Epic Sbu Expresses his Emotions through his Music and touches People's Lives
Sbusiso Mahlangu, Well known As Epic sbu, Born and raised in lydenburg. "To Do music I was inspired by Aubrey Drake Graham back in 2008, but then I started Recording my music in 2015 when I was in Grade 8, I was introduced to a Producer known as Mpc,that's where I started recording my first song titled "I am Real" , people were impressed with my work. I went on to work with the likes of Jay Lez and Carolex as they produced my other sings, in 2016 I dropped my first Debut trapsoul single "Broken heart" which features Jay lez, it was a huge experience for me because it was trending in the hood with approximately 2K downloads now the internet. In 2017 I dropped my single Rolling Stone Again, it touched a lot of hearts Which opened a lot of doors for me in the industry locally.
2018 was a heartbreaking year for me, I've lost my loved ones, experienced betrayal which led me to write a Single "Depression" it was released 5 October 2018 and it went viral, people related to the song as it remains trending even now with so many downloads...
2019 was a life changing for me as An Artist, I was exposed to a lot of opportunities, Dropped NY debut single From the ghetto, performed it for the first time at the First Mash Talent show... Later on it was playlisted in the heartbeat top5 2 weeks in a row. In August I was invited to perform for the Mashishing Sports promotional awards with over 200 people... September I got nominated for being the best male artist of the year at the TCLMAS awards , Then I was invited for a Radio interview at Mash Fm.
Which genre of music fo you do and who is your main inspiration?
I do soulful rap music and i am inspired by Drake
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Besides Music, what else do you do?
I'm still in high school doing my final year
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You were nominated for Best Male Artist of the Year. What qualities makes the best Male Artist?
Being able to inspire, for people to relate through your music and your personality as an artist
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What is the good and the bad thing about being an Artist around your hood?
The good thing is that it keeps me out of my comfort zone... The bad thing is that there is no support and less opportunities
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What is the story behind your writings?
The story behind my writings is that I grew up and introvert, I always bottled things up... being bullied in school, heartbreaks and etc, so I write about such
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How is the response from your family and friends towards your music journey
My mom and dad are actually proud of my music journey
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Epic Sbu... what is the story behind this stage name?
Epic sbu is a special name that I gave myself in grade 8 the time I i started recording my first song... I knew there was always something special and unique within me and the name describes everything
