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Skwatta KampBak on Kampus
ENCODER..: lame-3.97 GRABBER..: EAC
SOURCE...: CDDA QUALITY..: VBRkbps/44.1kHz
TRACKS...: 19 GENRE....: Hip-Hop
RIPPER...: 1REAL TEAM YEAR.....: 2006
RIP DATE.: 03-03-2007 LABEL....: EMI
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Earlier this year, Skwatta KampÆs Lebogang Mothibe (aka
Shugasmakx) was adamant that the seven-MC groupÆs next
offering would ônot be the same shit in the same toiletö.
Listening to Bak on Kampus -- the groupÆs fifth album,
released two weeks ago -- the Lunch Bar log, after an
unsuccessful flush, floats to the surface.
Not necessarily a bad thing. Especially if you are a fan.
Skwatta Kamp are in fine lyrical fettle, comfortable within
a mainstream musical space and delivering goods that will
not disappoint. While musically polished, immaculately
produced and presented, Bak on Kampus is not an incendiary
new vision for hip-hop in this country -- the albumÆs lapses
into the generic prevent this.
By using a variety of different producers, including Mark
Montgomery, Sthembiso ôStethoscopeö Ngconwane and Skwatta
members, the group mine new musical territory -- including
funk, Latino and rock -- yet much of Bak on Kampus is,
inescapably, classical Skwatta Kamp updated. Those
characteristic beats reinforced with sinister lyrical hooks
are as infectious as the Ebola virus. The accessible
chant-back nature of their songs, the arrangement of drums
and bass incites listeners to march.
It is a recognisable sound that has previously brought
commercial success, reflected by the gold status of both the
South African Music Award-winning albums for best rap group,
Mkukhu Funkshen (2003) and WashÆUmkhukhu (2004).
Thematically, Bak on Kampus includes observations from
within the music/celebrity industry as on Fake Ass Pimp
(where wannabes get a lashing with lyrics like ôYouÆre an
X-tra strong trying to be celebrity / Always trying to get
in VIPö) to (yawn) laying honeys ôwho blow Tarzan like
suicide bombersö (Touch) and hanging out in clubs (Habashwe
or Little 2 Much). Then there are the dance-floor numbers
tailored for summertime, including Feel Like Dancing and
Bumpa 2 Bumpa, which feature vocalist Relo and where Adam
HowardÆs trumpet and guitaring by Lira and Robin Kohl add a
South American flavour.
The Skwattas get serious on tracks like Kings and Queens,
which deals with issues of child abuse and violence.
Mothibe, speaking to the Mail & Guardian this week, said
this represented the ôconscious side of the group, something
we always have doneö.
ôChild abuse and violence is something which is killing our
country and we have to get people to think about these
issues. Kings and Queens is a message to and for the kids,ö
said Mothibe.
Satani, with its sample of The DramaticsÆ Lucifer, with
James Brown-type crooning, is one of the most successful
songs on Bak on Kampus. According to Mothibe, it is about
ôthe temptations in society, from greed to drugs, and is
preceded by a hilarious David Kau skit situated in hellÆs
call centreö. Feels a lot like subjecting oneself to
reporting a fault to Telkom.
Bak on Kampus is a typically rousing offering from Skwatta
Kamp, and in keeping with the groupÆs musical tradition,
which stems from their debut Skwatta Kampain (2001) and
another best rap Sama-winner, 2002Æs Khut en Joyn, and runs
through Mkukhu Funkshen and WashÆUmkhukhu.
Mothibe says, lyrically, the album is an affirmation of
Skwatta KampÆs status within local hip-hop, as kings of the
pile, and hence the title: ôThe logic is that we have
schooled you before, and now weÆre back to school you some
more. WeÆre the lecturers on this campus.ö
According to Mothibe, the group -- which includes Siyabonga
Metane (Slikour), Nkululeko Habedi (Flabba), Nkosana Nkosi
(Bozza), Sechaba Kgalala (Infa), Musawenkosi Molefe (Nish)
and Sello Mofokeng (Nemza) -- has been working on the album
ôfor the past year-and-a-half, but seriously hit the studio
from March this yearö.
Formed in 1994, Skwatta Kamp remain savvy about the music
industry and their space within it. Their signing to Gallo
in 2003 -- the first time a local hip-hop act was signed by
one of the major music labels -- was considered by media
watchers as the beginning of hip-hopÆs assimilation into the
mainstream.
It was. Artists like Prokid and Selwyn have since followed
Skwatta Kamp to Gallo. Skwatta Kamp themselves have moved
from Gallo to EMIÆs new Virgin Urban label, where they are
the only local band. The group still maintain their own
management and recording label, Buttabing
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01. Hands Up (Skit) : 00:34
02. Hands up : 04:31
03. Fake Ass Pimp : 05:28
04. Touch : 04:27
05. Habashwe (Little 2 much) : 04:00
06. Nomabangathini : 04:41
07. Satani (Skit) : 01:40
08. Satani : 03:57
09. Bumpa 2 Bumpa : 04:10
10. Feel Like Dancing : 03:52
11. Rock n Roll : 03:14
12. Meleziwe Ke : 04:38
13. Dali Mawaza : 03:04
14. Kings and Queens : 04:10
15. Ekasi : 04:20
16. Missing You : 04:30
17. Nizwa Kanjani : 04:17
18. Indaba Yami : 04:14
19. Net So : 09:50
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1REAL /1-REE-ILL/ n. 1 a group dedicated to bringing you
the best in electronic live performances. cd's. vinyls.
It's been a long time since we've updated this part of
the nfo, probably because we dont have much to say here.
We still don't. We probably never will. Our goals are
still there, as are we, and all of our members.
Our standards haven't dropped, they're higher than ever.
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1REAL might be looking for new members, you never know.
We might have a public channel, we dont have a web site,
and we definately dont have an e-mail address.
If you feel you have something to contribute, and want to
be part of an open-minded, electronic focused group with
plenty tall blonde swedish girls, come and find us.
Disclaimer: Certain information in this NFO could be
considered false advertising,
please dont hold it against us.
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