Priddy Ugly Announces His Farewell Album “DUST” – A Legendary Farewell to a Legendary Career
[Johannesburg, 27th October 2023] — Renowned South African hip-hop artist Priddy Ugly has officially announced his final album, titled “DUST,” marking the end of an era in his illustrious career. Priddy Ugly, real name is Serunya Richard Moloi, has spent over a decade making his mark on the music industry. His unique style, lyrical prowess, and dedication to storytelling through his music have made him a beloved figure in the world of hip-hop. “DUST” is set to be the culmination of his artistic journey, showcasing the growth and the artistic and personal evolution he has seen throughout his career. In a heartfelt statement, Priddy Ugly expressed his gratitude to his fans and the music industry, saying, “I am incredibly thankful for the support and love I’ve received throughout my career. ‘DUST’ is my way of saying thank you and bidding farewell to this chapter of my life. I hope it resonates with my fans and leaves a lasting impact.” The album is scheduled for release on 26th January 2024 and will be available on all major music streaming platforms. “DUST” will also feature collaborations with some of South Africa’s most talented artists. “Priddy Ugly’s contribution to the South African music industry has been significant,” said Vaughn Thiel & Fred Kayembe, who jointly head up the independent record label STAY LOW. “With ‘DUST,’ he leaves behind a lasting legacy that will continue to inspire and resonate with fans for years to come.”
Priddy Ugly Unleashes a Highly Anticipated Single “Ntja’ka” with Maglera Doe Boy.
Johannesburg, 29th September 2023] – South African hip-hop sensation Priddy Ugly is back and ready to make waves once again with his new single “Ntja’ka”, alongside Maglera Doe Boy over a MashBeatz & Herc Cut The Lights production. With a dynamic career that has captivated fans across the country, Priddy Ugly is set to drop new music that will see him wrap up his 3 part musical series – “SOIL”, “MUD” and his final offering “DUST”. His upcoming release will also mark the end of the Priddy Ugly era. Known for his lyrical prowess and unique style, Priddy Ugly has solidified his place in the hip-hop scene through a career that has spanned over 15 years. He has gained a dedicated following thanks to his ability to blend personal storytelling with compelling production, supported by world-class visuals. Fans can expect Priddy Ugly to deliver the signature introspective lyrics and catchy hooks that have become his trademark. This release promises to be a reflection of him, his story and his career. In anticipation of the upcoming final album drop, Priddy Ugly expressed his excitement, saying, “I’ve been working tirelessly on this project, and I can’t wait to share it with my fans. This music is a representation of where I am in my life right now, and I believe it will resonate with many. His ability to connect with fans on a personal level through his music has made him a beloved figure in the South African music industry. Fans can stay updated on Priddy Ugly’s latest developments by following him on social media. Be sure to mark your calendars for the release date, as this is one musical event you won’t want to miss.
Rising Star lordkez Releases Her Highly Anticipated Debut Album “Testament
We’re so excited to announce the release of rising Neo Soul/RnB artist lordkez’s debut album, Testament! The record is laden with lush and soulful sounds and warm melodies that will carry you away and leave you feeling inspired. The album boasts guest appearances from Dreamville’s Bas, the UK’s Jelani Blackman, South African star Shekhinah, long-time collaborator Mars Baby and production from Galimatias (LA) and Guy Furious (NYC). In Testament, lordkez draws influence from a variety of established artists including Erykah Badu, Jazmine Sullivan and SZA, while blending it with her own unique musical style. Testament is a vibrant collection of love odes, story-telling jams, and thoughtful reflections, creating an ethereal, eclectic soundscape. We invite you to get lost in the soulful siren’s sound and dive deep into the captivating world contained on Testament – lordkez promises to take you on an enchanting journey! Stream lordkez’s debut album Testament today.
lordkez Offers Sacred Vows On Wax With New Single “Holy Matrimony”
Long live the nights of journals turned to prayers and letters to the ever-after calling for the courtesy of cleanse. The multifaceted high priest of alternative couture, lordkez awakens from creative slumber bringing forth the dawn of her highly anticipated debut album “Testament”, with her first release this year – “Holy Matrimony.” Entering a confessionary stand in the form of a cinematic production by YZDSL, wlvms & Mars Baby, lordkez dons sultry bourbon harmonies, weaving into the intricate tapestry of smitten penmanship on her latest offering. “I wrote “Holy Matrimony” to reminisce on when I was in Cape Town with my love. On a lovely summer’s day I decided that I wanted to get a tattoo. We drove to the worst tattoo place because I wasn’t prepared to wait or book an appointment – he drew the tattoo for me. Every moment of this day was so magical. A few days later we found ourselves at the beach. Obviously it wasn’t a good idea to swim in the ocean with a new tattoo. I didn’t care. We held hands and jumped from a cliff straight into the water – NOW BARE IN MIND I HAVE FEAR OF HEIGHTS so this was pretty nerve wrecking for me. but he held my hand, through it all. just like how he held my hand through the pain and sorrow I felt in the last 2 years. I conquered a fear that day, that tattoo didn’t really heal too well, and I was afraid it wouldn’t turn out the way I hoped for. I was right, but I still remember the stinging pain as if it were yesterday. (this feels like a metaphor for healing) months pass, and it fully heals. To this day he leaves kisses on my tattoo. We revisited the beach. my tattoo was healed, and so was my heart. It takes an awful amount of courage to mend wounds you haven’t made. So, I dedicated the song to him. and to the mother of the ocean. Love is patient, love is kind. it is not boastful, it does not hold grudges. Love is safe. Love is soft. I named the song “Holy Matrimony” because love is we’re pain and patience meet.” – lordkez As the softest breeze caresses over the skin of your first listen, may you reminence on the love you have experienced in your own world. This single potentially sets the stage for lordkez highly anticpiated debut album “Testament” slated for release later this year, to be a communion of minds, hearts and souls threaded into a warm quilt of euphoria. Be sure to request “Holy Matrimony” on your favourite radio stations, stream on your DSP of choice and connect with lordkez for more music news. Connect With lordkez: Twitter @longlivelordkez Instagram @lordkez Facebook: @lordkez Tik Tok @lordkez Youtube @lordkezmusic Website: https://staylow.co.za/ Connect With [STAY LOW]: Twitter: @StayLowOfficial Instagram: @StayLow_Official Website: www.staylow.co.za
Tyler Linkman Introduces A New Element Of Multifaceted Craftsmanship With A Jazz-Funk New Single “Nowhere”
Ladies, we know they are high maintenance but please, lose the weave, bring back the puffy afros and grab a gentleman dressed to the nines in his Tom Ford Suit, the Soul Train Uptown Funk renaissance is coming to town. The virtuoso of alternative vigour Tyler Linkman is entering his live instrumentation era with the release of his latest single “Nowhere”. Stream “Nowhere” Here: https://tylerlinkman.lnk.to/Nowhere Working closely with Producer Liam Beats and Guitarist and Saxophonist Jordan Arts, The Universal Music Group South Africa signee pushes the envelope of his psychedelic soundscape curating and creating a delicate trade for what can only be described as “Marabi Club Music” a fusion of traditional African jazz and funk, with a psychedelic twist fitting for premium jazz bars of Marabi’s stature. Speaking on the inspiration and creative process behind “Nowhere” Linkman shares: “I just love the way bass sounds on a song, especially if it’s an actual bass guitar and it’s bass heavy. Going against the digital mode arch of sampling we replayed every single instrument from “Nights Over Egypt” by legendary 80s funk band The Jones Girls giving our sample direction a whole new feel. I was inspired to make music that can be played live because I feel like it’s important to have people consume your music in a different way. The more rooted in my knowledge of self I became the more confident and inspired I was to show people that there is a multifaceted facet aspect to my artistry outside of what I started to be known for, the melodic rapper. “Nowhere” reflects my evolution as a musician and the direction I wanted to take in terms of Dynamics and lyricism simply put is one of a mature “life of the party” groove.” Put on your dancing shoes, get ready for a nostalgic groove – Linkman is bringing uptown funk to a Jazz club near you. Be sure to Stream “Nowhere” request the groovy tune on your favourite radio station and connect with Tyler for more music news. Connect With Tyler Linkman Facebook: @TylerLinkman Twitter: @TylerLinkman Instagram: @TylerLinkman Tik Tok: @TylerLinkman Website: https://staylow.co.za/ Connect With [STAY LOW] Twitter: @StayLowOfficial Instagram: @StayLow_Official Website: www.staylow.co.za About Tyler Linkman Born on the 2nd of January 2000, Mathieu Packham, affectionately known as Tyler Linkman, is a brimming hip-hop artist born and based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Signed to the Universal Music Group and managed by [STAY LOW] the virtuoso of musical penmanship has his sights set on mainstream success and critical acclaim. From his burgeoning Play For Keeps EP, to the career defining single “Over Me” which landed him the UMG Deal, Tyler recently released critically acclaimed EP Garden Flavours which features Avant-Garde talents, Marcus Harvey and [STAY LOW] contemporaries Mars Baby and Priddy Ugly whos guest verse on the lead single “Levitate” garnered him notoriety. Tyler Linkman’s buzz is hot on the radar of numerous media outlets namely Daily Capsule, Texx & The City, Zkhiphani, etc.
Media Personality & Choreographer Extraordinaire Bontle Modiselle Dances Her Way Into The Guinness World Records
Mastering one of South Africa’s defining cultural staples, dance, Media Personality, Actress, Entrepreneur, Dancer and Choreographer extraordinaire, Bontle Modiselle has graduated from critical acclaim to record-breaking global recognition. In a meticulous effort with musician Alfa Kat and World of Dance co-ordinator Quintus Jansen Bontle choreographed a first-of-its-kind amapiano dance for e.tv’s Stumbo Record Breakers show with 250 people dancing in synchronisation to Alfa Kat’s latest amapiano song Shaya Lento at the Hector Peterson Memorial in Soweto. The show flew in an adjudicator, Sofia Greenacre, from the Guinness Book of Records London who awarded them a Guinness World Record certificate for the largest amapiano dance. In a passionate Instagram post celebrating this groovy historical feat Bontle expresses: “We’re official Guinness World Record holders for the largest amapiano dance, choreographed by yours truly, performed, and synchronised at the same time. Achieved on Stumbo Record Breakers. Wow! We did it Quintus Jansen! Thank you so much for trusting me with this. A true honour! Shoutout to my bro Alfa Kat on the fire production of the music. I’m blessed and happy to share moments with you two. To every dancer who came and showed up, thank you for making it all possible. It would have been nothing without you. This is an incredible moment for South African dance history to be cherished forever”. Congratulations are in order for the evolving artist, DSTV Ambassador and now, Guinness World Record Holder. Connect with Bontle Modiselle for more entertainment news. Connect With Bontle Modiselle: Twitter: @BontleModiselle Instagram: @bontle.modiselle Facebook: @BontleBaAfrikaM Tik Tok: @bontle_ba_afrika YouTube: @bontlemodiselledancestudio5406 Connect With [STAY LOW]: Twitter: @StayLowOfficial Instagram: @StayLow_Official Website: www.staylow.co.za
Music Producer Shooterkhumz Drops Audio Motion Picture And Launches Interactive Whatsapp Advice Holtline
Following the release of his debut project I WAS OVERTHINKING THIS in late September, artist, composer and music producer SHOOTERKHUMZ delivers a biographical “audio motion picture.” Despite being a SAMA Award-winner for the production of Shane Eagle’s 2017 YELLOW album, a walking hit factory and garnering critical acclaim for writing and production credits on some of the most prominent emerging talents of the last 7 years, ShooterKhumz has been an elusive character in the music industry for the most part. This year the 26 year-old made a bold statement, summoning an AVENGERS-esque squad of his frequent collaborators, including Marcus Harvey, Olotu, Priddy Ugly, ZuluMecca, LORDEKZ,Tyler Linkman, Mars Baby and DIE MONDEZ, for his first solo musical offering, saying more with his music than he could say with his words. The cinematic 8-track EP has already spawned 2 anthems – soulful ballad Harvey’s Prayer and the ZuluMecca and Priddy Ugly assisted lyrical display God’s Incense – for which Khumz has provided equally evocative visuals. The audio motion picture, narrated by Shooter himself, marks a rare case of the producer’s voice being heard, as he warmly reminisces on his Durban up-bringing and lauds over musical influences. The visual ends with a curious poster – which very clearly references those seen on every street corner in Johannesburg inner city – prompting people to send WhatsAPP messages to the displayed number: WHAT ARE YOU OVERTHINKING TODAY? BEST ADVICE GAUARNTEED. 066 139 6797 The WhatsAPP number is live and is said to be occupied by a handful of the artists featured on the I WAS OVERTHINKING THIS EP, with which anyone who texts it will be able to interact. VIEW THE I WAS OVERTHINKING THIS AUDIO MOTION PICTURE HERE CONNECT WITH SHOOTERKHUMZ: Twitter: ShooterKhumz Instagram: ShooterKhumz YouTube: Shooterkhumz Connect With [STAY LOW]: Twitter: @StayLowOfficial Instagram: @StayLow_Official Website: www.staylow.co.za
ZuluMecca Attends An Odd Group & Single Therapy Session With Visuals For Her Latest Single “Happy Art.”
Genius is nothing if not exercised at the cost of mental affliction and for [STAYLOW] Rap, Actor and Alchemist, ZuluMecca there is a touch of imposter syndrome that looms over the triple threats ability to balance timeless art and authentic happiness. Minimalism meets moments of reckoning as Mecca delves into her existential bag with visuals for her thought provoking single “Happy Art”, creative directed by Children of Midas and Ordinary Films. Co-starring her thespian contemporary Nathi Fani, label mates lordkez, Shooterkhumz, MarsBaby, and stylist and photographer James Pitout Mecca goes through the motions confronting her paradoxical being through the lens of an odd group and single therapy session. Contrary to the normal therapy setting, both therapist to patient[s] are cracking at the seems, unravelling a bipolar-esque discourse of suppressed emotions which fall into manic and depressive episodes with Mecca caught in the middle of being active participant and observatory agent, watching her surrounding matrix glitch alluding to the possibility that the entire experience may be part of grand illusion curated by her troubled mind. “Happy Art” is the second electric single from her succeeding parable EP, WEPT, to receive video treatment following the alternative status quo reset “Culture” which both dance in tandem of high calibre artistry, a quality that equally places her a cut above the rest and remains the bane of her existence. Do happy people create good art? An elusive question Mecca invites you into her Socratic chambers to explore. Be sure to request “Happy Art” on your favourite Radio and Television stations and connect with ZuluMecca for more music news. Watch “Happy Art” Video Here: Connect With ZuluMecca: Twitter: @ZuluMecca Instagram: @zulumecca Facebook: @ZuluMecca Connect With [STAY LOW]: Twitter: @StayLowOfficial Instagram: @StayLow_Official Website: www.staylow.co.za
Tyler Linkman Ploughs The Field Of His Garden By Inking A Management Deal With [STAY LOW]
From finsta to a family tree of ordained craftsmanship, the pandemic served as a season of purging and clarity for Tyler Linkman. With less than 24 months to his name in the professional music space, The Universal Music Group Signee plants the seeds for the next chapter of success by officially signing to [STAY LOW], A subsidiary of Steyn Entertainment. Answering the grand question of what ignites his soul, Tyler converses at length with Label Head, Vaughn Thiel about how he started writing, making music, understanding the business that comes with being a brand in music and more in the announcement video below: A simple joke amongst friends turned into a discovery of self-defined purpose through passionate experimentation via the Garage Band music creation studio and Tyler’s first musical home, Soundcloud. From the burgeoning penmanship on his Play For Keeps EP, to the career defining single “Over Me” which landed him the UMG Deal, Tyler has intuitively evolved into melodic maturity and lucid-dream-lyricism with the release of his critically acclaimed EP Garden Flavours which features Avant-Garde talents, Marcus Harvey and [STAY LOW] contemporaries Mars Baby and Priddy Ugly, the bar lord who floated with Tyler on the standout cut from the EP, “Levitate”. Stream Garden Flavours & Buy Merch Here: https://tylerlinkman.lnk.to/OfficialLinks As the ink dries and strategies for his continued artist development are set in motion, Tyler continues to sharpen his legacy by realising his vision of curating a witty, quirky, emotive, endearing and timeless catalogue that will live beyond his. Be sure to request your favourite Tyler Linkman song on your favourite radio station and connect with Tyler for more music news. Connect With Tyler Linkman Facebook: @TylerLinkman Twitter: @TylerLinkman Instagram: @TylerLinkman Tik Tok: @TylerLinkman Website: https://staylow.co.za/
ZuluMecca Exhales From Existential Suffocation With Her Latest EP “WEPT: A SUCCEEDING PARABLE BY ZULUMECCA.”
She is not drowning; she has oceans to guide her; she has whole tides inside her. [STAY LOW’s] alchemical author ZuluMecca continues her intricate journey to eternal liberation with the second instalment of her parable series WEPT: A SUCCEEDING PARABLE BY ZULUMECCA. The previous 3-track instalment FABLE left Mecca’s beloved following asphyxiating in anticipation of what the pinnacle of penmanship would utter to expand the wavelength of the global consciousness and in the divine act of prayer through song; the masses can finally breathe, the 3rd phase of healing is underway. WEPT invites you into the 3rd eye of the multifaceted philosopher in her continued mortal shedding purging into gold self-actualization. The EP explores the angst of material/spiritual wealth, reshaping the crux of modern culture, pondering the co-existence of happiness and art, and transmuting tragedy amidst other signature depth-ridden themes akin to Mecca’s metaphysical era. Complimented by the lead single “Culture” to the EP’s deeper cuts such as “Happy Art”, “Lost In The Fire”, and “Deliver Us” featuring [STAY LOW] Label mate, lordkez, WEPT goes deeper than rap, the parables serve as immortalized transcendence on wax. Stream WEPT, request your favourite record on your preferred radio station and connect with ZuluMecca for More Music News. Connect With ZuluMecca: Twitter: @ZuluMecca Instagram: @zulumecca Facebook: @ZuluMecca Connect With [STAY LOW]: Twitter: @StayLowOfficial Instagram: @StayLow_Official Website: www.staylow.co.za
