Focalistic Reacts To ‘Ke Star’ Remix Topping The BBC 1Xtra Charts. Focalistic real name Lethabo Sebetso has been hitting the industry for a while now, making headlines for hot collaborations and hit songs that continue to make waves and top charts.
Focalistic took to social media to react t his hit single ‘Ke Star’ remix having topped the number one spot on BBC 1Xtra radio. On the song, the star features Vigro Deep and Nigerian Afrobeats star Davido. This is a milestone worth celebrating considering that he has taken the South African sound to a new upper level thus introducing it to a wider audience. See tweet:
“The Trap/Hip-Hop guys used to be angry at “Ase Trap Ke Pina Tsa Ko Kasi” [laughs], but when they realized what it was, they gravitated towards the movement. Trap was the glamorous thing, but I was like ‘I don’t want to do that, I want to make music that my mom, my whole hood can relate to and be proud of.’ I wasn’t talking down on Trap, I just wanted to make people understand the origin and purpose of my music,” He explained.
“I make Trap, but I never lie about having a gun or a gang, I just want to talk about the realities of my hood, you know. People used to think I was shading Emtee [laughs], but I wasn’t. Maybe the competitive part of me made me want to carve a niche for myself, but we don’t have a ‘trap’ in South Africa. Don’t get me wrong, there is a version of the trap everywhere, but as I say on ‘Ase Trap Ke Pina Tsa Ko Kasi,’ our trap is called the ‘Kasi.’ There might be shared similarities with the American trap because they’re both elements of the Ghetto, but the ‘Kasi’ is different. I just wanted to sync the music with our identity; my identity so that our people can relate,” he added.
