The Swerve Remix Is Here & It Is Several Flame Emojis
by Phil Chard
One of the few pleasures of being a music blogger (and they are VERY VERY FEW) is when you come across a song from a relatively unknown artist that is so jaw droppingly good you wonder how they haven't blown up yet. Ricky Tyler’s Swerve is a song that definitely fits into that box. The smooth fusion of Hip Hop and R&B over a hypnotic beat that married piano, guitar riffs and 80s pop bass influences was an instant favourite with me.
SWERVE_REMIXSadly however, it seems like the song never really caught the attention of the mainstream. In a smart move Ricky and his people have decided to remix the song and they recruited the falsetto voiced Batswana crooner Tshego to do what the original failed to do. The Family Tree artist does a very capable job of adding his voice to the song without messing with the originals perfect formula. Hopefully his addition will help give this song a second lease I'd life. Lord knows it deserves it.
#SubmissionSunday | E.P.I.C – MANONG
by Phil Chard
Botswana's E.P.I.C has just released the first single off his upcoming yet to be named debut album. Manong is a song heavily influenced by Kwaito and House that has E.P.I.C reminding us to be weary of critch riders. This song bangs !
#SubmissionSunday | Young Black – Lemons & Herbs
by Phil Chard
Botswana's Young Black addresses a couple of issues in the Botswana Hip Hop scene on Lemon & Herbs. The video is a single shot offering that forces you to focus o his lyrics as the camera stays locked in on his face.