Focalistic Reacts To Being The Cover Of GQ Magazine And What It Means To His Dreams. Focalistic, real name, Lethabo Sebetso hails from Pretoria where he lived most of his life before relocating to Midrand. Wherever the star goes, he carries the S’pitori lifestyle and sound with him. His now-famous line, “Ase Trap Ke Pina Tsa Ko Kasi” has even made it through the international borders.
When it comes to breaking boundaries and making headlines, the star is not staying down. Foca has just announced that he’s on the cover of GQ Magazine for the September/October issue. The star was beating with excitement as he shared the news with his fans, “Very proud to Announce that I’m on the cover for GQ’s September / October issue! Fully shot in my hood; Zone 2 Garanga, PITORI!!! The New Music King / Voice of the Youth / President ya Straaata!! @GQdotcoza PITORI ETSENE MO MMAPENG! #GQxFocalistic#GQGlobal.”
The star also stated that it was a dream come true and he can’t wait for it to drop and get to hold the original hard copy. “Being on the cover of GQ is a dream come true!! Shuu! I can’t wait to Hold the physcial copy and sleep next to it for a few days when I get back to South Africa!!!,” he expressed his joy.
Despite his global appetite, Focalistic isn’t going to suddenly rethink his streaming strategy. He feels like the only way to success is authenticity. To Focalistic, the movement isn’t just about music. He feels like music, which is central to the movement promotes all the previously under-celebrated aspects of African culture.
“A lot of this has to do with how we’ve honestly accepted ourselves as Africans. Now, America is looking to us for inspiration. In South Africa, there was a time when we’d go, ‘Oh sh*t, that’s a Nigerian.’ Now, everybody wants to be Nigerian because of the music. Governments need to start looking into the power and influence of pop culture and music. We learn a lot from music and music videos. They drive desirability and that’s been aided by the internet. You look at music and you want to be Davido, Burna or Wizkid. You look at Amapiano and you want to dance like a South African. We’re prouder of being African right now,” he said.
