Fetz Da Vibe releases 14-track album

Ofentse Owen Mangope, otherwise known in music circles as Fetz a.k.a Fetz Da Vibe, has released a new 14- track album titled Lyrical Sign.

There is often a common feeling that there is little quality music in the country with many insinuating that many of our musicians don't take time to work on their music before recording their music, but Fetz's new album, is one of the few, which can challenge hip-hip lovers or rather music lovers to own a copy. The upcoming Hip-hop star, who hails from Mahalapye, is an independent artist.

While many often dismiss hip-hop as a music genre which is often filled with obscene lyrics, Fetz's latest offing has a number of meaningful lyrics. Track 10, tilted, Mama, is simply Fetz's dedication to all the mothers. The album has one number titled Natural Disaster, which he says he wrote with the aim of keeping people abreast of events around the globe. Different people have different taste in music, but Fetz decided to go out of his way to have one track titled One Love, which is dedicated to everyone regardless of the of music genre they follow, adding that the track is also meant to show appreciation to all artists mainly in Botswana.

Other songs in the album include You Are Mine, which the young man says is dedicated to all lovers, and Voice of Tha Ghetto which, according to the muso, goes out to all hip-hop heads'with a great message behind it'.

The rest of the songs include the title track, Lyrical Sign, Rock On, Courage, MIC Session, Street College, Keeping It Raw, and Thugz Confessions. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered at Chankieland Muzik and Arts in Gaborone.

Fetz only started releasing his own music recently but he has been involved with music since the age of 16.

"I started rapping back when I was 16 years of age back in senior secondary school at Naledi Senior Secondary School, where my friends and I formed a rap group called Insane Rap Maniacs. I then became a solo underground M.C battling and competing on Talent Shows on which I became the best over all, and later on got featured by one of Botswana hip-hop artists Snass who released his album in 2002.

I followed hip-hop music until recently when I felt that it is time for my own exposure, to Botswana,"

In April Fetz released a single album titled You are Mine, which has two tracks, Strai8 Down and You Are Mine featuring Charity Pego going by the Miz-Chaa and Percy V. The single, according to Fetz, did quite well with considerable airplay on various radio stations.