Limpopo Champions League

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Limpopo Champions League
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Studio album by
Sho Madjozi
Released14 December 2018 (2018-12-14)
Genre
Length48:27
Label Flourish & Multiply
Producer
  • Tboy Daflame
  • DJ Alphy
  • Mafosi Chauke
  • Makwabeats
  • Mslyana
  • PH RawX
  • Reuben Hlaku
  • Sam Berson
  • Seed SA
  • She's Drunk 
Singles from Limpopo Champions League
  1. "Huku"
    Released: 9 March 2018
  2. "Wakanda Forever"
    Released: 30 November 2018
  3. "Idhom"
    Released: 2 June 2019

Limpopo Champions League is the debut studio album by South African rapper Sho Madjozi. It was released on 14 December 2018 by Flourish and Multiply.

Sho Madjozi South African musician

Maya Christinah Xichavo Wegerif, known professionally as Sho Madjozi, is a South African rapper, singer, songwriter, actress and poet. Regarded as one of the best performers in Africa, Madjozi incorporates the Tsonga culture through her music and public image.

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Background

In an interview with Elle Magazine South Africa, Sho Madjozi said that her debut album, Limpopo Champions League, was conceptualised specifically for both her international following and her African fans. She quoted, "As a female artist, it was also important to her to prove that she can write and produce hits in male-dominated genres such as hip-hop, gqom and dance. I hope that when people listen to the album, they remember who they want to be – and go for it." [1] [2] On 26 November 2018, Madjozi posted on Twitter and Instagram the tracklist of the album and the official date of release. [3]

Music and lyrics

Limpopo Champions League is a diverse album which comprises hip hop, qgom, shangaan electro, trap, afrobeats, house, pop, reggae, dancehall, R&B, and EDM. [4] Madjozi primarily uses the languages Tsonga and English for her vocals, while Zulu, Swahili and Tsotsitaal as featured languages. [5]

Hip hop music music genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop or rap music, is a genre of popular music developed in the United States by inner-city African Americans and Latino Americans in the Bronx borough of New York City in the 1970s. It consists of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted. It developed as part of hip hop culture, a subculture defined by four key stylistic elements: MCing/rapping, DJing/scratching with turntables, break dancing, and graffiti writing. Other elements include sampling beats or bass lines from records, and rhythmic beatboxing. While often used to refer solely to rapping, "hip hop" more properly denotes the practice of the entire subculture. The term hip hop music is sometimes used synonymously with the term rap music, though rapping is not a required component of hip hop music; the genre may also incorporate other elements of hip hop culture, including DJing, turntablism, scratching, beatboxing, and instrumental tracks.

Shangaan Electro is a dance movement and musical style born from a 21st-century reboot of local folk traditions in South African townships, Tsonga Disco and Kwaito House. The movement has been spearheaded by DJ Khwaya and the producer Nozinja in recent years, who has turned it into an iconic Afro-futurist strain of electronic dance music. Shangaan Electro is also called "Tsonga Electro" in the Limpopo province of South Africa.

Trap is a style of hip hop music that was developed in the early 2000s in the Southern United States. It is typified by sub-divided hi-hats, heavy, sub-bass layered kick drums in the style of the Roland TR-808 drum machine, typically in half time syncopated rhythms, layered with abstract or orchestral synthesizers and an overall melancholy to dark ambience and lyrical content. The term "trap" referred to places where drug deals take place.

The album's opener "Ro Rali" is a shangaan electro song which features the Limpopo "Afro-wedding music"-influenced vocals formed by the guest singer, Makhadzi. [4] "Idhom", the second track and third single, fuses qgom and house music, which according to Madjozi is about a former partner who left her heartbroken and is now regretting for leaving her. [4] [6] "Limpopo Champions League", the title track, is a mid-tempo gqom song with a melody reminiscing the previous track, "Idhom". [4] The following track, "Wa Penga Na?", is a hip hop song with trap influences. [4] It features rappers, Kwesta and Makwa, who both primarily use isiZulu vocals. "Don't Tell Me What To Do" is a pop song with reggae-fused, EDM and dancehall elements. [4] "Huku", the lead single, follows with a gqom beat. "Changanya" is a house and kwaito song which features the Tanzanian artist Marioo, and Aubrey Qwana. [4] "Kona" returns shangaan electro, and has a rock-influenced intro. [4] "I Mean That" is a house and kwaito song, while "Yaz'Abelungu" starts with a deep-house which leads to a high-tempo Afro-house. [7] "Going Down" then follows which is contemporary R&B, mainly combining hip hop, featuring rapper pH Raw X and uncredited female vocals. [4] "If I Do" is a gqom song, same as the last song, "Wakanda Forever" featuring rapper Ycee, which is the second single. [4]

Limpopo The northernmost province of South Africa

Limpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa. It is named after the Limpopo River, which forms the province's western and northern borders. The name "Limpopo" has its etymological origin in the Ndebele language, the original inhabitants of the area, meaning "strong gushing waterfalls". The capital is Polokwane,.

Ndivhudzannyi Ralivhona commonly known by her stage name Makhadzi, is the South African local queen of Afro-wedding songs. She is well known by singing in her native tongue Tshivenda. She has featured in 'Rorali' by Sho Madjozi, 'Vuwani ni mpfarepfare Remake' by King Monada and 'Jola Kule' by Master KG.

Kwesta South African rapper

Senzo Mfundo Vilakazi, better known by his stage name Kwesta, is a South African rapper and songwriter. He was born in Katlehong, Gauteng, a township also known as K-One. He is currently signed to his own Independent and media company known as Rap Lyf with co-founder Kid X. His third studio album DaKAR II was released on 26 February 2016.

Release

Limpopo Champions League was made available for online streaming via various platforms, including Spotify and Apple Music, on 14 December 2018 through Flourish & Multiply Records. It was also released for digital download. [8] [9]

Streaming media Continuous multimedia operated & presented to users by a provider other than conventional broadcast media channels

Streaming media is multimedia that is constantly received by and presented to an end-user while being delivered by a provider. The verb "to stream" refers to the process of delivering or obtaining media in this manner; the term refers to the delivery method of the medium, rather than the medium itself, and is an alternative to file downloading, a process in which the end-user obtains the entire file for the content before watching or listening to it.

Spotify Music streaming service

Spotify Technology S.A. is a Swedish-American media services provider which is based in Luxembourg. Founded in 2006 in Sweden, the company's primary business is its audio streaming platform that provides DRM-protected music and podcasts from record labels and media companies. As a freemium service, basic features are free with advertisements or automatic music videos, while additional features, such as improved streaming quality and commercial-free listening, are offered via paid subscriptions.

Apple Music Music streaming service

Apple Music is a music and video streaming service developed by Apple Inc. Users select music to stream to their device on-demand, or they can listen to existing, curated playlists. The service also includes the Internet radio station Beats 1, which broadcasts live to over 100 countries 24 hours a day. The service was announced on June 8, 2015, and launched on June 30, 2015 in over 100 countries worldwide. New subscribers get a three-month free trial period before the service requires a monthly subscription.

Singles

Sho Madjozi pre-released two songs in supporting the album. "Huku" was released as the album's lead single on 9 March 2018. [10] The song's music video was released on 18 May 2018 on YouTube. [11] The second single, "Wakanda Forever", featuring rapper Ycee, was released on 30 November 2018. [12] Giving her acceptance speech at the 25th edition of the South African Music Awards for Best Female Album, Madjozi said that her third single " Idhom" will be released the following day. It was then released that following day, on 2 June, along with its accompanying music video. [13]

YouTube Video-sharing service owned by Google

YouTube is an American video-sharing platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. Three former PayPal employees—Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim—created the service in February 2005. Google bought the site in November 2006 for US$1.65 billion; YouTube now operates as one of Google's subsidiaries.

Ycee Nigerian rapper

Oludemilade Martin Alejo, known professionally as Ycee, is a Nigerian rapper, singer and songwriter. He rose to limelight after his single "Condo", which features vocals from Patoranking, earned him two nominations at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards. He was also nominated for Best Artist in African Pop at the 2015 All Africa Music Awards. In October 2016, Ycee signed a record deal with Sony Music, but terminated his contract with the label in February 2018. In December 2016, he was nominated for Next Rated at The Headies 2016.

South African Music Awards

The South African Music Awards are the Recording Industry of South Africa's music industry awards, established in 1995. The ceremony is held in late-April or May every year, with the judging process starting in November of the previous year. The nominations are typically announced at the end of March. The winners receive a gold-plated statuette called a SAMA.

"Don't Tell Me What To Do" was featured on the television commercial, by retail company Edgars, which shows Madjozi performing the song on a local street surrounded by various people. [14] The advertisement premiered on 2 November 2018. "Kona", was featured on the musical drama series, Rhythm City .

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal and Spotify. [15] [16]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ro Rali"
Reuben Hlaku3:33
2."Idhom"WegerifTboy Daflame3:38
3."Limpopo Champions League"WegerifDaflame3:13
4."Wa Penga Na?"
Makwabeats3:32
5."Don't Tell Me What To Do"
  • Wegerif
  • Sam Berson
Berson3:27
6."Huku"WegerifMslyana3:34
7."Changanya"
  • Wegerif
  • Marioo
  • Aubrey Gwana
DJ Alphy4:26
8."Kona"WegerifMafosi Chauke4:15
9."I Mean That"WegerifAlphy4:38
10."Yaz' Abelungu"WegerifShe's Drunk3:06
11."Going Down"WegerifPH RawX4:28
12."If I Die"WegerifDaflame3:02
13."Wakanda Forever"
Seed SA3:35
Total length:48:27

Personnel

Musicians

Production

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  6. ↑ "This is the heartbreak that inspired Sho Madjozi's new song". Channel24.
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