DJ Izzy records a Razi tribute
Thursday, September 24, 2015
DJ Izzy
The song is a sing-along hip-hop track, which has feel good sound features and a line-up of Balete artists who are also from Ramotswa. The artists are Kwaito star Thabo ‘T.H.A.B.O’ Bolokwe, Lorato Rantao, Johannes ‘Chrome’ Mangole and Lekgotla ‘Big L Wasekai’ Radikara.
“In hip-hop we have a thing called “Rep your hood” where there is an unwritten law that states that you should never forget your roots and that wherever you go you should carry where you are from with it. I thought I would make a song that represents what the youth see the village as,” DJ Izzy explained.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...