Bull & Bush Goes Gothic As Juju-Boy Celebrates Hurt Me

MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWE
Staff Writer | Monday February 1, 2010 00:00

 

The line-up on the evening will include the likes of BK Proctor, 3rd Mind, T-Boss, Foster Juliano, previously known as Mr Doe, Magosi, as well as DJs Shimrock, Mr O, Ash and Kenzo Over the festive season Juju-Boy's  song received massive airplay on local radio stations, as hundreds of  music enthusiasts requested for it, consequently leading to a modest rise  in album sales. The song is being acclaimed as one of the intelligently woven compositions, backed by impressive vocals by Juju-Boy himself, as well as a catchy dance instrumental. It seems to be enjoying listenership ship even from  those music lovers who do not necessarily have gothic inclinations.

The song, Hurt Me, deviates from normality as the rapper celebrates the life of sodomy.Juju-Boy has confessed  that he actually brings out his real personality or character in this hit song.  Here he tells a girl to give him pleasure by hurting him a little with burning candles. He begs to be pulled by the ears and whipped with a belt. He talks about the pleasure he gets from being bound with chains and hit with spikes, and begs to be stepped on with high-heeled shoes. He tells Showtime that once he got into the recording studio and heard the instrumental, done by Guffy Mapitse of Ramco Loco, the lyrics just flowed.

'That is the first song I recorded in the album. It impressed a whole lot of people in the studio.

Even traditional musicians who were listening were so impressed I heard them repeat the chorus after we were done with the recording of the song. I was surprised that they could appreciate something like that.'

Now it would seem it is the whole nation that is catching the Hurt Me bug,  and in recognition of this development Juju-Boy says Bull and Bush Pub would be  redesigned  for the Saturday night show with a theme that reflects the Hurt Me concept.

'The manner in which people and the radio stations have reacted to the song is amazing.The song has become one of  the most played songs on radio stations now, and the album copies are steadily selling in shops. I intend to use more music distributors now to take the album to various parts of the country. Initially, I distributed the album through Choppies stores. I would continue to use the Choppies outlets, but now  I realise the need to spread my wings,'  Juju-Boy told Showtime.