Vee Mampeezy pulls original crew back

Friday, September 28, 2018

It is no doubt that local music giant, Vee Mampeezy popularised the kwaito kwasa but the golden era in the genre came in 2006 when he launched his own record label, Black Money Makers (BMM) with then mentees, Mingo and Exodus as his top artists.

While his other previous protégés, Eskimos were already signed under Eric Ramco Records, BMM boosted the kwaito kwasa and overthrew kwasa kwasa genre, which had been dominated by Franco and Alfredo Mos.

Vee had a difficult period with South African producer, Godfrey ‘Guffy’ Pilane, so he found a way to bounce back at the time.

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Vee Mampeezy pulls original crew back

It is no doubt that local music giant, Vee Mampeezy popularised the kwaito kwasa but the golden era in the genre came in 2006 when he launched his own record label, Black Money Makers (BMM) with then mentees, Mingo and Exodus as his top artists.

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