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 There is no doubt that the year 2019 was a big year for the hip-hop genre in Zimbabwe.
Zim hip-hop artistes went from topping radio charts to dominating regional music television chart shows.
The year can be remembered as one when Ti Gonzi rose to his prime.
His verse on Ishan’s Kure made him the most sought-after hip-hop artiste in the country and he went on to do more than 25 collaborations throughout.
The rapper attracted new fans who had never been or were not hip-hop fans because of his musical appeal to the average youth in the ghetto.
His collaborations with Zimdancehall acts also cemented his position as one of the best artistes for 2019.
The year 2019 also saw Hillzy, one of the most talented hip-hop and RnB artistes top regional music chart-shows on television channels like Trace Africa and also being playlisted on Channel O.
The Muroora singer also won a top African award (AFRIMMA) for his song, TV Room, which he featured together with super-talented artiste, Garry Mapanzure.
King 98 dropped monster tracks and featured some of the top African artistes like Nigeria’s Davido and South Africa’s Nasty C on his maiden album, Francesca, and his hard work was rewarded through the awards he scooped.
Artistes like Asaph also had their fair share of brilliance when they dropped their projects and won awards.
However, there is one problem that has hindered progress or growth of the hip-hop genre and that is consistency.
Over the years, we have seen hip-hop artistes come and go. Some have topped radio charts and dropped monster tracks that would have made them untouchable, but they have all ended up sinking into oblivion.
Others have come with very promising careers, but after releasing only one hit song, you never hear of them again.
Just like any other genres which lack consistency, Zim hip-hop as a whole lacks consistency from music/video releases, award shows and even the media that push their works seem to lack consistency when it comes to promoting the genre.
We have had “old school” artistes such as Tehn Diamond, Jnr Brown, Tatea Da MC, mUnetsi and Maskiri, who could have changed the game for good, but what did they do?
They got a few airplay slots, signed a few corporate deals and now no one talks about them anymore unless it is a debate on who was or is the greatest MC or whatever they will be ranting about on social media.
New school artistes also seem to have contracted the “lack of consistency” virus from their predecessors.
When Takura came onto the scene, everyone was in awe, and people thought that they had found an artiste who would terrorise Africa because of his versatility, but one year on, people are now starting to enjoy his Instagram posts and stories more than his music.
I am not saying all these artistes are bad, but they are depriving us of the good music that they used to release, and thus they are lacking consistency.
The same also applies to the award shows. We have seen artistes do well throughout 365 days and be nominated for five or so awards, for instance, and you see them walking out with none.
This can also be linked to the issue of consistency among the hip-hop circles or maybe it is the decisions made by the adjudicators.
We have also seen artistes win awards and the next thing, they are nowhere to be found and some of them will be hiding under the “we are doing music for pleasure” and you will start to wonder where the industry is going.
Zim hip-hop bloggers, media and “touts” are also in the mix as they have also failed to properly push the culture.
We have seen some of them come and go as the artistes they will be pushing also fade.
These are people who are supposed to convince everyone that the genre is still alive and kicking, even though sometimes there will be nothing to talk about.
If one cannot be consistent, they can at least stay relevant so that people have something to talk about.
It is not a bad thing to be the most vocal on social media like what others are doing, at least the day you will decide to drop new music people will be quick to notice that you are back in the game.
Music trends are changing every year and our Zim hip-hop artistes should ride that wave, stay relevant, drop new music accompanied by videos, do more live shows, especially with live bands and not use backtracks.
That way, I am sure we will have an industry to talk about.
As the year 2020 starts, I am hoping for an industry in which the artistes compete head to head with their Zimdancehall counterparts.
Bill Gates once said content is king, and as a Zim hip-hop fan, I am urging all Zim hip-hop stakeholders to collaborate, stay relevant and be consistent.
Talk of the inimitable King Pin, born Tonderai Makoni, who left a huge mark on Zimbabwe’s hip-hop way before all these new breeds came onto the scene.
Death snatched him from us, but his works, which include I Salute You and The Inauguration among others, will always be on every hip-hop fan’s lips.
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So it is now 2017 and there is probably a kid out there who is thinking about forming a Hip Hop group with his or her friends, but, the success of prior Hip Hop groups in Zimbabwe is a factor which the kid will take into consideration on whether he or she should go solo or nah.



Talking of Hip Hop or rap groups in Zimbabwe The ZimTainment has come up with a list of some of the groups which ever existed in Zimbabwe. The list might be too short but if there is any group which was/is left you are welcome to share with us.

Zimbabwe Legit

Although relatively unknown on the African continent, Zim Hip Hop originated as far back as the late 1980s and had the first Hip Hop group, Zimbabwe Legit, enter the US charts in 1992 with ‘Doin' Damage in My Native Language’. 






A Peace of Ebony

In 1991 Chiwoniso met two young Hip Hop artistes Hebert Schwamborn and Tony Chihota and formed one of Zimbabwe's first Afro Hip Hop group, A Peace of Ebony. 



They recorded an album From the native tongue in 1992 in Keith Farquharson's studio, with Keith contributing much of the music and production.




MMT 

2013 was a year to remember with the formation of one of the best Zim Hip Hop groups to ever grace the industry.  The group was made up of three talented Hip Hop prodigies David ‘Mariachi’ Chitate, Tatenda ‘Tatea Da MC’ Nziramasanga and Kevin ‘MC Cut’ Sagomba.


MMT
The name MMT came from the trio’s initial stage names.

The trio stormed into the industry and gained so much respect after releasing ‘Zvidhori’ which became their best release though they later released other tracks like ‘party yatanga’, ‘wake up’ and ‘Ma teams’.

However the trio has since gone into hibernation and rumours suggest that there is no longer MMT but in the late 2016 they released a single track (live for today) which was supposed to mark their comeback but to no avail. 


Few Kings

It seems as if 2013 was a huge year for Zim Hip Hop as it was also the year Few Kings (same year as MMT) rose to stardom. 


The group was made up of two rappers and one producer namely Tendai 'Tehn Diamond' Nguni, James 'Jnr Brown' Mpakula and Tatenda 'Take Fizzo' Jenami. 

The trio which was 'an enemy' to MMT dropped hit tracks like 'Happy' and 'Madrinks' before they dropped one of the most successful albums in Zimbabwean Hip Hop, The Feelin Ain't Fair. 

Apparently the trio started working on their individual projects and it is believed that they had teamed up for The Feelin Ain't Fair only. 

Jnr Brown has recently dropped fire tracks like 'Tongogara' which was rumoured to have generated a couple of thousand bucks whilst Tehn Diamond is also doing well individually ans is set to drop his much awaited album, The Perfect Tehn. 

Legendary and super producer Take Fizzo is still making music at Zion but it has been long since he has made a hit track after The Feeling Ain't Fair.



Masofa Panze 

Talk about vernacular rap then you will have to find where the Masofa Panze crew is located. 

Blacperl and Noble Stylz
The group is made up of two rappers, Noble Stlyz and the hood queen BlacPerl. The group was formed around two to three years ago after Noble Stylz and Blacperl had competed in the same cypher which had the likes of Maskiri and Sniper to mention just a few. 

Noble Stylz came first whilst BlacPerl came second and she was only 16 years of age. That is when the two joined forces. 

The duo has since dropped a series of albums, Masofa Panze 1 to 3 which which has seen the duo taking accolades at the Zim Hip Hop Awards making them a force to reckon with. 

Masofa Panze is still there and it seems they are the only ones which are still together and they are still making music. 

BlacPerl has since dropped her maiden solo album and Noble Stylz has been dropping singles and is also about to drop an album though there is no date for the release. 




Other Hip Hop groups which were influential in the rise of the genre were Blazer Boys which consisted of Alkami and Yachi and also DiElectrict Blue which had Upmost and Outspoken.

There might be more Hip Hop groups in Zimbabwe which might not have been mentioned but the above mentioned had an impact on the growth of the genre and some of them are still putting in work to cement their relevance in the genre.

So if you were thinking of starting a Hip Hop group then you should pull up your socks, work hard and make sure you become the best in what you will be doing. Hip Hop is not easy in Zimbabwe.

Please use the comment box below if you feel there is something we missed or if you want to make a contribution. Your feedback is important to us.

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Zimbabwe Legit, featuring MCs Akim Ndlovu (known as simply Akim) and Dumisani Ndlovu (aka Dumi Right), were the first African group to record Hip Hop in America. 
Dumi and Akim

Signed to Hollywood BASIC, they debuted in 1992 with "Doin' Damage in My Native Language," produced by Mista Lawnge of Black Sheep. Hollywood BASIC shut down before an album was completed, but that lone 12" became a collector's item, one known to fetch hundreds of dollars due to a remix from a young DJ Shadow. (The mix, one of Shadow's first appearances on record, resurfaced on the 1996 Mo' Wax compilation Headz II.)


In 2005, the Glow in the Dark label issued the duo's Brothers from the Mother, including material intended for the unfinished album and other assorted tracks. Two years later, the duo reconvened for the all-new House of Stone (Redline), featuring collaborations with Mike Gee (the Jungle Brothers), YZ, and Vast Aire. 

 Dumi later teamed with Cadence to form Alternate Reality, an act that released a self-titled set in 2011. He also put together a solo album, Connect the Dots, in 2012. - ALL MUSIC 


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Following the Stunner and Olinda story which took Zimbabwe by storm since last Thursday, social media has been abuzz with many people airing their views on the couple’s situation.

Stunner and Olinda
As The ZimTainment, we decided to gather up some of the comments which were made by people on Facebook concerning the Stunner and Olinda’s issue.













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California — Pop superstar, Janet Jackson gave birth to her first child at the age of 50 on Tuesday, her spokesperson said.

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Jackson and her husband, Wissam Al Mana, a Qatari businessman, welcomed their son Eissa into the world after a “stress-free” delivery.

United States singer Janet Jackson (right) and husband Wissam Al Mana
“Janet had a stress-free healthy delivery and is resting comfortably,” read the star’s official statement, which did not provide further details.

The younger sister of late king of pop, Michael Jackson, in April stunned fans by halting a global tour and saying that she and her husband were “planning our family”.

Natural pregnancies are highly unusual, but not impossible, for women past their mid-40s. In vitro fertilisation can extend the age at which women can have children.

In October, People magazine published a photo of the middle-aged celebrity on the beach holding her baby bump.

Jackson had been discreet about her personal life and did not immediately publicise her 2012 marriage to tycoon Al Mana, whose company sells luxury fashion brands throughout Gulf Arab kingdoms.

The singer won an international fan base in the late 1980s with her albums Control and Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814, which brought together pop music and funk with the emerging genre of hip-hop.

The albums were notable for their socially-conscious lyrics, in which Jackson identified with women’s empowerment, and were accompanied by intricately choreographed live shows.

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The constant criticism and denial in the lenses of a society that does not accept modelling as a profession did not discourage Nancy Dzviti from pursuing her dream as a model.



Dzviti overlooked the criticism associated with modelling and launched her career in 2012 when she signed with Model Management International Agency.

In an interview, the 24-year-old Kuwadzana-based Dzviti said while some people might view modelling negatively, she will soldier on to develop her career to achieve her goals.



Besides her passion for modelling, which seems to be showing positive results as she won the Most Talented Model award at the recently held second edition of the Zimbabwe Models Awards, Dzviti has even taken her career to another level by venturing into acting.


“I launched my modelling career as a commercial and fashion model doing promotional and marketing jobs which also included shoots. Two years later I struck a lucrative deal and became an actress with my first commercial production being Wenera where I acted as Zaza,” Dzviti said.


“I have also featured in one of the first science fiction movie called Amalgamated The Don of Legends as Omega (The girl with powers to control Ora). I am also part of the cast in two African movies titled Failed Sacrifice and My Choice done by Royal Film Enter10ment.”

Apart from her acting roles, Dzviti has also featured in the music video In My Arms by pop artiste Daniel Jenkins featuring hip-hop sensation Tehn Diamond.

Dzviti is studying for a Bachelors degree in Marketing Management with Zimbabwe Open University.
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A 28 year old Zimbabwean guy wants to get married in 2017 and is looking for a wife.
Applicants with the following requirements should apply;
1. Should have natural hair
2. Minimum of a University Degree preferably in the sciences. Masters degree is an added advantage.
3. Satisfactory income source backed by a bank statement
4. A great cook
5. No tattoos or unusual body piercings
6. Should have an hour glass body
7. Able to sustain an intellectual conversation as well as an awesome sense of humour
8. Attach written recommendations from at least 2 former boyfriends
9. Knowledge of Public relations that is awesome
10. Fluent in at least 2 international languages
11. Well-trained in home management and hospitality
12. Must have a great character
13. No previous record of cheating
14. Demonstrated ability to make a man successful
All applicants are advised to send their applications by the 31st January 2017.
Attach health and birth certificates. Only selected candidates will be contacted.
​Please share and inform your relatives and everyone else.
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Okay, by now....if you don't have a girlfriend and a life but with at least ten minutes of your leisure time to waste, like me, then I'm sure you've given Stunner's voice note a listen. No, I don't mean Birdman! I mean worse. You remember Pokello? Yes, that Stunner. Well, if you haven't, I suggest you spend the ten minutes in bed rather, coz what bad is it to miss out on one of the worst exhibitions of African stupidity in Zimbabwean history. Not to say I actually expected him to say anything intellectual but I feel like I underrated this fella's vacuity by miles.

Stunner
by Malcom 'The Mind' Mufunde

If you're a Zim Hip Hop fan, then you might have attended the awards show. If you're a good music fan, then you prolly don't even know what those are. Well, they're a pretty sh1tty event that honors the Lil Boats, Lil Uzis and 21 Savages of dear old Rhodesia. To begin with, any smart head knows those ain't worth two cents of any kind. To end with, they actually ain't worth two cents of any kind. These are as valuable as a BET to Sir Paul McCartney, just low-end. So Stunner bagged a hat-trick and still had "harsh" words to say. Seriously? The only thing he could've fulminated about was to actually be disgraced as a nominee on anything Zim Hip Hop! But well, the dude actually expected more gongs, the irony! I'm sad to say I actually agree with a negligible fraction of what he brought up but a Dettol-efficient percentage of what he said was more nuts-y than Hitler himself. Since I loathe Calculus, abhor Psychology, detest Literature and abominate watching Manchester United play, allow me to exploit a ten minute share of my lifespan in breaking down the Piteous Mindset of Desmond Idiot, Part 2. Drum roll.

If you think his art is the fakest thing about him, you haven't paid attention to Stunner's accent. But well, who cares? So dude is blithesome he won a Best Dressed Award. The same award They give to has-beens in Red, White and Blue, you may remember B.O.B and Lecrae collecting those. Well, it's nothing to do with music, just choice of fashion which I have no problem with. It's that award you feel like giving someone not really good in music but deserving a little something for at least being there. Shakespeare calls it a consolation. My aunt calls it zvechirango. The ZHH organisers call it a Best Dressed Award. So he calls himself the slay king. The closest he'll actually ever be to such is his art being "slacking" in terms of development. But well, zvechirango ipai. Honest question though, how old is this dude? He says he wears his stuff SFTB. Talking about straight from the box, Joan Rivers could just pop out of her casket hearing such fashion-bruising news, lol. No disrespect, MHSRIP. Eminem, Nas, J. Cole, Chance The Rapper, ProVerb, Ill Matrix will never win something like a Best Dressed Award. Young Thug can win that any day. Hashtag: JusSayin.

I'm from Chitungwiza; the highest populated low-cost town in Zimbabwe. And trust me, the Stunner everyone knows outchea is Godo, Dhafu Korera and the Winky duets. Those songs are as old as my 4 Units at Grade 7 certificate. Just as much as my certificate risina basa, those songs.....ok. So don't you be out there talking about influence. Of the 13 million ZW people, 2 million in my city will gladly tell you they don't know sh1t about a post-2010 Stunner album. How influential! I don't remember a hit single from this dude since he got murdered by a Dancehall nigga, S/O to Di Bigman. Winky D- now that's influence. Killer T- influence. Jah Prayzah - influence. Stunner - has been. We all know their latest albums track for track by head. HipHop hasn't made quite a mark on the teapot landscape yet so let's just give a nigga the People's Choice Award. I'm sorry to say, not my 2 milli city-zens. Again, a People's Choice Award has nothing to do with the music! People could as well vote for him coz they prolly enjoyed the sextape for all we care. I've had the honor of discussing with The Game, Bibi Bourelly and B.O.B and they've taught me a lot about influence, positive or not. Bibi even went on to say; "@DonaldTrump was the People's Choice too." Nuff said. With all the money yamuinayo, Tsano, go buy a dictionary and flip em pages to entry "HUMBLE". You'll thank me later.

Ok, I do agree; the radio has played us some macabre and appalling music for the past eternity. Stunner made quite a good point there. It's time they play us some of that real good music. Deplorably and unfortunately, playing Stunner's music would be worsening matters. I wanna hear some Lincoln Tha Prez, Ill Matrix, Tanganyika and Jungle Kid on air. But if Stunner is to be added, I'm cool with the Ti Gonzi I'm feeling paRadio hangu. I have had the chance of being at Star FM myself quite a lot and the reason they don't play you is the same reason anyone else wouldn't play you; Your music sucks and they don't dickride, period. TehN gets minimal airplay on the same station, but he doesn't surf around sending voice notes. Glory days are over, sire. By the way, world, let me tell you a story. One day, yours truly was in studio with Mox and Ti Gonzi was freestyling. Some of the lines included, "Nyepa hako, wakatorerwa bhebhi na Elikem/ but I love the way you lie fanika Eminem/". Moment of silence there, lol. Then Mox received an SMS that read, and I quote; "Shaz, hona zvikuita mpfanha uyu. Akundinyanyira. Mubvise or wonawo zvekuita", from Dear Old Stunner. That's quite a lot of feelings for someone who says "Don't catch feelings" whenever he runs out of English words. A little hypocritical I'd say. Oh, I didn't know about your wedding too, sir. Congratulations, toast to a happy union, I'm proud of you. Sidenote: I knew about Sulus's wedding through hype and grapevines everywhere, not yours. Talk about influence and relevance again. Furthermore, I happen to literally be one in a million who listened to your album- I'd tell you its title if I still remembered. And honestly; it's not all that. Soko Matemai has a better sound, A Few Good Poems has better artistry, Kingsvilla 2 has a better concept, Lake Chivero has a better flow, lol. I was with Jah Prayzah paWeekend for a United Methodist Music and Worship seminar, and we talked all day. He's a very good man. Very humble (the word applies here). And I wouldn't wanna throw shade on him in any way but mdara, mati song iya ndoBest muZimHipHop? Kwana iwe. It's not even in the Top 100, trust me. Let's ask Mono, let's ask Tuku, let's ask Nyamhondera, let's ask Nyathi wacho chaiye or any student at any college of music, aside the octaveal reach of Jah's vocals on that song, it's just another ordinary few minutes in Stunner's discography.

A few minutes into the note, I realized Stunner was trying too hard to sound like Kanye, quoting him quite too often also. I'm the biggest Kanye fan in the world so please understand why this itches me more than any uriri. It's honestly the jacking of style of the world's greatest musician by the worst rapper I know. Well, Kanye also bankrolled his Touch The Sky video, paid Pam Anderson over a million bucks, compared to the 250k budget by Def Jam. Kanye didn't get an award of any kind for that video except for another MTV rant and a lawsuit. (they shoulda given him the Best Dressed Award, I guess, hahaha....chirango). The difference however is that the Touch The Sky video was a classic masterpiece. Well, Stunner's was honestly pathetic and he ill-willingly confirmed it himself. Assuming, or fully aware rather, that Desmond knows nothing about cinematography, photography and never took Visual Arts classes, let me lecture this fool. Chance, Beyoncè, Weeknd, Ye, The Lights, Cole, Kenny latest videos are mostly one-shot. This is the new art, hama. It's very difficult, very impossible. All it takes is one camera, one shot for the duration of the whole video. Ok, to be Zimbabwean about this; check the Nadia Nakai assisted vid; Raga (not sure of the title, not an SA HipHop fan either). So Kanye wacho chaiye may not even use drone rauri kuBigger iroro, lol. Zvazvekare, tsano. Muri mhene zvenyu but hamuna brain, tsano. If you actually still fanfaronade about "drones", you could as well chant "Ndege, ndege!", in all politeness. Benzos in the video? So, so you deserve a best video award for that? Someone, how old is this dude? Maybe Begotten Sun isn't a good friend of yours after all coz he sure should've shown you the Changamire visuals. That's art, son. That's art. And Takura's video is actually wretched too, I'll take that, but the fact that you didn't connect the dots between kutsvaga maObama and the Commuter Omnibus goes on to make me ask; Ordinary Level makapasa here, tsano? MaC mangani? By the way, Sharky had a way better video. By waaaay better I mean...waaaaaaaaaaay better, and I'm not even a Sharky fan. And you said HipHop is not in the mainstream, cool! So why ask for an underground album to be aired? Dude, what's your academic level, honestly? Wanga unei Grade 7? STFU! already! Be like what countries? Which country plays underground HipHop paRadio? The moment it's played, it ceases being underground zve. HipHop is not in the mainstream so just keep it underground and distribute ikoko ka! Ahyas. Matter of fact, if matter is fact, you ain't underground; you're a mainstream has-been. And bringing in more international people doesn't help anyone just as much as the Land Of Opportunity won't benefit from Kanye bringing in Stunner on a song. Sidenote: who seriously needs your help?

Another good point: Takura does ordinary sh1t. He's not artistic at all. He's just like Stunner. Hamugone mese. JMP is obviously an intellect, I've worked with him on several artistic projects, and if he wasn't a friend of yours, he'd admit Tazoita Cash music is cacophony. Kanye crashed a car and almost lost his life, he didn't get a Hustle award. Birdman has a lot of cars too, and the only award he gets is lack of respek for him. God, Stunner's accent inomara, taurai Shona, mdara. Honestly, I don't get anything you're actually saying about your hustle, as smart as I am. Ray J also didn't get a Hustle award for his sextape. And not a soul cares about your house, your bed and more importantly, your music. But I honestly think Stunner deserved the gong, simply because it has nothing to do with music. Chirango zve, mukanya. Dre got that BET sh1t for signing a 3 billion dollar cheque, tell us again about your pathetic hustle, haha. I crib a block away from Cheso and his house is fuckin normal, but he's rich enough to crush you with his wallet so STFU!

Mr. Williams and Charlamagne had this Breakfast Club interview some few nights ago and I loved the "Radio no longer creates voices" tag. Someone who's almost two decades old in the industry and old enough to be my father ranting about lack of airplay is level with maximum fatuity. For the record; Profound is a radio guy, but he'll create a better song than that Humble piece any minute of the blue day. Lol, hanzi "I'm on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, I'm there". Dude, how old are you, really? Ok, pre-k takaitira kupi? That's like an accountant saying I use a Journal, Ledger, Cashbook, lol. Dude, that's normal. Uda kuisepi music yacho? But for someone who raps "Speechless kunge gudo rarohwa mbama netsoko", I'll let it pass. Thanks for using the "respek" tag, for you're just as smart as Baby himself. Ah, guys, this accent! No, mhani. Sidenote: we actually don't see your pictures and the brands you're representing. I have to admit though, that Gokwe line was lit af, haha.

Last question: "If you're asked to choose between listening to Stunner's album or dying instead, which casket would you choose?"

Ok, obviously this won't get to Stunner, I'm no famous man, but I'm sure if it were to, dude's response would be anything from fame and riches; pinhead. Back to my TV set! What, Manchester United won!!!!!!!! #GGMU! #ZlatanTheGod
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Apparently it seems as if Stage Riddim is so far the best to come out in 2016 considering how it's being played in the streets, clubs and radio stations.


In as  much as the riddim is concerned, the feedback which has been coming from the fans on social media led us to do a survey to find out who really "murdered" or was the best on the Stage Riddim.

Below is the top 5 of the artists who we found out that they were the best. The results are based on our research on social media as well as the streets.
 
Number 5: Ras Caleb and Bobbie

Ras Caleb
 
Bobbie
On number 5 Ras Caleb and Bobbie went neck to neck as they had the number of votes. Ras Caleb's Chimoto was said to be on fire with "muArab's" voice adding to the advantage. 

Bobbie's Ndovaponda on the other side was exceptional also as many people suggested that the track was a street banger and something with you can dance to. Watch the medley and see the dance moves.

Number 4: Blot - Ndiri Bad

Blot
Blot instantly became one of the favourites to ride the riddim after he opened on the medley. His track titled Ndiri bad is complimented with some of the baddest rhymes on the riddim. No wonder why he's on e of the favourites.

Number 3: CiCi - Gogogoi

CiCi
The beautiful queen with the Nicki Minaj weave has one of the doppest tunes on the riddim. Her track titled Gogogoi is one of the most played tunes on the riddim. She would probably be on number 1 but the votes thought otherwise.

Number 2: Boom Betto - Munodonhedza musika

Boom Betto
When many people first heard this track they thought it was Ricky Fire's song. Boom Betto's Munodonhedza musika has become a club anthem being played in almost every club in the ghetto and uptown too. 

Number 1: Rebel - Chamba

Rebel
Hopefully you will all agree that Rebel axed the Stage Riddim with his track Chamba. The kid who looks and sings like the Jamaican Alkaline was breathing fire on the riddim with some toungue twisting as he left many ghetto youths in awe. His lyrical prowess and rhymes were on point and that's probably why he is sitting on number 1. 

With all being said, this list is based on a small survey conducted on social media and in the streets. If you feel like there was someone left on this list you're free to share this article on social media, listing your own artist and see what others think about it. 

Watch the Stage Riddim Medley below



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Though Snapchat is still “unknown” in our vicinity just like Instagram and Twitter, it is one of the social media platforms which is rapidly rising as far as our research is concerned. Snapchat is where people will be showing off their daily lives through 10 second videos and pictures (Snaps) as well as chatting with each other. Just like any other social media platform, one has to add someone for them to watch their Snaps.


So as Zim Tainment we did a small survey on some of the popular Zimbabwean males who are on Snapchat and we want to share with you some of the reasons why you should add them on your Snapchat. The list which we are going to give you is not in any order but we just made it according to who we follow on Snapchat and their consistency on the platform. By the way, this is an opinion based article, if you feel we have left out someone who should be on the list you can kindly use the comment box to notify us.

The first person we’d recommend you to follow on Snapchat is the H-town boy and Tisu Ngoda Dzacho boss Tehn Diamond. The rapper’s lifestyle whom most of y’all would envy if you follow him starts off with a healthy fruit mixture and a workout exercise routine in the morning as he braces for his day. Unlike any other rappers who talk about their fake hustles, it is a different case with Tehn as he takes his followers on a ride showing off his hustle and grind to get that paper. We actually hate to tell you everything on the Diamond boy as you can follow him on Snapchat (iamtehn) and see for yourself.

We hope you remember the last time we did an article on David Zinyama (David Zinyama Inspires People via Snapchat), some of you might not know him but he’s one of the most followed Zimboz on social media. Yes, even Rihanna follows him too. The legendary graphic designer is not a flamboyant kid though he has managed to live a luxurious life through his works. Unlike all the “cool kids” who use social media to show off what their parents will be buying them, posting new kicks, cars and clothes, it is a completely different story with the humble David Zinyama who takes his time motivating people and taking his followers on board showing them how he does his excellent work. If you want to see more of the ‘King of Photoshop in Hip Hop’ you better add the guy on Snapchat (davidzinyama).

Stunner, Stunner, Stunner, can we talk about social media without mentioning ‘Mdara Dziva?’ Hell no. Apparently Stunner is one of the people who live a crazy lifestyle. With all his work scheduled up every time, the guy also lives a hilarious life if you didn’t know. If he was an actor then he’ll probably be a comedian for sure. Des takes us on a ride from his home to the studio and on the way trolling his fellow celebs like never before. You really need to witness this on your own fam, just add him on Snapchat (stunnerzim) and see what he’ll be up to everyday.

If you’ve heard the term ‘Ndururani’ then you probably have an idea of the next oan you need to add on Snapchat. Qounfuzed, whose real name is McDonald Sheldon is one of the male Zimboz you’d wanna add to your Snapchat. The chart topping and controversial Dancehall singer has another side which you didn’t know. He likes to motivate people, he’s funny and sometimes he spends his time sharing some of his favourite music and playing the acoustic guitar. The 23yr old who was in Germany and currently in England is also a photographer and if you want to see some of his amazing shots then you must add him also (qounfuzedzw)

We really wanted to give you many of these guys but some of them are not consistent on Snapchat, probably because of Internet connection. If you have your own please share with us so that we can also follow them. By the way the female list of who to add on Snapchat is coming real soon. This is going to be amazing, just watch this space and don’t forget to add the person who wrote this article (ninjareezy).

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So this semester I’m currently doing a course on Copyright Law, Reproduction Rights Organisation and Publishing and it has popped up in my mind a couple of times that in Zimbabwe, do music producers or artists themselves know about this? If you have read the Zimbabwean Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act then you know what I am talking about.

It is either I don’t know if these rights are being implemented or I was young when they were effective enough for music producers to gain something from their works. However if Copyright Law is effective in Zimbabwe then it is something which is receding into oblivion, yet it has the potential to make music producers rich and notable in the society.

So without wasting a lot of time, especially for those who are lazy to read, I feel pity for some of the Zim Dancehall producers who I meet in the streets and in some studios that I have been to. Someone will create a riddim and have at least 15 artists on it, each paying maybe $20 (some will not even pay) and out of those 15 artists maybe 5 of them are established and they will be performing almost every week.

So one produces a song, it becomes a hit and the artist will be cashing in because of that song which he would have payed $20 for. He or she will be making more money from the song whilst the producer will be enjoying moral rights, like seriously, do these producers even think of how much they should be making out of their works if they are not ignorant or if they know of copyright and related rights?

What Producers Should Do

So instead of someone coming to your studio, record, pay $20 and go, why don’t you try to make them sign a contract? I have heard and read others saying they have signed new artists but in your contracts is there any clause where you as the producer will be gaining commercially (excluding the recording money) from the song you produced?

What I think is that when you happen to sign someone to your stable, include a clause where you as the producer of the song will benefit from the song whenever it is played or whenever it is performed. For example, if your artist performs a song which you produced at a certain show, you as the producer should gain a certain percentage from the money the artist gets.

You might agree that you will get 5% of his money after he performs the song, so at the end of the month just think of how much you will make if you do business like this with all your artists. Let’s say you get $5 every time he or she performs the song, if he performs 4timesin a month then you have $20, now if you have 5 artists you will be having $100 a month. If the artist decides to trick you, just sue him for more than he expects!

Producers should be making money just as how their artists are making money. We are tired of meeting people who you know produced a hit song which went for a year as the national anthem in combis just because they can’t afford to buy an ex-Japanese car whilst Souljah Love is parking a couple of cars at his home, NO!

About Related Rights

While copyright protects the rights of authors, another set of similar rights, known as “related rights” or “neighbouring rights”, protects the rights of other owners of rights, namely, performers, producers of phonograms and broadcasting organizations. The Copyright Act defines neighbouring or related rights as the property rights subsisting in performances, sound recordings and broadcasts. Related rights have been described as belonging to the intermediaries in the production, recording or diffusion of the works of copyright owners. These intermediaries (performers, producers of phonograms and broadcasting organizations) facilitate the intellectual creation process by assisting authors to communicate their works to the public.

Thank you for reading this, you may please share with your fellows. By the way this is not only for Zim Dancehall artists for your own information. Another thing is that I’m sorry for the title of this article, I just wanted you to read through modzidza zvakawanda.

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