“I DID NOT STEAL XNDR’S BEAT!” FTR

Of course the Nyarai FTR Mazango did not say it as dramatically as that but certain proceedings from the internet that we saw were just as dramatic.  A week and a half ago, GZE released a song “ I made it” which featured former Major Playerz vocalist Chyllur. The song itself was really good, what proceeded afterwards, maybe not so much.  Apparently, Rehab President Alexander “Anonzi Xndr” Mutumha was not so amused by the fact that the instrumental used, (which he claimed that he made) was credited as FTR’s production alone on most blog publications, radio and also that it only had FTR’s tag.  (a tag being what most producers place on beats as an identity of where or who produced it “Mustard on the beat” or “Turn the lights off”  Rico Loves Tag). After reading the rant that Rehab Producer had on the issue on social media and his comments on a radio show about the issue, we caught up him and he told us that, he was disappointed at the fact that even though, he is the one who plotted the original instrumental that FTR then edited and added on, none of the creative credits came to him.

We did not know why FTR who, we must say, is one of the best Hip Hop – R & B producers right now would do such a thing so we asked him to see his side of the story. And he said that he would like to clarify that the song was produced by Alexander "AnonziXndr" and himself. He went on to say that it had been unfortunate that when he received the initial components of the instrumental which he was asked to build, complete and arrange, there was miscommunication between himself and the executive producer of the project. FTR, then assumed that the instrumental belonged (or was made by) the executive producer.

FTR then told us that he only found out that Xndr was the co-producer of the song (by virtue of being the guy who came up with the instrumental) after the latter posted his grievancies on his facebook account. He (FTR) said he got on touch with the executive producer and Anonzi Xndr and though the issue may have drawn “bad blood” the issue has been rectified at radio and the new online link of the song is www.datafilehost.com/d/4cb443c4

the credits of the song stand as thus

Track Title                         : I made it
Artist                                 : Gze featuring Chyllur
Composed by                    :Alexander "AnonziXndr" Mutumha & Nyari "F.T.R" Mazango
Recorded and Mixed by    : Nyari "F.T.R" Mazango

Mastered by                      : "Cutty Beats"

It is our hope as PUSH that the two producers may still work together like they did on Marukaz Remix --> http://www.reverbnation.com/rehabzw/song/21029489-anonzi-xndr-marukaz-remix-ft-ftr

 FTR is currently promoting another one of his masterpieces titled African Beauty which also features Chyllur which you can find here

 http://www.hulkshare.com/ftrftrftr/f-t-r-african-beauty-feat-chyll-1

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