Major League DJz On How They Planning To Merge SA Hip Hop With Kwaito & Gqom

Major League DJz On How They Planning To Merge SA Hip Hop With Kwaito & Gqom. Highly successful SA D’jing duo group Major League DJz have opened up about their plans to make change the perception people have that SA Hip Hop sounds American by adding a local mix of Kwaito and Gqom into it.

“We’re just trying to create a certain image for SA hip-hop. People always think SA hip-hop is like American hip-hop. So we’re trying to create a certain image and introduce the new age kwaito because some of the hip-hop was similar to kwaito, it was more of urban kwaito,” says Bandile one of the twins.

The example of their unique contribution to SA music can be heard on their newly released songs Uthando, 19 Tobetsa and Family with Kwesta and Kid X.

“It’s a summer joint; we thought of doing something that relates to people. Something about families where they can go out, party in the sun, play games.

“We took a sample from Thasman from Wa Mo Tseba Mtho featuring HHP and Cassper. That’s where the sound came from and we flipped it. We made it more urban. We got Kid X who is very smooth with writing vernacular and tongue switching with the raps and Kwesta with the vocals and voice, it was a great match,” added Bandile.