Glen Mpho Makwala also known as Phantom Steeze is a dancer and rapper born and bred in Tembisa. He grew up in the streets of Midrand where his hip hop career started; and his resume is quite impressive. He has shared the stage with the likes of Cassper Nyovest and has opened for Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne and Khuli Chana amongst others.
His dancing career is almost as established as his rapping career. He has done dance campaigns for major brands such as FUBU, VUZU, Big Brother and Coca-Cola to name a few. He then decided that he wanted to pursue a career in rap and has had major success in the club scene with his first debut single “Skipa saka Joe” followed by “Hurray”; these being the most received singles online and live.
He then followed with a collaboration between him and long time friend/colleague, Costa Titch with the track, “Cava The Combo”. Phantom Steeze has a new hit single ‘Babalazi’, which has received positive feedback, but the motive is to make the song nation wide.
Babalazi is a song that chronicles Phantom Steeze’s hangover after a night of celebration with his homies. After one of the many epic nights out in the heart of Johannesburg, Phantom found himself holding his head together looking for a cure to the pain of Veisalgia (aka. Babalazi). This dude must have went in because he mentions that he was taking shots, Hennessy and drinking champagne.
The song is quite chilled, he goes straight to the point. I don’t imagine he wanted the listener to go into deep thought while listening to it; the song is more reflective for him. He delivers his lyrics over a laid back beat. The beat samples Sting’s hit song Shape of my Heart, which was released in 1993. It’s this song that inspired him to sing about the self-inflicted pain. Anyone can definitely relate to this song at any point in their lives.
I have to admit, I found the auto tune a little on the excessive side but the hook is a gem and saved the song for me. But after listening to this track, I’m pretty sure it’s gonna be a party anthem.
To see what Phantom Steeze is up to, check out his social media: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Listen to Babalazi below:
What are your thoughts?
