'Troy' with the beat on 'Emotion and Feel'

Upcoming local hip-hop artist, Tumelo 'Troy' Dintwa, has expressed concern at the current state of affairs in the rap industry both locally and internationally.

He said in Gaborone over the weekend that nowadays rap music has become a platform for some artists to brag about living glamorously unlike in the past when people used rap to express deep emotions and feelings.  The 26-year-old man is set to release an 18-track self-produced mix-tape entitled The Troy Season.

He describes the mix-tape as a musical piece that takes you back in time, giving listeners some classical sound with hard hitting lyrical rhymes and content. Dintwa, however, describes himself as a unique artist compared to other local Hip-hop artists.

Editor's Comment
Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....

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