Controversy-prone Bongani Fassie, the one youngster of late pop icon Brenda Fassie, says he is working to rebuild his life the one means he is aware of finest – by means of music.
The 40-year-old artist and founding member of 2000s hip-hop crew, Jozi, advised Sowetan he has been within the studio cooking up a storm.
In his quest to revive his model, Fassie has teamed up with motswako rap queen Fifi Cooper on the brand new music Jehovah. “I’ve been going by means of a metamorphosis in my life for the previous six years – ever since I got here out of rehab,” he mentioned.
“I checked out my catalogue, from all of the songs that I had achieved, the one factor I all the time wished to do after I bought again to the studio was to acknowledge the Lord for sparing my life and permitting me to outlive. I’ve been out and in of hospital however taking a look at my life by means of a microscope, and now that I’m stepping again into the sunshine, and reclaiming my throne, I needed to acknowledge God and all that he has achieved for me.”
Redemption and rebirth are a recurring theme in his new sound.
Fassie described Cooper as feisty, similar to his pop celebrity mom. “She’s a Scorpio, like my mom. She behaves and has related mannerisms as her. She and my mom even look alike, and have the identical abilities. Everybody is aware of Fifi as a rap queen however she has an exquisite [singing] voice too. She demonstrates that in our new music, Jehovah,” he mentioned.
Fassie additionally hopes to collaborate with Emtee, who has additionally been beneath public scrutiny in recent times. “Not lots of people are conscious of my friendship with Emtee. There was some extent the place he was going by means of quite a bit and he stayed at my place,” he mentioned.
“That is when him and I bought to know one another. Whereas his thoughts was not in the best place on the time, I bought to know his coronary heart. Like me, he’s a Virgo and I hope we get to work and launch new music.”
