Return of the king 2015 after a fiveyear hiatus, tumi came back as sharp as ever. Stogie, slang for cigar, reflects the rappers appreciation for the finer things in life. With a mark of three albums in just over 10 years as a solo artist tumi molekane has decided to drop a surprise album return of the king for his fans. In the leadup to the return of the king tumis third studio album, we checked in with the controversial wordsmith to talk identity, legacy, and. And miraculously two survive who will you entrust with the story of your people, choose a side. We appreciate your visit and hope that you enjoy the download.
Tumi molekane is the only og releasing albums we care about sabelo mkhabela talks tumi molekane s new stogie t album in the latest edition of his south african hiphop column for okayafrica. Tumi and the volume additionally involves the individuals from the mozambican band 340ml. This naturally had fans speculating that there may be real beef between the two. He is the lead vocalist of tumi and the volume, a hip hop music ensemble that comprises the members of. Yet since before the release of their first album, tumi and the volume have been performing across southern africa and europe.
Analogue nites presents tumi and witness the funk wtf. The single diamond walk is available instantly on preorder. Stream tracks and playlists from tumi molekane on your desktop or mobile device. Boitumelo tumi molekane is a south african rapper and poet. Broke people featuring samthing soweto by tumi molekane.
We did not waste no time with formalities and went straight into talking about tumi s latest offering the return of the king, which he released as a surprised album on the 16 th of june 2015. While the country celebrated youth day rapper tumi molekane aka t from the v surprised mzansi by dropping his latest album titled return of the king. Broke people featuring samthing soweto by tumi molekane published on 20620t16. Stream broke people featuring samthing soweto by tumi molekane from desktop or your mobile device. Boitumelo tumi molekane stogie t is a south african rapper and poet. Rapper and poet tumi molekanes latest album return of the king is not just a collection of great songs, its an album tied together by a uniform sound with its own variations and few. The release of this album was accompanied by an open letter on his facebook page that explains the story behind the album. Tumi molekane is the only og releasing albums we care.
Something thats evident in the title of the first single from the album, diamond. Tumi return of the king lyrics and tracklist genius. Formerly known as mc fatboy, tumi molekane is an mcpoet who has done countless work on the johannesburg hiphop scene. Ay yo i heard em say hes a hasbeen, the chirping turns quick to tragic when the turtle outthinks. Molekane was conceived in tanzania while his south african guardians lived in a state of banishment there. Iyo uyai bona ke lento ye uka jola ne artist ubesithi une gig, une gig kante ufunkeo package pha i know my lovely wife at home i know something about right and wrong i know the boundaries so girl ndiqel ivisa chini ufun ivisa i know that men are hungry lions i know you dont easily believe it oright i know the boundaries so please give up that visa ha, you need a visa yep. In the leadup to his third studio album, return of the king, tumi molekane reflects on 10 years in hiphop.
Return of the king is tumis third solo studio album. Return of the king is tumi s third solo studio album. In 2005, he recorded the tune exchange winds with cincinnatibased rapper main flow. Listen to tumi molekane soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create johannesburg. South african veteran rapper stogie talso known as tumi molekaneis a bitter og according to south african hiphop fans, some of whom may be familiar with his work as a solo artist, or with. Breaking down tyler, the creators british influences. Tumi announces his new album, return of the king, with great eloquence and sincerity, locating it in a social landscape where we are starting to see the cracks. Bustin, the twentythirteen illmatic the thirtyplus t is spazzin.
Tumi molekane formally of tumi and the volume will be presenting his new album the return of the king. Tumi releases new album return of the king yomzansi. Return of the king is a hiphop album influenced by afro beats that mixes kenyan music with congolese beats. South african rapper tumi molekane is as much a poet as he is a musician and his thoughtprovoking lyrics. The project, titled stogie t, will be ts first release since he took on the moniker stogie t, and will be released next week on 25 november, but is available for preorder now. Cassper chose to remain silent, while ifani spoke out but. While this mixtape might not sound like it, their past albums will definitely draw that comparison when you lay your ears on them. The south african spoken word hero tells us about his passion of putting an effort in his music to create something that stands out in this noisey digital world. Tumi took to twitter to announce the release of the much anticipated 3rd solo album it gives me great pleasure, on this the 16th of june to announce the release of my album. The first collaborative project, which evolved into at the bassline, began in the beginning of 2003. Boitumelo molekane was born on 16 august 1981 in exile in tanzania. It was a television matchmaker show that looked to connect and reconcile loved ones. The oldest recorded birth by the social security administration for the name tumi is thursday, october 7th, 1954.
Purchase return of the king by tumi on cd online and enjoy having your favourite rap hip hop music delivered to you in south africa. We were almost great an open letter not sure if anyone can remember a show called all you need is love. Thank you for visiting, the leading provider of the latest downloads on the internet. This article is reserved for sunday times subscribers. The album was his first in 5 years, following the release of whole worlds in 2010. Wan hunid tumi is us and we are tumi, im tired of cassper telling us his rich make something we can relate to and we black people in. Rapper and poet tumi molekanes latest album return of the king is not just a collection of great songs, its an album tied together by a uniform. He was the lead vocalist of tumi and the volume, that was officially disbanded in 2012. Tumi molekane born 16 august 1981 is a south african rapper and poet. Something thats evident in the title of the first single from the.
Rapper and poet tumi molekane has managed to stay relevant in the south african hip hop industry without an album for five years. This is a necessary intro because these guys are huge in south africa, so its only right that we give them the proper respect for those of you who have never heard of these guys. Analogue nites presents tumi and witness the funk wtf analogue nites presents tumi and witness the funk wtf. South african lyricist tumi molekane stogie t, has released his self titled fourth album stogie t. Born in exile in tanzania in 1981, tumi returned to soweto, south africa in 1992. Months after hiphop heavyweight tumi molekane quashed rumours of a supposed feud between himself and rappers riky rick and reason, a video has. Tumi molekane is the only og releasing albums we care about sabelo mkhabela talks tumi molekanes new stogie t album in the latest edition of his south african hiphop column for okayafrica.
Fresh off the release of his surprise album return of the king tumi joins us in studio to talk about his latest. This is why stogie t cant be labeled a bitter south. Tumi molekane explains what really happened to riky rick. Reason gave fans a heart attack recently, when on his latest freestyle, the realest ever, reason claimed that he and tumi havent been seeing eyetoeye in a while. It was one of them franchised tv shows licensed from germany. From 1880 to 2018 less than 5 people per year have been born with the first name tumi. Tumi morake continues to be a formidable force in the male saturated comedy industry. Last week tumi and amu came under fire for comments they made on ventertainment, where tumi lashed out out at both cassper and ifani.
Tumi molekanes first album as stogie t now available. It is not every day or every monday that one is asked to meet up with tumi molekane also known as tumi from tumi and the volume. Since beginning her career in smoky clubs in 2006, she has steadily grown into one of south africas most sought after comedians, earning the title of south africas first lady of comedy. For 10 years now johannesburgbased emcee tumi molekane has been putting pen to paper. Return of the king is out now you can download your copy via itunes. Tumi and the volume was founded when thensolo mc tumi molekane met the volume, a backup band at the bassline. Rapper and poet tumi molekane s latest album return of the king is not just a collection of great songs, its an album tied together by a uniform sound with its own variations and few. It was released on the 16th of june youth day in 2015. Not sure if anyone can remember a show called all you need is love. Johannesburg hiphop legend tumi molekane has set the record straight over the perception that he has beef with ifani. In 2016 tumi relaunched himself as stogie t and released an album called stogie t which featured da l.
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