Watch! Sizwe Alakine Receives First Ever Plaque Following His Jump Into Amapiano . Sizwe Moeketsi Moniker, is a South African rapper commonly known as Reason, he came to prominence after his collaborative work with Ms Nthabi. He has worked with some of South Africa’s respected names such as Stogie T, Moneoa, ProVerb, DJ Maphorisa, Kwesta and HHP just to mention a few.
Sizwe Alakine has made history with his first ever Gold Plaque in the ‘Rapiano’ genre for his debut single ‘After Tears’. The plaque was awarded to him last night at an intimate ‘Year-end’ party by Warner Music Group Africa and their partners as well as their current roster as they pushed them to conduct some interviews after their performances for the attendees.
This is a historic moment as Sizwe Alakine has managed to infuse his raw talent of Rap with the Amapiano sound of which allows him to formulate a new genre or sub-genre known as ‘Rapiano’. He is the first to receive a Gold Plaque for the genre/sub-genre and honestly we wish him all the best. May he continue to spread the sound and break records.
The rapper emphasises the need for every artist to adapt to the constant evolution that occurs in the world of entertainment.“I felt the opportunity to do more with the sound because I connected more with it [amapiano]. I like how it sounds and I like how it feels. I like the tempo and how you can evolve with it,” he says.“I like how it resonates with my love for kwaito and it reminds me of how I fell in love with it back when I was younger. I found myself thinking about the amapiano sound and the directions I’d take with it to a point where I was like, ‘let me go to the studio and do it!’
Despite the dawn of a new moniker and introduction to a new genre, the die-hard hip-hop star says his other stage name Reason “will never die” as he believes he still has a lot more to offer.“A lot of people know Reason as an iconic rapper in the hip-hop culture, so I’d never disappear or leave that genre. What many aren’t aware of though is that Sizwe Alakine also raps but on an amapiano beat,” he shared.
