes with some of the heavy weights in the industry, his progression in the game is really dependent on what he does as an individual ALL HAIL NOBLE STYLEZ…RISING KING OF WORDPLAY.

GET HIS ALBUM AT THIS LINK YOU WONT REGRET IT


www.mediafire.com%2F%3F4u4c23ubixall&h=ZAQFE7PSI

PUSH

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