These days most music projects are merely just a number of songs on a project accompanying one hit record, that when you’re listening to them you have to skip countless times just to find any other records that could be worth a listen. However when you’re listening to Merel’s five records EP Is’qubulo, the next button is likely to remain untouched. The project offers the utmost listening pleasure right from the first record titled Buka Senzani. The song serves well as the first track as it’s an introduction to the Inanda lads and what they do. The second record titled Waya Waya continues where the first one left off as Merel continues to let us into his life. The neatly produced song talks about how the rapper is always busy with the raps and how big the Hip Hop culture is. I love the Kwaito feel on this record, so enticing.
This EP is like a relay race, every record picks up where the other left off and ensures that you continue to enjoy your listening experience. Track 4 titled You’re Mine surely keeps running with the baton. It’s a great collaborative effort; the rapper called out Sqephu to add his touches with a sweet chorus and a dope verse. Well executed. I’m actually imagining this Zulu romance and it looks fairly well. I like the richness of the language used on this record, makes me want to up my Zulu fluency game. The relay race ends up at church with a spiritual record titled Glory featuring Sqephu. On the record Merel reveals his spiritual side as he vows to forever praise the lord in order to see the Promised Land. He also encourages other people to give their lives to Lord in order to see the Promised Land too. Love the production, it and the sampled choir vocals effortlessly teleports you to church. Sqephu’s vocals on the hook are nothing short greatness, well done.
Dope project. Love the richness of the language used here as well as the usage of words. The rapper has excellent storytelling skills; every bar he spits paints a perfect picture of the things he is rapping about. You can actually picture the things he’s talking about very well. I guess that’s what 14 years of music making experience is like.
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