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Dare devilz

.Dare devilz is a group that started back in .two thousand and one with a group of .five .people and skwatta kamp instrumentalz ..We started writing songs using the ..instrumentals .and ended up performing in .talent shows at the French cultural .centre, .Shire highlands .hotel, Blantyre youth .centre etc . During that we were .known as .THUGS [true humble .unique guys], we .were tremendously .encouraged by the response from the people. IT .seemed the people were .interested in our type of hiphop because we had a different .message depicting .real events and making fun of them. One day when we were practicing .one of our .tracks a guy by the name of Drezmac came by started telling how good our .music is and that it would be better to come up with a single or even an album because .rapping in talent shows was not going to get us anywhere. This was a milestone in our life .for we decided to take his advice and release a single but before we could do anything one .of our group members left to live in Lilongwe the other decided to concentrate on school .and the other one later on went to live in Mzuzu which left two people me and my brother .Marcus Kay-G . We were not affected by our friends' departure since Marcus was the one .coming up with the beats and I was coming up with the concepts and hooks. We did our first single called keep going which was frequently played on joy radio hiphop show the .tunnel and had a bad time on hit or miss on power IoI . We later on released another single never change which also had a good run which .encouraged us to come up with an album. Because of failing to make producers understand our tunes and of that fact that we were criticized in .the studios for our lyrics we decided to produce the album our selves. We had recorded approximately seventeen songs when we released the .first single called hate it but am hot the response was astonishing and it was a hit by our standards the Dj’s loved it the people also loved it. Our .next single had the same success but unfortunately when our computer crashed we lost all the material for our album for we had not completed .mixing it. But now we the encouragement of a lot of people who are also making a mark in the game people like Taz,Gosrizer just to mention a .few we will come up with more songs and more projects.

D'N'M is an abbreviation of DAY ONE'n'MASTER PSYCHIK,i can say D'n'M as

a formal crew was formed in 2004,though we've .always worked together,coz

we went to the same high .shcool,so that's where i can say we actually met in 2000,we

.were classmates then ,since we both had a strong passion for hiphop,working

together was not a problem.We did freestyle's .and recorded track's together

,but after finishing high .school we split up coz Day One(Rasheed Ajussah)went

to South .Africa to persue his studies,as for me 'Master .Psychik'(Brendon Chapweteka)

,i was still here doin ma .thing,so while Day One was in South

,i met Dj Lick,Proverbzz .and Drezmac and we formed a group "EQUINOX"

and did our .first recording at Gomonda studio's.While i was in Equinox we .worked

with a couple of artist's like George Mkandawile,Mwiza form the Springs and

Meander,we also worked .with different producer's like Gift Muhango,Chart

.Rock"DYNAMIKE" just to mention a few,Day One while South did .some single's

with(Ralu,Khalid,Khijo Charlce)Malawian cats .based in S.A ,When Day One cam

back from South in 2004 things picked up form where we left coz then Equinox

was on .a verge of dissolving,so thats when D'n'M got back .together.We are both

persuing our studies at Malawi College .of Accountancy,with Day One doing

Insurance and M Psychik is doing ACCA.What actually inspired us to take

hiphop seriuos are local rappers such as The Real Elements,Mo Effects,The Strategy,Dynamike,Gosple just to mention a few.’PROJECT REPORT’ is our debut album and is to drop early 2006.......

INCYT

Incyt,real name Edward Kawamba was born the heart of Blantyre,M-dubs(Malawi)
for years he has been an emcee that many have called "Real" or the product
of the city Life who has tackled real issues in Africa or Malawi.His voice and rythmatic deliveries on his verses has distinguished this rapper from many.From the drop of his first album called "Making the Mark" recorded in South Africa which featured international artist such as Mizchief(SA rapper) and Ashaan(SA R&B group).Incyt really made a mark to tell Malawians in 2004 what time it really was.His frequent appears on the media has always reminded the public of his presence.As one of the founders of the '265' movement,he has shook the game with his "I AM M-DUB HIPHOP" MIXTAPE which was realised in Nov 2007.This Dude is by far the most versatile emcee in the dubz that has always represented on every track he spits on,from freestyle on international radio stations in Europe and South Africa to making classics such as 'Oceans away,Resonable distance and Crazy time' Incyt is here to stay and even after he retires he's still well known,well respected and will have his heart in Africa "Africans moving\i feel the colder breeze\and these minds is locked,but i posses the keys\little did they know the land of opportunity\was what i crawled on on as a child but now it supports my feet/ ( Incyt on making the mark)

Dominnt 1

With the game being so industry-driven, good hip hop is hard to come by.This Malawian raised emcee/producer refuses to be part of this craze they now call 'hip hop' and thus at an early age set out to make it right. His emcee style is a mixture of old school and 'true' school. He sounds like old school LL Cool J with a Tribe Called Quest flow added to remarkable lyrical content. Dominant One is influenced by the
likes of Pete Rock, Dj Premier, the late J. Dilla, Dj Hi-tek, Just Blaze and R.Z.A of Wu-Tang Clan as far as production goes.He has a set individual style of production through which his versatility culminates in a hybrid he has coined 'Electric
Soul'. Dominant One has worked with thus far worked with Skire (C.e.o. Amaravi Records), Marvel (formerly of Real Elements),the Zambian prodigy C4 the Bomb, K.R.T, Lulu, Sally Nyundo, Rising Sun, Gospel, Wisdom Chitedze, Manyanda, Kwame, Third Eye,Cris Mack, the Chosen One to mention but a few. Dominant One
does not limit his music to a Malawian market, currently working with a number of international acts which include Mode Nine of Nigeria and Awkword of the USA. He is also a part of the region's first live hip hop band, Ifeyo

BIRIWIRI

IBiriwiri is a Malawian Hip-Hop duo made up of Kabuzi (Khumbo Munthali) and Zizwa (Ken Limwame). The duo met in their primary school days but after going to different schools they met again at Chancellor College, a constituent college of University of Malawi where they formed Biriwiri. A year after they finished their degree programs, they released their first album titled Chipata Chopapatiza (2006) which catapulted them to the fore of Malawian Hip-Hop scene. The album contained popular hits Daily Daily, Ndikumbukira Agogo and Mudzionetsetsa.

Biriwiri draws its influence and inspiration from African oral literature, Malawian music heritage and American rap and Hip-Hop music - which Kabuzi and Zizwa grew up listening to. Their brand of Hip-Hop is notable for its strict adherence to the use of vernacular language as a medium of delivery for their rap lyrics. Furthermore they tackle themes that are socially pertinent, familiar and readily identifiable as Malawian and African. Even though Biriwiri’s music is urban oriented, it is permeated by elements of traditional African forms of rhythm and style. In the end, their music also attracts, and is palatable to, adult and rural ears which are conventionally regarded as peripheral audience to Hip-Hop.

Biriwiri is currently working on its ambitious second album titled Umayitha which will be released mid 2008.

Broken Knowledge aka Hyphen aka Young Kay is steadily making a name for himself on the Malawian music scene.
Young Kay was inspired by high school friends (1999) to start rapping and now having learnt form his peers Kenny Klips, Jinx and Dezert Eagle about the ins and outs of the Hip-Hop game, Young Kay has worked to make his style his own; his ability to mix Chichewa and English has made him one of the most captivating Mcs to ever hit Malawi.

A product of Rush Records His debut single “I’m Home” Featuring Goodson Gomonda proved that he was a force to reckon with. Now working on his debut album Exhale-Breathe Out (17 Tracks featuring productions from Dezert Eagle and Dare Devils) which is a showcase of a personal journey bringing you into the world of a young man who in conscience about the world that surrounds him, his style never straying far from his roots and upbringing. Exhale is one of the best Hip-Hop albums to ever come out of this small country proving that there is skill buried here. Broken Knowledge aka Hyphen aka Young Kay, be on the look for this guy because to underestimate him would be a mistake

Dezert Eagle ) aka Eric Duse (don’t take the name as that of a gun but rather take the name literal an Eagle of the Desert Malawi’s premier producer, Ghanaian born but lives in Blantyre, this producer/rapper/singer (we shall just called him multi talented artist) short lived in Australia before returning to Malawi in 2006. In the same year he released his debut album “Broken Silence” spawning off hits such as Yankho and Ntofu (featuring Kenny Klips) which changed the course of Malawian local music. Broken Silenced had a few tracks that stayed on the Malawian Charts for a number of weeks with Ntofu and Yankho clinching the top spot for weeks.

This Multi talented artist does it all from hip-hop to reggae and from Kwasakwasa to R&B, he has also worked on number of unofficial remixes which are released under the moniker of the trio Pinya Pinya. He together with Rush Record’s Manager Pempho “Rissah” Kafoteka also spawned off their own genre of music called Changu.

2007 has been a busy year for Dezert playing more of the producer role than ever and also at the same time preparing to release his next album Barren Lands. He also played a major role in the production of Broken Knowledge’s album “Exhale” having produced 11 tracks of the 18 track album and also produced all but 1 track of Shawishe’s album “Mwakawidwa”
Dezert also produced Basement’s 2007 hit single “Sonjola” and together With Rissah produced half of Fuggie Kasipa’s album.

Barren Lands Dezert’s next album promises to be another trend setter like Broken Silence was featuring Shawishe(Kenny Klips), Broken Knowledge, Goodson Gomonda, Naseelah and Nigeria’s Modenine just to mention a few.

Dezert has also recently started taking on the role of being A&R for Rush Records having discovered the female Singer/Rapper Naseelah in 2007 who debuted on Broken Knowledge’s album “Exhale”, and also appears on his “Barren Lands”

Diversity

Diversity is a group originated from Manja hood in Blantyre,its a crew of
3 guys namely:NAK-SO-GHETTO (real name Nakali Manjolo),PU2ZL3 A.K.A
TK (real name Thomas Kambale),and RAP NEMESIS (real name Mwiza Nyirenda),We guys come
together in the formation of Diversity in 2005 and produced tracks from in our
own studio.We used to call ourself TNM(thomas,nakali 'n' mwiza)..alot of
people got inspired from the unique way we did our music and our
production-we went around schools in Blantyre by a
project called Reach for life and we really turned up our fans with a positive
altitude.We then started receiving emcees all over Blantyre with the likes of,
DEZ-MARK,ALMIGHTY,DAVE BANTON who inspired us in our production so we got
motivated n started workin seriously on our production,thats When we came up
with the name Diversity means something inique with MULTIPLE EMCEES and we now
call our studio Diversity records,we work day n nyt tryna mek beta.
our email is [email protected] can contact us on O8633174 for
pu2zl3,O5600639 for Rap Nemesis and 09312881 for Nak-so-ghetto,DIVERSITY-malawian
hip hop z no longer on the ground level.peace

Chimphona (The Nameless)

Kelvin Dlove Banda aka X-Kel (Chimphona) born in
30th May 1982 his hobbies are..Listening to beats,He is an Electronics Technician.
Inspiration..Hip-Hop came as a wish come true after realising my ability to write and
compose lyrics and lines I used to memorise as I grew up.
Between 1996-2000 found out that was able to toss freestyles and and stand firm in an instru.2003 meet Freinds with the same insipiration and formed a group The Nameless
Favourite artist....Appriciate all raw underground talent as far as it represents the realness.

Popdogg

P-O-P-D-O-DOUBLE G,hip-hop and RnB solo artist generally known as Pop Dogg is now a graduate from hiphop school of self taught.From his forth coming album, SPIT REAL, critics would marvel at how domineering and confident he is when it comes to double, triple and quadruple rhyming skills while maintaining a grip on the same story line.

Often called 'Sniffing Gunpowder'and "bwampini" among his peeps for his explosive lyrics and accentuating punch lines, the Malawian born artist is also bilingual making him one of the rarest and gifted artists to step on dublin hip-hop scene. It takes a genius to rap, sing and write in two completely different languages.

On stage, Pop Dogg is energetic and passionate in delivering his message to the audience.he perfomed alongside THE GAME at Olympia Theatre,Dublin a crowd of 2,000 plus, wit MR Switcha,Elsburg in South Africa,and Lusaka in Zambia. SPIT REAL is here-2008. The wait is over!!

3rd eye

I was borne of Regina Viyazyi of Muona village in the Southern region
of Malawi and Wales B. Mwanza of Jandalala village in the North
...shit is real. My mum pushed me out November first 1984th, Ekwendeni
hospital, on the outskirts of a small town called Mzuzu.
Taught how to read real fast at an early age by mums a teacher, my
ability to read real life situations kinda honed itself thus my be-coming
Third Eye. Schooled by my pops (a poet and writer) in the literary arts,
ask me no lyrical questions, NO question...shit is real. I was seven when
I first met Dominic. I was in ten in standard six when Mandela was elected
by his people. Was twelve at Likuni Boys Secondary School when I got my
first standing ovation, thirteen when mum dukes first kicked me out the
house...in Afrika shit gets really real. Fourteen when pops got his first
stroke, fifteen I busted my first nut and stopped that girl's menstrual
cycle jumpin' the fence back at Phwezi Boys Secondary School. Sixteen when
I first drank myself to a blackout the night I last saw my best friend
Lorraine (r.I.p-wish u neva got in that car), sixteen still when I worked
my first and last 'behind the desk job'. I aint slaving for no one person!
At twenty found myself droppin' out halfway through my philosophy degree
like I shoulda done this years ago. I said I aint slaving for no one! Twenty
one I got my first real breaks rocking shows with the taller half of the
legendary k-South up in Nairobi and then found me hating me for "choosing" da
hippy 2 da hop overmy little brother Steve (*love u 4eva kid, the tears quit
the choking coz I know you're more alive and happy all the time now*). Twenty
two I kissed my dad's forehead goodbye ten months after his 3rD stroke, I know
u got home safe pops, keep watchin' ova the Third,1. 4give me y'all 4 all the
personals but musik's my little diary and this MY page on MY space! By the way
it was nice meeting u, thanx 4 lighting me up! Peace to Afrika, peace to the
Middle East and further, right back to North and South aMeRiKa, Australia and
Europe keep keepin' it dope and may it rain in Spain! Peace to One God and One
people. Shit iz really real..."every bush burn by the fire they keep/carressing
my third eye I will never sleep"...wAtcH thE iSLaNd U bUy, sTiLL wAtERz dROwN dEEp!

MIGHTY

A story teller and a poet .Most of his songs are a reflection of the world through his window expressed in the form of HIP HOP. He started rhyming in 1997 with a couple of homeboys, sum dead…sum locked up…sum married…anyway that’s life. He’s been kickin freestyles on radio shows and MC competitions with no recognition of course… anyway that’s life.The name was originally ALMIGHTY given to him cuz of his obsession with reality and shocking truth in his songs, but later simplified it to MIGHTY cuz of religious cats u know.He’s got one mixtape to his name titled MY BOOK OF POEMS but currently working on his debut album to be called THE FIRST READING.