Thembinkosi Khumalo, Sunday Life Reporter
BULAWAYO musician Mzoe7 says he is not bothered by people who throw daggers at his song titled Ginimbi which he said is meant to motivate and celebrate the hustle of the young generation.
This was after some in the social media streets questioned why he titled it Ginimbi and Mzoe7 seems to be saying there are people who have a pull-him-down syndrome in Bulawayo, urging unity and support among artistes.
The track that hit 1,7k views in five days also featured Lance Herbron and Dagger Beats.
Some people on social media felt that the late Ginimbi, real name Genius Kadungure who was a socialite well known for his lavish lifestyle should be left to rest.
“Let the man rest in peace,” was one comment while another offered that, “Situational songs won’t make one a good musician.”
Mzoe7, real name Mzobanzi Mlauzi, however, said, “Criticism is inevitable. I take it and I accept it because it makes me see things in a different way. I would not mind titling my next track Peter Ndlovu or Oliver Mtukudzi because they are our legends and it will be really nice to tell a story about them.”
He said he does not think that those who were criticising his track have listened to it.
“Well, the song is about celebrating a young man’s hustle and appreciating the circle of friends he has. I believe Genius was a hard worker and an inspiration to the young people which is the whole concept of the song.”
He said he would not want a scenario where he spreads a narrative about Western legends such as 2Pac and others.
“They have their own who sing about them. We know about Pablo Escobar because others have celebrated him, talked about him, so what is wrong about celebrating our own,” he quizzed.
The musician noted, “Sometimes we get to listen to songs not because we searched for them but it is because of the hype that is given to them by people in the social media streets. So, I would say, there is no point in celebrating what is not ours. The time is now to cultivate the culture of celebrating our own craft and hyping our own legends.”
Mzoe noted that some first saw stylish shoes and fancy cars from Ginimbi.
“He was trending, everyone was talking about him. This is a song that celebrates such a hardworking man.”
He said there were people who were obsessed with the pull-him-down syndrome.
“The truth is, when outsiders see how we treat each other they will never respect us because they will think we are disorganised. Look at people from Harare, those guys support each other like they come from the same mother but it is a different story with us here in Bulawayo. My hope is that we get to a point where we celebrate and hype our own art,” said Mlauzi.
