X Plastaz present 'Shule' mixtape

 After a long hiatus, X Plastaz are back! The six emcees, known for representing the hardcore hip hop sound of Arusha and mixing traditional Maasai music into their songs, were last heard of at the 2009 BET Hip Hop Awards where they represented Africa in the BET Cypher alongside Wale and KRS One. This year they return with a mixtape called 'Shule' full of collabos with some of Tanzania’s greatest emcees: P the MC, Fid Q, JCB, OCG, Rah-J, Jaymoe, Stopa Rhymecca Yokoi, Solo Thang, Macdamanify, TJ and Yuzzo. 

Started by Ziggy-Lah from X Plastaz (also known as the Soulplugger), the Shule mixtape project has been eagerly awaited by fans of X Plastaz and Tanzanian hip hop in general. Ziggy-Lah 'the Soulplugger' did the beats and his verses were the starting point for each collabo. Tracks for the mixtape were recorded in Stockholm (Sweden), Arusha and Dar (Tanzania), Helsinki (Finland) and even Dublin (Ireland). One of the sureshot hits is the song 'Wandugu wapenzi' featuring Fid Q and JCB which samples a 1970's Congolese Swahili song.

While the mixtape is a collaborative effort, there’s already a follow-up being prepared which will feature all other X Plastaz emcees alongside Ziggy: Gsan, Yamat, Diney, Kamaa and Maria. Something to look out for in 2013… meanwhile, enjoy SHULE and witness the rebirth of Tanzanian hip hop.

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Shule - tracklist
1 Shule Intro
2 Wape Salam ft P the MC
3 Wandugu Wapenzi ft Fid Q & JCB
4 Dude ft OCG & Macdamanify
5 Yeah ft Wakazi
6 Story ft JCB
7 Achana Nao
8 40 Bars
9 Ah Ah Ah
10 Darasa ft Rah-J
11 Bang bang
12 Yupi wa Kweli ft Jaymoe
13 Mtanzania Msafiri ft Stopa Rhymecca Yokoi
14 Dereva Taxi (Temper On The Side)
15 Ndoto
16 Hip Hop ft Solo Thang
17 You Gots 2 Chill ft OCG & Macdamanify
18 Nimechoka
19 No Hook
20 Stay Low Cheza Nasi ft TJ
21 Waulize ft OCG & Mack Macdamanify
22 2Na Gadhabu
23 Tape Yangu
24 Wachaga Piga Chata II
25 R.I.P.
26 Make Chara ft Yuzzo
27 Shule