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| Alwin 'Rockers Jnr' Ngonyama |
In my quest to know more about upcoming Zim Hip Hop
artists I got a chance to do a one on one interview with the young and vibrant
21year old rapper from Water Falls. His name is Alwin Ngonyama who is better
known as Rockers Jnr. Below is the conversation which I had with him (Rockers
Jnr & Ninja Reezy [Me])
Ninja
Reezy: Rockers, what’s good fam? Sei malevel?
Rockers
Jnr: Non much Reezy, malevels bho bro.
Ninja
Reezy: Without wasting much time can start by introducing
yourself, your real name, stage name
blah blah blah
Rockers
Jnr: Well, my name is Alwin Ngonyama a.k.a Rockers Jnr
Ninja
Reezy: Would you mind telling your fans how the name
“Rockers Jnr” came about
Rockers
Jnr: What happened is that my brother is a producer from
Rockers Mix Ent, so as we were always chilling in the studio
people used to call me “mfana waRockers” and that
how the name came about.
Ninja
Reezy: So when and how did your music career started?
Rockers
Jnr:
I started doing music in 2010 ndichiri pafazhi… Started my career coz pafazhi
taida kutora makoso ese and for real makoso evanhu takatora.
Ninja
Reezy: As a Hip Hop MC, what made you choose that genre?
Rockers
Jnr:
Actually when I started music I was an RnB artist and my producer told that I
have strong voice and I should try Hip
Hop, I did some Hip Hop tracks, dropped singles
and everyone was saying you have a dope voice, voice rine power, that’s how I chose
Hip Hop.
Ninja
Reezy: So upto date how many mixtapes or albums do you
have?
Rockers
Jnr:
In 2010 I dropped a mix-tape called ‘Panofiwa’ ranga riine 10 tracks, pamwe
pese been dropping singles but right now
am working on my first album.
Ninja
Reezy: SO can you tell me the artist and producers you’ve
or you working with
Rockers
Jnr:
I’m working with Benny B and Rockers Mix ndoma producer angu 2 akaipa ivavo, kuma
artists I have worked with Tatea Da MC, Terminator, Munhumutema, Shelmizzo,
Tobbie, Shastro, list yacho yakareba rega ndigumire ipapo.
Ninja
Reezy: So besides music what else do you do in your spare
time?
Rockers
Jnr:
During my spare time tinge tiri pa grind tichitsvaga buck boss ‘Kubroka haazi mafanizi (in Jnr Brown’s voice)’
Ninja
Reezy: Probably girls would want to know about your
relationship status, can you share it with your fans please
Rockers
Jnr:
Well am single and not searching. Right now am focusing, zvemakoso tozozviona tapedza
album.
Ninja
Reezy: So in short how would you describe yourself?
Rockers
Jnr:
I’m a people’s person, really like to meet and work with different people. I
don’t do Facebook and Twitter beefs like
others, I always keep it 100% and you don wanna
f*ck with me coz ndiri Gangster. My family & career goes first
Ninja
Reezy: So to wrap this up do you have anything to say to
your fans & the Zim Hip Hop community?
Rockers
Jnr:
To my fans I just wanna say keep supporting #TeamRockers coz we still have a
long way to go. In Zim Hip Hop please nyaya yekuvengana ngaipere and see what
will happen. Uhh one more thing, E-Burn neboys rako f*ck you, handidi
zvekuyedzwa sebhutsu yaurikutenga, masofa mumba nhamo yapera. Keep on posting
ish about me, ndimi munondiitisa mbiri and music yangu handiimbire maRappers.
Ninja
Reezy: Hahaha dude, anyway thanks for your time
Rockers
Jnr:
Sure boss
#ZimHipHop #SupportLocalMusic #TeamRockers
#NdimiMuneyese
Story
by Ronald ‘Ninja Reezy’ Magweta (@ninja_reezy)
D.A.D – Dance Against
Drugs is a Zimbabwean corporate initiative helping to reach school children and
all the youths around the country through Hip Hop dance. This campaign aims to
educate and raise awareness about the negative consequences of drug use in
Zimbabwe. We believe Hip Hop is the best way to get this message to all the
youths in Zimbabwe. Through Hip Hop we can communicate to the youths in a
language and an art form that they can understand and consider ‘cool’. The
campaign is set to kick start on the first weekend of March, aiming to work
with almost 150 schools in the way. The tour will feature selected Hip Hop
dancers.
