The Race – a fresh collabo for the hip-hop culture
• By adol KAURE
GhettoBallerina, J-Black, Cassidy Karon, Jericho and Nga-I recently teamed up in a game-changing fashion to create a hit track titled “The Race”.
The smash hit has a vibey instrumental and catchy hook, with each artist offering flair through their respective verses.
According to J-Black, the track embodies the unity that can be created through Namibia hip hop.
“Cassidy Karon made the beat and we all came together in the studio to cook up something, Nga-I recorded his vocals and gave us the skeleton so we just followed his lead, the track is about us representing all corners of Namibia, whether it’s east, west, south or north,” he said.
J-Black added that the future of Namibian hip-hop is in good hands, especially when prominent emcees can come together and create memorable music.
“Whether it’s a game changer or not is up to the masses to decide but what I can tell you is that it benefits the hiphop culture when so many renowned emcees get together it’ shows unity and the power of collaboration, this is the only way the genre will grow.”
“Creative process was very easy, you won’t believe it but this song happened under an hour, we were all on the same page, our chemistry was natural and organic, and each person gave input, because we respect each other it was a seamless process,” said J-Black.
The “Omuzandu” hitmaker said the song begins a more significant movement among Namibian hip-hop artists.
“It’s not only us five, Dice, D-Jay, Devitchi, Dj Dozza, Staxx, Domingo Madness and many others are all doing bits behind the scenes and we have a lot more music on the way,” he said.
A music video was recently released on the Ghetto Ballerina YouTube page; it amassed over 1000 views after a week of release.
“Cassidy Karon, who produced, mixed and mastered the song also had creative input in the direction of the video but so did GhettoBallerina and Jericho and myself as well.”
“We all gave input but big ups to Cassidy for he’s creative input in that regard. Video was shot and partly directed by Basement Films and Mr. Sodo. I rate his work highly.”
“He is to me the Hype Williams of Namibia, always innovating and pushing us all to creative visuals that will be appreciated for years to come,” said the rapper. The track is available on all digital platforms, like iTunes, Deezer, and Spotify.