Finding one’s place and purpose in the world is an age-old conundrum that the majority of us as humankind find ourselves in. Figuring i...
Finding one’s place and purpose in the world is an age-old conundrum that the majority of us as humankind find ourselves in. Figuring it out and going about impacting the world in our own unique way gives our lives more meaning and direction.
This, in part, is what formed the basis for emerging Zimbabwean hiphop artist Kuly Tangu’s latest body of work.
Aptly titled ‘Purpose’, the 10-track project is set to be unleashed onto the market this Saturday (22 June).
“Purpose for me is rather a question than an answer. I have been asking myself what my purpose is, the reason why I do what I do. I had given up on music and when I stopped doing it I started realizing how much it meant to me. The album spells out, “READ TO BE FAMOUS IN ALL LOST MEMORIES” for me this was an encouragement my dad gave me way back when I was young. So I decided to call the album purpose because it’s my way of bringing out my stories of love, pain, aspirations, goals and dreams. Hence the almost story”, he explained.
Talking to Urban Craft magazine, the young man made sure to give us an idea of what to expect once the album hits record stores. From the themes that he explored to the features, the album is one creative piece of art, that’s for sure.
“The album contains 10 tracks with themes of love, hate and goals. Songs like ‘R & D’ talk about the love I have, the love I do not want to lose. ‘R’ features one of the most talented females in Bulawayo [Culoe]. ‘To be’, ‘Famous’ and ‘In All’ are songs that talk about where I want to be as an artist, my dreams and goals. A major highlight of the album will be the features I did with Rockie DoUb, Lynden and KY Scott”, said Kuly.
Delving deeper into the project, Kuly described it as the ‘best of 3 worlds’ as it blends hiphop, rnb and Trapsoul to give the rising star his own unique sound.
“This album is the best of 3 musical worlds, Hip-Hop, Rnb and Trapsoul. So you have a little of everything you love. The project is filled with love, heartbreak and motivational songs. I can safely say that this album, from track 1 up to the last, is a work of art that any music fan will love and relate to as well.
“It was hard finding the right date and funds to actually do an album release so we ended up deciding to give away the album for free”, said the Bulawayo based artist.
Aside from the launch, the rapper said that the accompanying visuals to the project will be made available in the short time to come and also teased that he might also drop a surprise album in the not-too-distant future.
“Well we will be releasing visuals for this album pretty soon, that’s something people should look out for, and who knows.. maybe I might do a surprise album”, said Kuly.
Album link
audiomack.com/album/kuly-tangu-music/purpose-album-1
Social Media: @kulytangumusic
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