With people as diverse as Prince, Frank Ocean, TKZee, Pink Floyd, Outcast and someone he describes as his “greatest musical influence”, Kanye West for inspiration, Stephen Of Kent is clearly no ordinary singer- songwriter and rapper. Stephen, who is also a producer and multi-instrumentalist is not shy about stating how much the late Linda Mkhize popularly known as ProKid inspired him on his records.
It is no surprise that it’s taking music lovers and hip hop heads alike, a while to catch up to his work. Between the solid and timeless production on his records and exploring the human condition in such a raw form, it’s nothing short of rare talent that he is not your single-listen-and- move-on type of artist. He is as comfortable and raw in vernacular or any language he chooses to get his message through. You can hear this on his YouTube playlisted “future kwaito freestyle” EP. His master pieces are available on all major online music platforms.
Stephen, doesn’t only live it to audio representation of his craft to claim his moment in music. Major League Gardens, Trace Roots Festival, DSTV I Rock Festival, Pop Bottles Johannesburg and 5FM live at Sun City and more, are some of the stages he has taken music lovers on but has become a revered live performer while at it.
You will be forgiven for not knowing who Stephen Of Kent is, which is all the more reason why you should join Slyso on Umhlobo Wenene FM’s #IQL as he chats to Stephen and introduces the Xhosa speaking and understanding 1.7 million listenership to this breath of fresh air for a rap artist. The interview will be at 8:15pm on Saturday the 12, Feb, 2022.
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