In The Stu @SizweMpofuWalsh Talks Legacy, Hardwork x Entitlement

On the third part of our session, we spoke more about hard work and how when it's time to get some work in, our people tend to laze around and prefer the easier way of doing things. Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh speaks about how hard he worked in putting his book together and receiving criticism about it never appealing to young people. I cannot get over the jewels that are dropped in this interview. Many people, young people in particular, would easily pick getting money the quickest way instead of working hard to actually learn something. This is how many people born with privilege have become arrogant and tend to use the power gained within their families to create a negative influence. We touch on Sizwe's relationship with Buks and Solo and their work together. He broke it down, shedding light on the fact that although they did go to a private school growing up, they weren't, in fact, the "better gang" or "elite blacks". They too experienced the racism that came with going to an all-white school. Sizwe also told us more about his album and how instead of following the norm of rapping about the same things as other artists, he wanted to tell his story and hopefully open the genre up.

On the topic of legacy and privilege, Sizwe mentions the backlash he's always received because of his father's power. Sure having influential parents might be a leg up, but what you do with that influence to build yourself is what matters more - "You've got to take it and take it to the next level or try to add your part of the legacy." This part reminded me of Jay Z's Legacy which is basically about creating generational wealth. Quite inspiring because he is fairly young but is actually putting in work for his projects and isn't riding on his surname to gain influence. He's going through his own struggle and he works hard for his message to be heard while continuing to stay as humble as possible.