By Takudzwa Kadzura
Stycs, whose real name is Rodney Murungweni, is a 27-year-old
dancehall artist based in Rusape. From street hustles and ambition to propelling
a ghetto gospel, Stycs belongs to the helmet segment of this genre.
He boasts of a particularly important dancehall attribute –
the use of Patois in his lyrical construction. The helmet movement is the
current trend in dancehall circles and the vision is to keep dancehall clean
and hardcore.
This path has been significantly paved by proponents such as
Dashocca, Eyetal Fyal, I-Ratty, Jahnoz, and more who have churned massive
helmet classics.
Stycs says that, “Apart from my side hustles, I’m on a
mission to inspire youths and preserve the purity of raw dancehall”.
He runs a cigarettes stall at a popular corner at Vengere
Musika in Rusape. With a formidable mindset to escape threatening economic
downturns, the artist asserts the need for financial capacity in order to
support his talent, a music career.
He has recently shot his debut video in the town and
proposes that there will be indeed more work coming this year despite the lockdown
challenge.
Rusape is a town that has bred massive musical talents such
as Tocky Vibes and Hwindi President.
The difference now is that most of them leave the town to
further their exploits in the capital city. It seems the wave is changing and
Stycs is one of the upcoming artists who vowed to resolutely stay in his
boyhood town whilst establishing his career.
2020 has been a low-key grind for the dancehall artist and
most of the tracks were recorded in 2018 and 2019. He has for a short time been
a member of a group Finhu Gang together with Splits Loui who happens to be his
preferred producer. They have also recorded tracks together (with hip hop
artists) and Stycs features in the Maita Chihwa album by Splits.
You can listen to some hardcore dancehall by Stycs via his YouTube channel and tell us what you think.
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