Dyi Baddie is a concept that I can say people around me contributed to making it stick, I wrote a verse on a parody song where there is a part that says “Ms Kulie I dyi baddie va dyi navela”… the name stuck on my mind and I found it catchy. My fans, friends and family are usually a huge inspo to my music and most of the things I say on Dyi Baddie are some of the compliments I’ve received.
I am pretty BAD myself… don’t belive? Check my Gram Lol!
I have been pushing back releasing an EP which has been in the works for years! I’ve recorded songs but would not get the steam to want to drop. When the Dyi Baddie name hooked me I decided to drop some of the gems I had been holding on to.
The rest of the credit belongs to the beat maker, Nqabza The Boss who created the song ”Dyi Baddie”.
He sent me that song, however I know I wanted to do a single but the single turned into a few songs.
I’ve redefined “Dyi Baddie” as a term to describe someone who trusts their hype and goal oriented. The EP says that from Track 1-5
How long did it take for the whole EP to Be Completed?
It took years Lol!
Some of the beats were sent to me in 2016 and I was too held up with everything else, I couldn’t properly channel the energy to hit the studio. It has been a matter of pressing the release bottom coz the music had been there!
Who did you work with on this EP and how was the experience working with them?
I worked with really amazing people!
On Dyi Baddie; I worked with the talented Nqabza The Boss who made the beat and produced the song, he was a breeze and was so patient.
Award winning super engineer Zeph Beats said “say no more” when I hit him up to handle the final mastering of Dyi Baddie and if you know Zeph, you will understand why I had to put him on this one.
Faneriwa… the beat is produced by the GOAT Ph RaWx, he sent me the beat a few years ago when we were working on his album From Giyani With Love Too. Ph is one of the people I really call a big brother to the game and especially Limpopo cats. Working with him was nothing short of empowering, not just the beats but the guidance as well (Bro almost got me changing my name Lol!)
We recorded Faneriwa at Keys n Stuff Polokwane studios and I worked with radio host who as ninjas as a DJ and music producer and the mixing and mastering was done by rapper and producer Joyler Teezey
Then there’s Arguing Point, the beat was produced by my super talented home boy Jay Beats but Mixed and Mastered Joyler Teezay who really has my heart with his work! Working with both gents was a breeze.
The Code… Canar LED cooked this heat with the beat, also fun fact is that Canar is a house producer and produced the award winning “Xile nkuweni” by Dee Rocka. He did amazaning on his first Hip Hop record. I featured vocals from my friend and partner Hope Lebese who I had to bully into playing out the phone call verse on The Code ( its really cool, go listen!)
The remix of The Code which is The Guy Code features one of my favorite Tsonga rappers, the award winning Dee Michaels who I happen to have 2 other songs with that we haven't dropped, he is an amazing story teller and I wanted the remix of this song to give Drake’s Marvins Room vibe, he was exactly that!
The second verse is by the talented Seshtown rapper Mr 01 Out Records MalcomZee who is probably one of the most tired people from my EP, he handled the recording and pre arrangements 70% of the EP. I loved working with both.
What’s your favourite song on this Album and why?
Maaaan, this whole thing is fire but I can say I've played Arguing Point a million times and really think we cooked there 😂
I am a RAPPER and I love to rap so Jay Beats brought out my favourite me.
Which song will you shoot a Music video for first on this album and why?
Dyi Baddie, I can't wait to show off baddies and twerk on water lol. But jokes aside, I really feel Dyi Baddie is a huge record for the summer and I can't wait for you to see what we are cooking.
And yes Jay, you can come to the shoot 😂
