South African based rapper, Shonaman is on the verge of dropping a brand new EP. We sat down with the 'vernac' emcee and he s...
South African based rapper, Shonaman is on the verge of
dropping a brand new EP. We sat down with the 'vernac' emcee and he shared with
us the finer details to his forthcoming project. Below is how the exchange went.
What is the title of your upcoming EP and what is the
official release date?
Shonaman: The
EP is called Rebels and I will be releasing it this end of month.
What inspired the EP name, is there a story behind
it?
Shonaman: The
name 'rebels' stems from all the experiences that I went through between my
first year and my 4th year while at university. I started being serious about
music and getting noticed while I was in church in my forest year, so it led to
a lot of people trying to influence and direct my career in the church set up. There
were those who didn't want me to go perfom outside the church, they wanted me
to live a certain lifestyle, choose who I should hang out with, there were times
that I performed in clubs because I believe that when God sent us, he sent us
to dark places to show the light but
it's not always something that those in the church are open to.
When I do get to the places
outside the church they will also think I belong in the church, so 'Rebels' is my
response to those who think I shouldn't be doing my music outside the church.
How many tracks does it contain and can you provide
us with the tracklist?
Shonaman: It's
gonna have 8 tracks and those will include High 5 which I have shot a video for
already, In God I trust , House of the Lord, Na Gad which I feature a Nigerian
friend of mine, Victory, Miss world and the title track itself, Rebels.
What are some of the themes that you explored in this
project?
Shonaman: The
album explores various themes, chief among those being religion, I address it
as I feel that it is something that has been dying a slow death over the years.
I also took the time out to talk about a mother's love and I managed to sneak a
love song in there too.
Who are some of the producers and artists that you
worked with on this particular project?
Shonaman: On
the production side I worked with @mrmorf on most of the songs, however there
is one song I did with @kumbitronixx who is a Zimbabwean producer.
On the features, I worked
with Real from Nigeria , Elvlasco
from Cameroon , Mell as well
as @Tshire South Africa .
Tried to get hold of my
Zimbabwean people but most of them didn't believe in me , I think it's because
I didn't use the proper channels.
For the benefit of our readers, can you provide us
with a bio on just who Shonaman is?
Shonaman: I
am rapper originally from Zimbabwe
but raised in South Africa
I am currently in my fourth
year at the university
of Pretoria
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