Rapper and musician Kwesta, Photo credit: The image was sourced from Kwesta’s (kwestadakar) instagram account.
Kwesta finally addresses age-old curiosity around his raspy voice
Veteran rapper Kwesta’s fans can finally put the theories to bed after the musician explained how he ended up a hoarse voice.
Rapper and musician Kwesta, Photo credit: The image was sourced from Kwesta’s (kwestadakar) instagram account.
Not many South Africans remember rap superstar Kwesta’s voice before his 2016 hit song Ngud’. The musician’s hoarse voice has been central to his appeal as is his lyricism and his influential blend of kwaito and hip hop.
WHAT HAPPENED TO KWESTA’S VOICE?
The Ngyazifela Ngawe hitmaker was a recent guest on latest guest on Zingah’s YouTube podcast Choppin It Up With Bhuda T where he finally explained how he got his deep voice.
“A cousin of mine got me into cigarettes, it wasn’t even something that I thought was cool.
“I mean I go to multi-racial schools, I could find other things cool. I think poetry’s cool at that point,” he said.
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Zingah quipped, “This is a cigarette voice”.
“It is. This is not natural, I wasn’t born with it. It was cultivated,” Kwesta added.
“So a cousin of mine got into smoking cigarettes… but I always sh** on him and kind of went ‘The f*** are you doing?’ I was acting all high and mighty, all righteous and sh**, ” he explained.
Kwesta said he eventually tried it one time and got dizzy and told himself he’d never try it again. However, he tried it again and he even eventually got hooked. “I’ve smoked for a very long time and the voice kind of broke.
“You know when it breaks because you’re growing and then it breaks because you’ve been f**king it up the whole time? So that’s what happened with this voice.”
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16th BAR LEGACY SHOWCASE
The husband and father-of-two is celebrating a milestone in his rap career as he has been in the industry for 16 years.
To celebrate his legacy and his impact, Kwesta launched a tour titled ‘The 16th Bar Legacy Tour’.the tour started on 29 April with 14 other shows that build up to the 16th final show at Carnival City’s Big Top Arena on 12 August.
“I am but a product of your love and support. A work of many contributors. Made in the ghetto by maids in the ghetto. Five albums in and a lifelong verse. This is The 16th Bar of the perfect verse. Thank you for writing it with me. A celebration of 16 years in the game,” he wrote on his Instagram.
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