Rumbidzai Mhlanga, Sunday Life Reporter
UP-AND-COMING hip-hop artiste Clement Halson, affectionately known as IceKingctox is looking forward to brighter days in his musical career.
The 23-year-old artiste developed the love for rap music in 2012 and has since been striving to come up with his first album.
“I developed the passion for music at the age of 17, inspired by Eminem. I felt I was ready to be heard in 2013, so I released my first single titled One Last Chance, but I did not get far with it as I was still at school hence I did not get much support from my family because they wanted me to focus on my studies hence I had to sit back a little.
“So far I only have a singles collection that I will compile and have my first album, I have not released an album yet because I felt I was not ready, but at this stage I feel I am a step closer to coming up with my own very first album, I just need to get my resources right and attack at the right time.
“The singles I have are titled; Appreciate the grind, Chido Chemoyo, Selfie, Thul’ubheke, Alqaeda, Loco (Unisokoneza), S.W.A.G ft Maestro IV, Mari ft Maestro IV and Sugar Momma ft Maestro IV, all my songs were recorded at C.M.G and were produced by Maestro IV,” he said.
The aspiring hip-hop artiste shared with this publication the challenges he faces as well as his future plans.
“My future plans are to gain more exposure, get signed under a label, do more collaborations and deliver more music to the local people and the world at large. I always pray that God guides and leads me in the same path he led the late legendary Oliver Mtukudzi as far as the music industry is concerned. Basically I am seeing a successful me up there making myself proud because I have bigger dreams that I want to fulfil, but for now there is no money to spend time in the studio,” he added.