Happy Friday in this breast cancer awareness month. Do your part and make it a pink-wear month and spread the message. Today we focus on one of the most slept on artists that Zim Hip Hop has to offer. He goes by the name Holy Ten and his potent lyricism comes to the fore in the visuals of Kumba Kune Vanhu.
The hard hitting song is laced with a brutal honesty, while not easy to swallow , demonstrates the young man’s drive to speak truth. It also highlights the plight of the girl child and how circumstances can become her greatest enemy. The message is an observation in how people tend to look on the surface and make judgements without truly understanding the situation that leads to temptation and bad decisions. A truly poetic masterpiece and the slow steady pace helps the listener delve deeper into the plot.
Storytelling is nothing new to Holy Ten as his hit Ndaremerwa attests. The visuals for Kumba Kune Vanhu are simple and paint a real life story. A dark look on the contrast between the day and night life of a young woman who is seen as a good girl by regular folk and yet at night she is living the life at the expense of her conscience and good name.
Holy Ten has created a tagline “Based on a thousand true stories” which explains the drive of his music at the moment. He seems to be interpreting his observations and putting them into music making him a highly empathetic individual. You can feel the emotional journey through his punchlines and his ability to fuse with the beat is praiseworthy.
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