Johannesburg, August 31st – Tyson Sybateli is all guns blazing in his new project titled ‘Present.’ The 8-track mixtape will be hosted by the prominent hip-hop podcast The Sobering. The mixtape was preluded by 2 singles, ‘It Worked’ & ‘No Comment’, released 9 June & 28 July, respectively. To build project drop anticipation on socials and signal that the artist was cooking, ‘No Comment’ coming soon assets had an element of fire to hint mixtape coming.
In his words, the rapper favoured by snakes, Bra Nyoga says the fire element is to pull in attention; he says if there is a fire one cannot just go on as normal, but rather they would be drawn into the fire and be “present in the moment’, hence the mixtape name ‘Present.’
In this project he has worked with prominent hip hop names such as, Thato Saul, Priddy Ugly, and Mochen, known for their unique qualities and ways of making music, Thato Saul being known for his popular verse on the slain rapper AKA’s ‘Mbuzi (Freestyle)’ and Priddy Ugly, having won SAHHA’s Lyricist Of The Year in 2022, for which both Priddy Ugly & Tyson Sybateli were nominated. With the lyrical content of the song, ‘I Can Bet’ they battle it out and show us why they were both nominated, and it’s fire!
Tyson Sybateli has hustled his way up the Hip Hop ladder, he has released more than a handful of projects before; to mention a few, ‘HOME’, ‘SYBA’, & ‘EVE’. These projects have seen him grow in the streets of Hip Hop and earned himself several titles such as ‘King of Rollouts’. Having been dubbed the king of rollouts while working in retail full-time, explicitly expresses the intentionality of the artist with his craft and the messaging thereof. This mixtape is set to be nothing shot of fire, Tyson Sybateli having been labelled the next best Hip Hop Act by the Hip Hop community online; ‘Present.’ will certainly certify that. Below he gives the breakdown as follows for some of the Mixtape songs:
Playing With Fire
“The Intro tells the purpose of being present in whats going on currently in your own life while I tell whats going on personally in my life. The build up is that of a fire starting and the intensity ramps up with the transition of the second half telling the energy of the entire project forth.”
No Comment Ft. Thato Saul
“The reason this one is called ‘No Comment’ is because really the song is fun; and ironically it happened to be two minutes twenty-two seconds, cause 222 is a thing for me, very constant number. A display of flows used presently in Rap internationally and locally (Spitori) ”
2-Up Ft. Nanette
“The verses are really about getting into character pursuing a romantic interest between both verses and flirting with a new flame in my life.”
I Can Bet Ft. Priddy Ugly
“It features one of my favourite rappers; Priddy Ugly. We were both nominated for lyricist of the year last at the SAHHA and he won it. The record finds us displaying that lyricist of the year chat and letting it play out as we both bet on our abilities to be skilled at many topics.”
Phone – Hello Ft. Mochen & Landrose
“Featuring Mochen & Landrose; this is one of my favourites on the mixtape, it knocks! It gives the rap energy. Straight rap energy to keep you going about being active right now with what you believe in”
