Its the BIG 5-0! and a major milestone for the fellas!

Joining eMKhei and MYN for an in-depth conversation on music & life is Katlehong's very own, RnB crooner & frequent KIMOSABE collaborator ThatoFeels. The fellas cover the following conversation points:

1. Inspiration vs Authenticity

2. Unsigned vs Independent

3. The Artist//Fan relationship

4. Being the "strong friend" & building a language for effective communication and conflict resolution

5. Coping with the loss of loved ones & Collaborations

6. Lending his vocals to Piano music

ThatoFeels also shares stories on his life and his journey with music so far, including his childhood, the Idols stage, meeting Dj Clock, building with Kimosabe and Kimosabe Productions, and working with ByLwansta.

#LALELA

Music:

1. Time: 1:09:45

Title: Arrow

Artist: ThatoFeels

Project: Unlocked (2020)

Label: Kimosabe Productions (Pty) Ltd

2. Time: 1:20:51

Title: Mr. Deliver

Artist: Kimosabe & ThatoFeels

Project: Single (2021)

Label: Kimosabe Productions (Pty) Ltd

3. Time: 2:38:08

Title: Freak Week

Artist: Kimosabe & ThatoFeels

Project: Single (2021)

Label: Kimosabe Productions (Pty) Ltd

MYN & eMKhei-B are back on the m.i.c! This week the fellas are talking Indians, colourism, discipline in learning, changing the scripts that run our lives, living with failure and conflict resolution techniques. They also discuss the role of institutions in ensuring the effective transfer of knowledge across generations.

We hope you find something positive to take with you.

#LALELA

Music

1. Time:

Title: GQOMA

Artist: BIG FKN GUN ft Manelis

Project: Single (2014)

2. Time:

Title: LOST SHEPERDS

Artist: KNBL ft LIVINGTOMAKEAKILLING

Project: BEFORE EGO DEATH. (2022)

In this week's episode eMKhei-B and MYN take to discuss the concept of embracing your haters. They then Segway into a conversation about the hypothetical life in the meta-verse. The fellas also get into a personality about stepping into your own light and shining.

Enjoy

Music:

1. Time: 00:00:05

Title: Sweet Seduction

Artist: KaeB ft Marcus Harvey

Project: Single (2020)

2. Time:00:03:01

Title: Count your Blessings

Artist: Nas & Damian Marley

Project: Distant Relatives (2010)

3. Time:00:50:18

Title: Grootman

Artist: RobinThirdfloor

Project: Zithembe (A Story About Self Confidence) (2022)

4. Time:01:55:11

Title: ASMR

Artist: ByLwansta ft Some.Unique.Individual, Alisha Rosa & Rāms

Project: Single (2021)

Part 2

Taking a step away from the music of 2021, eMKhei-B and MYN breakdown 2021 from a personal perspective. The conversation touches on growth, loss, blessings, family and aspirations.

Enjoy

Music:

1. Time: 00:00:05

Title: Weh Malume

Artist: ASAP Shembe & KaeB

Project: Maboteng (2021)

2. Time: 01:16:33

Title: Gqom Queen (Shembe Remix)

Artist: ASAP Shembe

Project: Amarekere remix edition (2021)

Part 1

MYN is back! He and eMKhei-B sit down for their first on-mic conversation of the year. What else could they discuss but, the year that was...

First up the fellas recap their favourite music in 2021. The conversation covers best album of 2021, piano "vs" hiphop, and a quick "do the knowledge" chat re: checking your exits (i.e. reading your contracts).

Enjoy!

Music:

1. Time:00:00:05

Artist: Geeloum

Title: Ngonyama

Project: 4800 (2021)

2. Time:01:20:08

Artist: 031CHOPPA ft. Geeloum, Ciza, Marcus Harvey

Title: Love Me

Project: KwaMashu to Ejozi (2021)

3. Time:01:57:08

Artist: Lwazi Tha MC

Title: Mizuzu

Project: Single (2021)

Part 2

The conversation continues, and touches on depression and mental health as recurring themes in Supah Mpondo's music, Supah Mpondo's view and experience of fandom, and "influence" in the social media era, the economic viability of music, Supah Mpondo shares his views on the exploitation of music and curating the creation of music for commercial exploitation, and also explains why "Love" is not the word he would use to describe his relationship with music.

Enjoy!

Music:

1. Time: 00:00:00

Title: Voetsek Maan Ndiyeke

Artist: Safe & Supah

Project: Imbamba (2018)

2. Time: 00:37:06

Title: Gada the Mgodoyi

Artist: Safe & Supah

Project: Single(2021)

3. Time: 1:27:16

Title: Fat Lady Sings

Artist: Safe & Supah

Project: Imbamba (2018)

Part 1:

While MYN was in the 031 re-upping on his Chi, eMKhei-B sat down with the prolific author and eMCee, scholar and wordsmith, @Supah_Mpondo. Hailing from the same town (Mbizana, Eastern Cape, South Africa)and having travelled the same route to JHB (i.e. via Durban), the fellas discuss all things music and life.

In this Part 1, Supah speaks about coming to terms with his identity as a Mpondo man, the origins of his relationship with HipHop, as well as the origins of his stage name. He shares stories from his come-up in the game, as well as his relationship with music.

Look forward to a detailed breakdown of rhyme-schemes from some of the greatest to do it (DOOM, Slick Rick, Aesop Rock, Immortal Technique etc., and dope music as usual.

Stay tuned for Part 2

MUSIC:

1. Time: 0:00:05

Title: My #FreestyleFriday

Artist: Supah Mpondo

Project: N/A

1. Time: 0:55:15

Title: Gumba Fire

Artist: Safe & Supah

Project: N/A

The conversation continues!

EMKhei-B, MYN and Robin Thirdfloor kick off with a conversation on vice and sobriety. The conversation soon pivots into the #DoYourKnowledge segment, with a conversation about @joinrepublic, a company which has created a platform which allows fans to invest directly into the artist.

In this conversation, the fellas go over some of the different financing models that are currently available to the artist. The conversation gets bit heated as the fellas discuss the potential threat to the purity of the fan/ artist relationship that is posed by the introduction of a financial incentive to fandom.

MUSIC:

1. Time: 00.19

Title: Abantu

Artist: Robin third floor

Album: ZAZI

2.Time: 1:25:00

Title: Weekend

Artist: Robin third floor [Feat. Rhea Blek & Just Jabba].

Album: ZAZI

Exce! #lalela

In this episode the fellas(eMKHei_B & MYN) are joined by Robin Thirdflloor, an entrepreneur and internationally recognised musician, renowned for his alt-kwaito/electronic dance/rap sound.

Having recently made his move from the 031 (Durban) to the big city of lights (JHB), and on the cusp of the release of the third instalment of his mental health awareness themed trilogy of projects (ZITHANDE (2019), ZAZI (2020), ZETHEMBE(UNRELEASED)), Thirdfloor boards the YNotPod bus to discuss:

1. The evolution of celebrity in the social media age;

2. The roots of canceled culture;

3. Umlazi, Durban and moving to Jozi;

4. UbuBhotela and Mental Health Awareness;

5. Bhotela Republic, and the business of making music today;

6. The influence of Kwaito.

Music:

1. Time: 0:0:35

Title: Awareness

Artist: RobinThirdfloor

Project: ZAZI (2020)

2. Time: 2:29:00

Title: Shampoo

Artist: RobinThirdfloor

Project: ZAZI (2020)

ENJOY!!!!

In this episode, the fellas are joined by Durban-born and Johannesburg based eMCee, engineer, and student of the game Sandile "S.I.C.K" Khumalo, also known as the SICKest eMCee!

Join MYN, eMKhei-B , and S.I.C.K in a convo that covers a multitude of topics, from a recollection of the hey-days of Durban HipHop, when many of the now stars of the game were still on the come-up, to stories of epic battles that took place on the "Back-To-The-City" stage. The fellas also dive in to the topic of fatherhood and leadership in the wake of the recent civil unrest in South Africa. In the spirit of the #UniMindTheory, the fellas invite their guest to take stab at contributing his opinion on the best possible solutions to South Africa's problems.

Music:

1. Time: 2:40:00

Title: Rainfall

Artist: MAGGZ

Project: F.L.A.G (2017)

2. Time: 1:01:47

Title: Untamed

Artist: S.I.C.K ft HCL

Project: Lyrical Wizardry

3. Time: 2:53:07

Title: For the people we lost

Artist: S.I.C.K ft Nana Atta

Project: Lyrical Wizardry