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Dumelang . Today is my 45th birthday and this year I’m also celebrating 25 years in music and entertainment. I feel blessed that God has given me so much life and has brought me this far. And As some of you might have noticed, I have been off social media for a few weeks.
I did this in order to cut out the noise and pay attention to what God and the universe are telling me. Looking within instead of looking without. I had all kinds of plans for this year, one of them was redoing the Ikgate Motlhala cycle tour back to Mahikeng,
but I guess it is true that Life is What Happens while you’re busy making your own plans. I spent almost 7 weeks without my family and that has given more than enough time to reflect and examine my circumstance. I’ve had time to analyze what is happening to my industry and
each time arrive at the same logical conclusion. Our egos might hype us differently, tell you something different, for me the evidence screams out, the truth is “We are surplus to society’s requirements”.
The entertainment industry and hospitality sector are the hardest hit in this crisis and we will be the last to recover. I’ve seen what the government tried to do but we all know it’s not even nearly enough. I don’t see the proportionality reflected in the Minister’s efforts.
R150mill is hardly enough for all these artists and this is made exponentially worse by the fact that the money has to be shared with all the sports people. This is a reflection of the amount of value that government and the society attach to us...and this is just not enough.
So...for the first time in my 25 year career, I have to admit that my family’s financial future no longer lies in the music entertainment industry. This is a heartbreaking admission for me to make especially after investing more than half my life and best years in this, but it’s
the truth. I don’t see myself at my age trying to rebuild a music career at a time I should be on auto-cruise. And akere I know that don’t nobody owe me shit! We’re straight.
I’ve had a great ride, been around the world twice but now it’s time for a new focus.
I’ve had a great ride, been around the world twice but now it’s time for a new focus.
Don’t get me wrong, I’ll always be an artist and create music because I love it (in-fact, I have a dope new song called Light It Up with a talented young brother named Eskayallday, check it out on all platforms) but...but despite all that my “WHY” has changed.
I no longer expect to make an adequate living out of music and It saddens me immensely to know that if I feel this way, some of my older peers with more years invested feel worse right now?
This is a time for renewal and reorientation.
This is a time for renewal and reorientation.
A time to reset and readjust my sail so I can use the changing winds to still reach my destination. My family is back just in time for my birthday (and that’s already more than I can ask for) I’m flat broke but I don’t care,
Yesterday I started a new TV show that is inline with my passion for helping those less fortunate. I’m expecting a shipment of high quality respiratory masks that I’ve collaborated with magents lifestyle apparel to create....it’s arriving within the next couple of weeks from the
factory in Mauritius. And lastly my mother and I will be taking on an ambitious property development project later in the year to build my kids a lasting legacy.
Sometimes God takes away the small morsels to prepare you a bigger feast!! Thank you to all of you that continue to show me love and put clothes on my back, food on my table and a roof over my head. I’m truly humbled and blessed. Hallelujah!! Pula!!
