MAM ISSUE #2
From the dusty streets of Makotopong in Limpopo just outside Polokwane , Morema Jacky, well known as Mopedy in the music business had a vision to one day be a well-known hip hop artist . It is evident, given what Mopedy has achieved thus far, from popularising Pedi rap to being nominated in the SATMAs. It is clear that he wanted to be extraordinary and bring something new in the music industry, more especially in the hip hop scene. It is with no doubt that he has done wonders and continues to do so. We talk to Mopedy about his music, the progress he has made and his big ideas and understanding about the music industry
From the dusty streets of Makotopong in Limpopo just outside Polokwane , Morema Jacky, well known as Mopedy in the music business had a vision to one day be a well-known hip hop artist . It is evident, given what Mopedy has achieved thus far, from popularising Pedi rap to being nominated in the SATMAs. It is clear that he wanted to be extraordinary and bring something new in the music industry, more especially in the hip hop scene. It is with no doubt that he has done wonders and continues to do so. We talk to Mopedy about his music, the progress he has made and his big ideas and understanding about the music industry
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MEGA ARTIST<br />
We should start to realising that we can't<br />
build an industry if we all continue to strive to<br />
be rappers, vocalists and DJs. We need<br />
strong behind the scene role players as<br />
much as we need powerful on-stage<br />
personalities. We need people who will learn<br />
and specialise in engineering music and I'm<br />
not referring to beat-makers who can open<br />
up the more technical side of fruity-loops<br />
software and upturn volumes. We need<br />
people who will learn and specialise in artist<br />
management and I'm not referring to<br />
managers who pose in-front of the artist<br />
whenever journalists take pictures. Basically<br />
we need to strengthen our behind the scene.<br />
Why is it difficult to get a breakthrough<br />
particularly in Limpopo as an artist?<br />
Limpopo is the easiest province to get a<br />
breakthrough especially as a hip hop artist.<br />
Reason being that there's a lot of good<br />
rappers but only a few are willing to spend<br />
their last R100 on their music on a thirsty<br />
Saturday night or spend their last<br />
megabytes pushing their music as opposed<br />
to flirting through inboxes. The bottom-line<br />
is, there are few artists who are giving it their<br />
all. So it's an easy advantage for those that<br />
are giving it 100%, even easier for those that<br />
are willing to give it 110%.<br />
Critics claim that your music is not<br />
necessarily Hip Hop per se. What is<br />
your take on that?<br />
Without even dwelling in the question of<br />
what hip hop or rap is, I can state on record<br />
that the thought process I used to make<br />
music when I first came in the scene is<br />
different to the zone I get myself in when I<br />
make music currently. Though I haven't yet<br />
caught the current 808 and Trap bug, my<br />
Issue no: 02<br />
current music is influenced by the position I<br />
worked and continue to work towards in<br />
order to place my brand.<br />
I positioned myself as a bridge. Let's be<br />
honest (and hip hop artists swallow your ego<br />
and be honest now). I was not the first to rap<br />
in Limpopo but who introduced Limpopo<br />
Rap/HipHop to a larger audience? I was not<br />
the first to rap in Sepedi but who popularised<br />
it? I was not the first rapper to get on stage<br />
but who took Limpopo Hip Hop to big<br />
stages? Who opened up organizers of major<br />
events in Limpopo to book Limpopo<br />
rappers? Who took Limpopo hip hop to<br />
major radio stations in the province?<br />
It's about being a visionary, somebody had<br />
to be or create a bridge for that to happen. At<br />
times I had to tone it down a bit from what<br />
"critic" call "Hip Hop per se" to flowing on a<br />
kwaito-ish beat to introduce Hip Hop to a<br />
new audience, to open them up to "Hip hop<br />
per se", being that bridge. With that said if<br />
hip hop is message-music who has a better<br />
message than me on "Ke monna" or if its<br />
motivational-music like "Mesong"? If it's<br />
Love-music, who has a better love verse<br />
than me on “ Caribbean girl"?If its<br />
aggression, how about "Ke mang remix" or<br />
"Thintha moraba"?Punchlines, metaphors<br />
hope you listened to "A e namele mmoto".<br />
Cummon' son! Shut up and dance to "Van<br />
Toeka".<br />
You have become the beacon of hope to<br />
other Limpopo artist because of your<br />
hustle; you are now even getting fair<br />
airplay on radio stations. What's the<br />
secret?<br />
www.megaartists.co.za NOV-DEC 2014 Page 8
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