Las Didge

 

Ladies and gentlemen let's take a trip to one of the greatest hoods in the East of Johannesburg where we've witnessed alot of great MC's, today Hip Hop Nation TV would like to show love to one of the dopest MC's we've ever heard in this generation from being featured on the Real McCoy track by Don Veedo.

We've all seen what he is capable of when he spits his bars at the Team Back Pack session, if you haven't then let this project be a testimony and evidence of what I'm about to preach.

Gran's Favorite is an album by Las Didge which is dedicated to his grandmother the late Mam' Qoma " Thembisa Deborah Madonci" who has made an impact in his life in positive ways that are unimaginable. As a majority of us can relate because we were raised by our grandmothers this removes the stereotype that " Hip Hop doesn't value woman" even though there were songs like "Dear Mama" Showing love to Mama Afeni.

I tuned into the first track" Isaka Nyana" a perfect track for all the hustlers out there whether you're in the burbs or the hood, we all have dreams and we aspire to be somebody that will make an impact and leave a legacy for the next generation. The Hook itself tells the story of every 9-5 worker who are bread winners or providers in their family giving the usual activities of the Joburg life " Bay Skhelm one taxi to Jozi ses' yo park e small"

This track will get you pumped early in the morning unleashing the grindmode in you despite the challenges we have in the community of unemployment at 70% amongst the youth.

As I listened to the main theme track of the album "Gransfavorite" made me realise how we need to value our elders as they are the generation who will pass dowm the wisdom to us, their experience gives us life valuable lessons this song does justice to showing love to all the grandmothers.

Many of us were raised by our grandmothers they were the pillar of the family they taught unity, loyalty and discipline. I believe that this song will touch the souls of the women that went through oppression and many challenges.

"Umakhelwane" is a dope track with a nice snare kick and flute, Didge shows his rhythmic skills and ability to tell the township story addressing serious issues in the black community touching on topics like gossip,envy and jealousy things that hold us back as a community, even though Didge does it in a humorous way which is quite intelligent because we as black people wrap truth in laughter so that it makes it more pallatable and easier to get down.

You all know that I Ecliptic love that grimey hardcore Hip-Hop so when the track "Fall Back" featuring Don Veedo was playing I knew some hardcore bars are about to come out here, the track itself is a Boombap beat with a hardcore bass that makes you wish you had a loud subwoofer speaker in your car giving that truck volume feeling.

The project gets more serious when the song "Change" plays, a moment to stare at the mirror or meditate and reflect on self considering how short life is is especially being in this pandemic.

"Season changes weather, weather changes how you living, reason changes way of thinking, thinking is voice of reason, change is how you measure progress, progress is how you lead, phases are the stages, stages raising your degree" damn this hook should be added on the African proverb archives, truly speaking Didge has done more than enough justice in this album. Sixteen Dirty Let's Go!!!!!!!!