Focalistic Celebrates Being Number 1 On Worldwide Audiomack For 3 Weeks In A Row As An Independent Artist. Focalistic real name Lethabo Sebetso hails from Pretoria in South Africa, and although he was born and raised there, he later relocated to Midrand. The rapper refers to himself as Pitori Maradona. He was formerly a footballer before he started developing interest in rapping. In 2020 alone, he released three bodies of work. His EP, Shgubu Ses Excellent has since gained some buzz across the continent.
Focalistic’s rise is something that was visible to his fans as he started from rapping in Spitori in the townships to having featured world-known stars like Diamond Platnumz and Davido. Today, the star has a lot of achievements to show for his success. The star is currently celebrating being number on worrldwide Audiomack for there weeks in a row, being nominated for an EMA (Europe Music Award), 7 nominations at the AFRIMMA, and over 20 million streams on Apple Music; all that as an independent artist. Checkit out:
These days, Focalistic has switched from rapping in English on typical Trap or Hip-Hop beats to rapping on proper African pop music, characterized by Afro-House percussion. He was always around people who make dance/house music producers with an obsession with Sghubu.
While in school, Focalistic’s music was limited to his circle of friends. But in his second year, this introverted bookworm got a proper studio set-up to adequately make music. After studying throughout the day, he spent his nights recording. “I was just doing the music studying to get my degree, bro. This music thing is like a spirit, it pushes and inspires you. Ask any artist, they’ll tell you that they got the same feeling,” Focalistic said.
