20 Bars Lyrics

In February, I released 20 Bars a short track I really appreciate that this is me. It was meant to be a freestyle that I had to do for TeamBhoo Boss, Schingy but because I'm AGE I like to make sense in my music so I had to write it down and record within three days. By the way, I am partnering with TeamBhoo so be ready to get more music from this partnership. So below are the Lyrics of the song and downloading or streaming links enjoy.

MALUME

Mvura naya, naya naya

Nekuti pandopinda ndovapisa kusvika vakwara

Chitoenda kunotipa rimwe Boys kuti chatochaya

Ndinoita original kwete fake Gwara gwara

Team Bhoo 2018 Major Playaz

Gone international This is our year Caz

No trick under our sleeves this is not a circus

Predict I'm gonna fall but I’m on my feet sekatsi

Hapadi 1 or 2 Toda riri create

Handidi ma sober minds around me cz hazvimake sense

Ndiri kurova kunge ma rapper aya ataimboridza pama cassette

Ndokusiyai muchiridza Maoko kunge vana veku creche

Then I take you to church hit a verse then you are like hey man

Setting fire in the den you were like a caveman

BLOW IT UP, leave you there plan dead

Then move away from the scene like Michael Jackson

Ndombokuitira maskiribidi

All the way from the Diaspora but ini ndine zvivindi

Kutenga kombi kuti ini ndiite windi

Kana kukoka gidi ndotonga kunge ED

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/0FvY09Z7oN4dp40ku4U1bX

iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/20-bars-vol-1-single/1347899466

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ASztsEw4yE

Should one focus on Albums over Singles?

TUKU started up the show with so much life

I was at the OzLinkUp in Melbourne in October and I witnessed some performance from some fellow ZimHipHop artist and Zim Dance-hall. Obviously, I can't put the Legend Mtukudzi on this level as he is already an inspiration on his own level. My attention was on the younger artist who came namely Takura, Celcius and Exquisite, quoting Mtukudzi's words at the OzLinkUp press conference " Music is not about competition it's about complimenting each other" my mission was to learn from the younger artist because it's easy to see flaw with them than a senior who knows his job within a heartbeat.

ExQ

Takura was introduced on the stage by a vibrant DJ Towers who made a great MC as an entertainer. Takura's choice of music was rather underwhelming coming from a performance of the legend Tuku I thought he will just give us hit after hit. After just one hit (MaObama) he started singing new music, then he finished with Zino Irema people where already waiting for the next guy. Celcius came as a surprisingly good replacement for Freeman as he came with energy to a stage where no one had a clue of any of his songs. His performance was really on fire as u known the advantages of Dance-hall artist is performing known riddims, so he took that chance well making people sing along to new songs and dance different from how Takura needed everyone to listen to his songs. Mr Putiti had to close the night with his range of music from the Urban Groves movement to the current Afro-pop vibe he took the stage on fire calling other artists on stage and sharing the stage with DJ Towers.

Celcius

Ziggy Zee wrote me this "Many artists make the mistake of thinking you have to be famous to be able to entertain well..but its a matter of kurongeka, lyrical content and a good performance. there is no way every crowd is going to know all your songs..you got to have faith in what you do and go for it 💯" and I agree with him.

There is always something that I get from my encounter with other musicians, in September I shared the stage with an artist from Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone, I got the vibe that there is really a difference between a performer and entertainer. Last week I wasn't in the stage I was part of the crowd and I got to admit HAVING A LARGE LIBRARY OF MUSIC IS BETTER THAN JUST FOCUSING ON ONE HIT SINGLE. I get all of you guys are just waiting on that one song that will give me the breakthrough, several guys were disappointed that I wasn't performing that night and one guy said to me straight I just need a Hit. On the contrary, the weekend has shown me I need an Album that is full of hits to play with. You can look at Big Shaq he is getting money from his hit Man's not Hot but after that will he be able to come with something better and when he gets on stage how many minutes will he last?

I'm in the process of finishing the next album right now, this one I will focus on some videos. Will do a short EP next in a different genre just to taste the other lane. I don't know if I will get a hit or not but I don't just want to be a performer or entertainer, I want to be like the Legend Mtukudzi who done the longest performance at his age with a vast majority of music and experience.

Oh and I purchased Stunner's physical signed copy Album for about $12 that's like triple the normal prices. #SupportLocalMusic .

Thank you for your attention hope no one got the wrong message this just something I had to voice out.

Worst ZimHipHop producers I have worked with

Before I even go further I should start by rephrasing the topic to producers I paid but don't deliver as promised. As a rapper that is trying to emerge out of the underground, also in the Diaspora to get little heads turning. I thought of working with the Zim-Hip-hop credited beat makers and producers. My previous album saw me working with Mclyne and I have received a bit more fans out of it. This year was supposed to be a step further and even go deeper in my pockets and go to the A-listed producer themselves.

Anonzi Xander 

I paid him around November last year (2016) so I could be able to kick start my second phase/album, after a long struggle to contact him he sent the instrumental around March it was half a beat so I can record and he will finish when he gets the vocals. Recorded in April and that's when the waiting game began this guy can dodge people like a Nigerian scammer 'I beg Tufiakwa'. I'm not sure if his reason was that I'm in the diaspora or he had is own project he wants to promote and push first before mine is out but he disrupted my whole album because as much as I got that track I could have gone on with the rest of the project. I wanted to taste the market with that single to test if the combination worked and decide to work with him on more tracks as I did with Mclyne on my previous album.

Will I work with him again, it depends if he finally releases the track and it's something a person can't wait for more than half a year.
UPDATE : He came back to me in September to tell me he could not finish the production because he couldn't sync the files I send and promised he will refund part of the money in October, gave me the final instrumental that mean I will work on a Xander Beat for this year's album (Going All The Way). It feels good especially that he said he will support the track, at least I can trust he still pushes his work.

Fun_F

He is much more of a friend of a friend. Once worked with him on a song called TAKE ME TO THE STARS, available on SoundCloud, his case is a bit different because when I fast paid him it was for his services as to record and master Verse'tyle's verse on a song that should have been on the album last year (From Second Tier). The song didn't end up coming to light making me abound the project altogether but the other person that was supposed to be on that song I had to make it up to him so I worked with him on a song to be released on the following album (Going All The Way). Since the none commitment of the female rapper, I put the instrument aside and went back to FunF, topped up the money so I can at least get a dope beat from him but ever since he won his award he can't be reached even after you made business with him.  

Will I work with him again, well the probability is there of working with him? I love the way he makes his beats sound so Rap like the 90's era but the way I will do business with him will be different of course will be more face to face in the Basement Studio.

Ziggy Zee 

On the previous album, I also had this similar problem of that I am facing now but the difference is Ziggy Zee charges a quarter of what Xander demands thus thought Mr. Bhachi will be professional. The two tracks on the previous album that had beats from Ziggy should have been also produced by him but I ended up linking with Ndocci in Bindura to finish the project days before the project was about to upload online. I don't even know how these producers make this disappearing acts without fulfilling their contacts, in Business, a contract is "a written or spoken agreement, especially one concerning employment, sales" 

Will I work with him again, we have found our differences and I am working with him on one of my tracks for this current album. I will also feature on his own project later this year just to show I don't hold hard feelings.

On the other hand, allow me to acknowledge some of the best beat makers and producers I have worked with, who I found are both trustworthy and get at their jobs

Mclyne Beats - he is a Harare producer give him a concept he can work his way around to execute it, on my previous album, current (soon to be released) and the next on obviously.

Trap-C - This guy can sample anything into your Hip-hop he made something from Urban Groves and a song from the legend System Tazvida on the current Album (soon to be released).

Pepzee - a Masvingo beat maker that can surely be a contender in his realm against bigger names in the capitals. He can make a dope beat from the imagination of your beatboxing and recreate the feeling you want to hear and beyond.

It's always good to have a great connection between each element of the chain to make a strong industry let the DJ have stronger bonds with local artists, let promoters have a better understanding with the fan base, rappers have a connection with thier  producers and let's all allow the ZimHop industry to grow as a sub genre of Hiphop. If we all live like we don't need the other link we are breaking the chain to a bigger vision. The secret to Zim Dancehall is that everything is connected and runs some how smoothly from Producers - chanters - DJ - promoters - fans. 

My wishlist of people I want to work with

Oskid
T-Man (Mt Zion)
Cal_Vin

Tamuka (MTM)
Kronik Boy

Simba Tagz
Take Fizzo

The list goes on.

Thank you for your attention hope no one got the wrong message this just something I had to voice out.

The rebound track

After the track Right Thing everyone was like i came in a different angle, so suppose you skipped the track on all the sites i posted it on better go back and start from there then come back to have your mind blown. The second track of the year titled Mukanditsvaga Muchandiwana is basically a track i had to prove to this group of guys that I AM NOT MEEK  MILL i can stand my ground and on the underhand i was also address to the one with the big mouth that he kind just open his mouth without knowing what's happening.

Three days ago I gave people a teaser and it ended up being a good move. I got people charging their phones waiting for the release and it finally came out so we will see how it will go. It went on with two different versions if you want the one with the skit you can inbox AGE McSoul. So the official teaser is the one below.

2015 am on a new level guys from Right Thing (released in April) now am on to the next one #MukanditsvagaMuchandiwana
Posted by Anesu Godo Age on Thursday, August 20, 2015

This track will have another one following it pretty soon but will be changing genre a bit with an oustanding producer making the beats and mastering them. It may lead to a 3 track EP with possible features of Shinsoman and Jonny K. So if u want to download the second track in 2015 Pliz download below:

Do the RIGHT THING #NOxeNOphobia

The current situation in South Africa is really painful, its like Abel and Cain all over again. The Zulu are killing the foreigners which is making more of an African issue because its not their first time and they are still doing this kind of stuff. Boko Harama might have been messed up but the brothers down under are creating enemies with the rest of Africa, from Zimbabwe to Somalia, Nigeria, Ghana, Mozambique even Uganda is feeling the pain. I have no power to tell the king how to lead his people or even the president of the country but if one person does something in the name of a larger picture you better have to be clean that you are trying to prevent it rather than let the blood shed in the streets of Mama Africa.

I just hope this wont lead to any civil war that involves all Africa against South Africa the war might just end up involving other counties leading to world war 3 (WW3). So i did this track but it wasn't for the Xenophobia attacks because it was recorded like 2 weeks prior the happening but it just goes alone. Its called WE ARE DOING THE #RIGHTTHING

Other point the song was in a competition and I was eliminated at the first round (Hip Hop Beats SA) March/April competition maybe because am ZIMBO lol I just like singing no matter am number 100 but if people listen to me.

2015 run down

The month of resolutions and reflections is almost over and I have decided to do an Album called "Wrong Side Mixtape" it will have a lot of changes from the previous project I did last year (2014) ‪#‎MafaroAtanga‬

Expectations for ‪#‎WSM‬

• Blessmore Mclynebeats Matikiti - will have two dope beats from my homeboy.
• Whizzla beats have already gave me a Cypher beat but due some difficulties I think it will come on this Album as a Skit instead of what I was to do.
• Remix of a song will be done with cooperation of individuals.
• Features are still in talks but will like to work with various artist.
• Might do with some of the once based in Australia if all goes well, am a busy man now but just have to my passion 
• The cover art will be something different will work with a artist like a painter so it will be special.
• This album will be making its way to radio at the end of the year when i go back to Zimbabwe to do the needed paper work.
• ZimHipHop should be to the world so I will make a standard you will never forget.

Thank you Fans, Friends and Family.

My perfomance at the African Comedy Festival in Australia

Carl Joshua Ncube and AGE McSoul holding the Zimbabwean Flag

Initially the organisers added me on the poster as AULK (Aggressive Underground Lethal King), which is my persona in deeper hip hop that is another side of AGE, that acknowledge himself as a king. The matter was fixed and i was back on the poster as AGE even though everyone kind of find my last name difficult to say all the time. I was told i will perform a month before the show started so you just have to imagine how much work i had put into it, i even recorded a new song called One I Need which is a dedication to the special girl that is always an addition to my life. The song will be available on the release of the E.P Mafaro Atanga on the 1st of Dec.

AGE Live in Action

Back to the story, performing in an audience which was not a Zimbabwean crowd was something new to me despite the effort of making a Afro hip-hop song the nerves where still real. I was supposed to be the artist performing after the break but some other artist didn't show up so i ended up begin the curtain raiser the Zimbabwean among the Ghanaian, Nigerian and other Africans. first song Ndiwe Wandinoda went well in fact i made them clap, then i though One I Need i will make them dance i was disappointed with the tough crowd. In my mind i still think Afro-Australia need more shows that make the African community unite and feel happy together because it was all smiles and joy after Basketmouth and Carl Joshua Ncube did their stand up.

King BFine and AGE McSoul at the show

Shout-out to IAMIKE, Basketmouth, Low-Cutt, King BFine, Vuche, Carl Joshua Ncube that other pretty MC, DJ Flexz and everyone who made this happen.

Carl Joshua Ncube at Bowsman Hall 

Basketmouth at Bowsman Hall

MAFARO ATANGA is now available

The Album is out as of now the songs are being sold and can be found at http://ageswagg.bandcamp.com/album/mafaro-atanga just $0.75 a track. thank u all for your support.
for those that like free stuff it can be found on google just search.

Zim Rap Cities

The talk in underground Zimbabwean hip hop is Zim Rap Cities, i downloaded that podcast since it began but my tracks where not being played. Vol 30 was the last audio i downloaded continuously from the first and exited the ZRC WhatsApp group because the one running it never noticed me. I sent tracks like Fire, HRE on me and even Hupenyu wemughetto but they all didn't make it to be feature but got good response from the other artist in the group. Thanks to the Friday LMS (Last Man Stand) I competed against Lil Greezy Beats (Rap murders) on the same beat with my track called Dead. it was a face off battle on that feature when it was the first time i was on a ZRC audio, and guess what it was volume 66. I was voted out of the competition in what i think was a numbers vote rather than quality as my counterpart was from Shamva and all cats from that side where winning this battle. 

On the other hand I would like to thank Beaven Angels for giving me a gift for my birthday (sometym in Sep) of making my face appear on the cover of ZimRapCities vol 68 where great names where featured such as Kritical beats(Harare), Captain Kuda (Australia), ZimFam(Bulawayo) and El Chits (Bindura). ZimRapCities is the best archive for raw talent it will be best you hear 4 or 5 of them whilst u r in a train or kombi or just seating around u will end up being a fan of one or too. To receive you latest edition of ZRC app +263772326178 or search on media fire and hulk share.

Mafaro Atanga E.P

The E.P (titled Mafaro Atanga) is getting near and hotter,, all beats made by ElBreezy (from the Z.H.H.P award winning crew - K.L.A.P)

Tracks:

01. Mafaro Atanga - Age McSoul

02. Tovasiya Vachizunguza _ Age McSoul ft (various artist)

03. One I need _ Age McSoul

04. Get out of Here _ Age McSoul ft Kay-Gee40
05. Full of Energy _ Age McSoul

The list will be updated as the E.P is still in progress and due to be released on the first of December.

The great E.P set for 1st of December...