Rapper relishes Ti Gonz, Van Choga collabo

Shingirirayi Mugodi

UPCOMING rapper, Simbarashe “Sim-Slaiya” Machipisa, has collaborated with Ti Gonz and Van Choga, on his single track titled Zvishuwo.

In an interview with H-Metro, Machipisa was over the moon.

“I am releasing a single called Zvishuwo featuring Ti Gonz and Van Choga even though it was recorded in 2020.

“I am releasing it on 15th of July (today) together with its visuals on all live streaming platforms and radio stations,” he said.

Asked why he chose to work with Ti Gonz and Van Choga, he said:

“Ti Gonz has always been a person I look up to, I believe he is one of the very few guys left in Zimbabwean Hip Hop, who still have that real rap element in them.

“Although he is underrated, in my own opinion I believe he has in a way played the original role to pioneer Zimbabwean hip hop.

“I found his musical approach necessary for the concept of this song.

“Van Choga is a humble guy who has a hip hop approach that very few people see,” he told H-Metro.

“I found it necessary to work with him as l like to fuse genres, that is, he would come with a dancehall type of approach on the song that makes it easy to accommodate different people.

“The song talks about the basic needs that everyone has and it was mixed and mastered by At No Limits Entertainment and the beat was made by Gangsta-Made-It.”

Machipisa said he had taken a break from music but was now ready to release music he had been banking.

“I recorded my first track in 2014, and in 2015 I released a debut, featuring Ti Gonz, called Amhina.

“Between 2014 and 2017 I recorded 17 tracks and released six tracks which featured artists like Dj Smylie, Qounfused, Ras Caleb, Victor D, Mc Chita and D Flex.

“I stopped releasing music when I went to further my studies in 2018 at the Catholic University of Zimbabwe.

“I took advantage of the lockdown, since we were attending lectures virtually, and I recorded over 300 songs from June 2021 to May 2022, which are unreleased,” he said.

He said his interest in music developed when he was a child.

“When I was about five-years-old my cousin would come to our house and play his drums.

“When he beat the drums my sister and I would sing; we loved doing that a lot.

“As I grew up I developed a fondness for singing and I ended up joining the choir,” he said.