It’s only fitting that a diverse hip hop DJ with over 20 years under his belt both drops something special to celebrate not only his birthday but 50 years of his favourite genre, hip hop. He delivers a compilation of works by his peers on “Zawadi”, which means “Gift” in Swahili features artists from Botswana, Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. The album has 13 tracks.
The offering kicks off with a collage of shoutouts collected from his local to international guest and resident mixtapes over the years. These, spanning from South Africa to the UK. The album takes flight with a prayer-some “Heavens Cry” featuring Samba Tha Prodigal Son. Grabbing about it, is the rawness of the production while the bars from all artists is reflective of the evolution of hip hop, which is rife with conscious and mature wordsmith. This is all while remaining evolved on the sonics front and making it relevant to latest hip hop sounds and consumers.
He came into prominence when he regularly mixed on a primetime show on Metro FM (SA), RB2 (Botswana), Oxford FM (UK) and has gone and co-hosted a Friday hip hop show on RB2. He has also contributed mixtapes from stations such as Bay FM, Eden FM, Tru FM, Umhlobo Wenene FM, Sydney 104.1 (Australia) and more.
Geespeezy says the project is mainly to reflect the ever-changing landscape of hip hop and music at large. Notable features are Zeus, Jbux, Apollo D, Epic, Lyrical Busta, J Dot and more.
The project is released under his Major Moves Music and available on all digital platforms. His social media footprint lives under @Geezpeezy handle on all platforms and booking details on 063 767 7212.
Here is Geespeezy’s Gig Guide:
Fri, 22, Sept, Gaborone (Bots)
Sat, 23 Sept, Windhoek (Nambia)
Sun, 24 Sept, Mafikeng (S.A.)
Sat, 30 Sept, Leeds (U.K.)