one on one with 4k.....
Name?
My
rap and stage name is Koffee Baby lol… Jus Koffee is fine my birth name is
Tinotenda Nyasha Maveneka
How did you get your name?
My mom gave me my real name lol…
but I got Koffee from a punch line and ever since I fell in love with it…. Like
I said on go hard Koffee on my mind coz I Grind so fine
When did your career in music start
When did I start recording and
rapping??? Three years ago when did I Start producing??? 5 years ago when did I
start singing??? 14 years ago so my music career has existed for years but I
started taking it as a business this year.
What do you think of your team Checkmate
and Tapstar?
GOD blessed me with two most loyal
men I could ever ask for to make my passion for music turn into a successful
career. These men are the future of world music from Checkmate’s insane
delivery to Tapstar’s mind provoking bars. They are a real challenge to compete
with on any track and great people to be around. I love my team.
From your songs which one is your favorite?
At the moment it’s our new
mixtape songs fly and drop it low… but of all time my favourite song will
always be Man of the year our 1st song the one that began my crew
and gave us this new mentality that we can do this…
Who is your favourite collaboration besides
of course 4 Kornerz??
It’s a hard choice… In terms of
verses and rap I would pick Karma or K. yung then there are the singers Elliot,
Millz and Fungie they all came through they are all amazing people and talented
artists …. But I would have to say
Kripmac is the best.
If you could collabo with anyone, who would
it be and why?
Collaborations hmmm I would pick
Michael Jackson he was a music legend and I was a big fan… this would be an odd
combination a rapper and a singer but it would be the greatest collaboration of
my life.
We all know you can spit what we want to
know is can u sing? Hahaha… I can sing jus not an
amazing one on the mike but I will learn to replicate it eventually
What projects are you currently working on?
Well we just finished recording
our mixtape Taking off That’s coming out on the 9th of February so
right now we are doing a lot of singles and collaborations with other artists
from all over the world USA North African artists South African artists and our
Zimbabwe rap family. This is how we are preparing for our upcoming album
Did you have a mentor for your career?
My mom and dad. It seems like an
odd choice since my parents are not at all musically gifted but it’s their
principals that inspire me. My mom and dad both came from poor families and
worked very hard to get to the stage they are. They looked after all of us and
taught me how to work for my dreams. No other people on earth could do what
they did so I got to do my best for them.
So what part of h town did you grow up in?
I grew up in Mandara, the hood I
believe which was made for great musicians like Checkmate, Tapstar and myself
Koffee, Kripmac, Slasha and K Young, T shan, Slim, Vad3r, Thabo Kombo etc… I
think we are the next best thing to Brooklyn
Do you get nervous during performances?
I used to but I’m kind of getting
used to it… I have done a lot of performances now so it’s not nerve wrecking
anymore.
What advice would u give to new comers?
Go Hard or go home
How do feel you differ from rest of the
music industry?
We differ in our aims. Most musicians
tend to want to stay in a specific genre and culture of music where as we aim
to break out into other genres and cultures of music and bring an understanding
to world. We want to join the “4 Kornerz” of the world together through our
music hence the name 4 Kornerz lol.
How do you balance your music with other
obligations?
I won’t lie its hard but it’s
about planning and preparing well in advance so that my education does not
suffer. As for the group we record in seasons when we can and no one is
interrupted or disturbed by music during intense school or university time
So far what has been the proudest moment of
your career?
I don’t know I could say the
website or the mixtape or the newspaper article or TV but the proudest moment
for me as a member of 4K was the way we survived. We saw a lot of crews who
were high flying all fall to pieces while we struggled to stay together. In the
end most of those crews fell apart but we stuck it through and kept going. I’m
really proud of Checkmate and Tapstar for sticking through it all.
What is the furthest show you have done
from home?
My furthest show was in Bulawayo.
4k has always been close to home
What has been the worst nightmare for you
& how did you get through
Dying a financial failure and
disappointing my parents… I work harder that’s how I deal with it
If you could categorize your music, what
genre would you it best fit?
I would make a new genre called
Universal... Name speaks for itself
Finally what do yall’ think of 7:30
Apparel?
What
I Think of 7:30 and T.L.S??? For someone who has been working so hard and trying
so much it’s so amazing to see him and his fashion line on the rise. He
represents what the new generation of our world and our continent needs to be.
Hard working and full of ambition to succeed. As for his gear its nice I would
buy that… but I hope I get one for free you know coz I’m Koffee…
Thank you for reading hope
you check out the website www.4kornerzmusic.com
Stay Safe
GOD Bless…..
