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Rebel, radical, icon - Remembering Fela, the true article Music - This Is Africa

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If he were alive today he would have turned 73 a few days ago. We’re talking, of course, about the pioneer of Afrobeat, Fela Anukulapo Kuti, one of those rare artists whose significance goes so far beyond their art that we call them icons.

Revolutionary, independent thinker, social commentator, politically-engaged to a degree unmatched by any Nigerian musician before or since.

Funny thing is that Fela didn’t particularly want to be remembered. According to The Huffington Post, when asked by author Carlos Moore if he wanted to leave an imprint on the world, he said:

No. Not at all. You know what I want? I want the world to change. I don’t want to be remembered. I just want to do my part and leave. If remembering is part of the world’s thing, then that’s their problem. I’ll do my part. I have to do my part. And everyone has to do his. Not for what they’re going to remember you for, but for what you believe in as a man. A human being should be like that. 

Well, sorry, man, but you can’t help but be remembered. You had the courage and independence of thought to call it as you saw it, and nothing changes in this world without both these qualities

Also in the spirit of Felabration is this FREE-TO-DOWNLOAD Afrobeat remix of Nigerian rapper Fecko the Emcee’s Flow Global, featuring New Jersey-bred rapper TALoNTED and produced, by Teck-Zilla.

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Enjoy, but if you haven’t listened to Fela in a while, blow the dust off those LPs or CDs and listen again to what made the dude special.


Hi lovers of that good ol’ unadulterated hip-hop! First we would like to thank the fans(yeah we do have a couple of them scattered across space and time) who supported us by downloading,re-tweeting,reposting and then some!! We couldn’t have reached this plateau on our own without your help know!  

Also,major big ups to all the blogs holding us down. You guys are doing a great job helping us promote this “hardcore music”,y’all could have picked the club banger makers over us but you chose us…and now you are stuck with us..Buhahahahahahahaha[evil Draculean laughter followed by a sinister grin].

The past 2 months have been great to say the least. We have been working,grinding(no..not that type of grinding) diligently to perfect this art. So far so good we still have vast amounts of material coming up in the following  weeks,so prepare for the unexpected. You know,with Str8buttah,anything might,can and would happen!!

      The Illastr8 sequel is still in the works,yeah it’s a long wait but it would be worth it at the end of the day. Yep so let’s get down to that buttah madness.

 Enigma’s first foray into the world as a solo would be in the form of a pre-tape titled “The Desultory EP” which will be followed by “The Pugilist”. We need not say more about this human lyrical anomaly,just check out this excerpt taken from the track “Austere Guinevere”

 ….Approach the nebula,hitch a ride on the shooting star

Made the red carpet when I pull a gun and start shooting stars

…light years ahead so close your eyes if you’re epileptic

Faulty electrics,acute angles project my perspective….

Like Fela would say…Stalemate!!We expect nothing less from L.Fox On the other note,soundly XYZ is prepping his next beat tape with longtime Str8buttah associate Mifliss titled Nice one.One word on that tape is…you guessed it..Nice one!! As for Mr stay sharp,we are still awaiting the results of all his experiments gone bad and if he’s reading this..stop reading and go back to the studio!!

 I think we can safely say we are done with this self exposing write up and till our paths cross,do keep on checking up on us..even if it’s once a month..lol..no lol.

 Things you may have missed,skipped,ignored but ultimately worth looking into.

                                           CLICK ON IMAGES TO VIEW

                               TECK-ZILLA’s 14th FEB 2011 LOVE SONG

                     -Teck’s attempt at a “Valentine song”…hehehe-



SOCIETYHAE’S AFRICKA21MIXTAPE VOLUME 1

-Features various artistes from around Africa including Tumi,Nneka,Chiddy Bang, African Rock, Kahlil Abdu, and Str8Buttah’s very own Mister Rae-


 

TECK-ZILLA’S INTERVIEW AT DA GRAPE-VINE

 


 THE HOLSTAR & MISTER RAE- B.M.S(Black Man Struggling)

 Zambia and Nigeria collab once again. A not miss…                                   


     FECKO - Flow Global Feat TALONTED (Produced by Teck-Zilla)

   

Watch out for more Buttah madness with this dude