Crack releases new offering
Oleosi Kgosi | Thursday September 7, 2017 12:53
Speaking to Showbiz, he stated that his music journey began in 2008 after encouragement and influence from friends.
Moroka said that initially he grew up listening to ‘kwaito’ music, but it changed when he got at junior secondary school where he was surrounded by rappers.
“I fell in love with rapping and realised that I do have great potential. My friends hailed me and told me that I had talent,” he said.
The passionate rapper highlighted that his EP. Kelebogile, is a dedication to his mother, who passed away on his birthday and therefore he wrote a song called 20 May, which is the day she died.
“I named it after her as a gesture of thanks to her for giving me life and I also wanted to express the burning wish and if only she was there to witness the talented rapper that I am” he said.
He added that other songs are about promoters who continually exploit young artists and fail to pay them for their hard work. Crack stated that he also talks about what his team aspires to achieve and the hard work they put towards making their dream to turn into a reality.
Moroka said that Christian ‘Crizzy’ Simon produced all his songs, but Kabo ‘iBro’ Monyake did the mastering. He highlighted that he worked with artists including Benson ‘Leggacy’ Kaleng, Bakang ‘Baxon’ Moitoi, Raphael ‘RockaFella’ Ngenda and Thuto ‘DMK’ Mainole.
The committed artist said the support from people on social media platforms, especially people in his neighborhood is amazing because they relate to his songs.
Crack, however, added that the support is limited and that as upcoming artists they face challenges like lack of funds and not getting booked regularly.
“The only thing to do to overcome these challenges is producing music that is different from others to attract and gain recognition that will bring regular bookings,” he said.
He said he intends to always be unique and offer music for the people including his bitter experiences and aspirations.
Crack highlighted that music in Botswana could grow tremendously if it were fully appreciated.
“Some Batswana really appreciate our music and if everyone could do the same thing, we will slowly but surely get there,” he said.
He said he aspires to penetrate the market worldwide and generate income for a living through his talent.