07 December 2023
Written by Don-Jitsu
MUSIC
Oriiginelle drops NEW single,
The Glory Freestyle.
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Oriiginelle (born Makhosazana Thwala in Mbabane Eswatini), is a trailblazing hip hop artist whose career is rapidly ascending. Her admiration of the beauty, art, strength and greatness of women is evident in the “Elle” attached to her stage name; which is French for “she”. Oriiginelle gained attention through the release of her single, A Thou Nyana featuring fellow Eswatini rapper Swiss in 2022, it became a massive crowd favorite in Eswatini. The song proceeded to do well in local Eswatini Top 20 charts by debuting on the EBIS top 20, occupying the number 1 spot for 4 consecutive weeks. Her next single, SUNDAY opened her up to a wide network of listeners across the country and beyond. The single reached a new milestone on the EBIS Top 20 charts by remaining on the charts for 14 weeks and was also featured on Hype Magazine Mixtapes . The single also gained over 14 000 streams on Spotify and just above 8 000 streams on Apple Music. Additionally, the milestone landed her a music distribution deal with SlikourOnLife in September 2022. Oriiginelle then released A Thou Nyana remix in April 2023, featuring Milkiee & Grixxly, Nino Fresko and Pdoto. The remix garnered over 6000 streams on Spotify and over 2000 streams on Apple Music. It has also dominated the EBIS local top 20 charts since May and is currently sitting at number 2.
Oriiginelle got featured on Hypebeast Magazine, where she was named one of the African Women Shaping African Hip Hop alongside Dee Koala, Sgawd and Nadia Nakai amongst others.
Her latest project METARMOPHOFEELS EP debuted at Number 1 on local Eswatini Apple Music Hip Hop charts.
On the 1st of December she dropped a single titled, The Glory Freestyle. The single follows her impressive feature run since the beginning of the year. Produced by Soduh Beats and engineered by KP Tha Pro, the freestyle showcases her skillful pen with wordplay and bar-centric imagery. Oriiginelle is in her element, delivery cool as ice over a laid back, lo-fi-hop beat. With the incline in reach and attention from the african music scene, Oriiginelle is definitely next in the game. Hopefully we'll get gifted a full body of work soon.
The Glory Freestyle by Oriiginelle OUT NOW on all platforms, I highly recommend you check it out.
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Listen to: The Glory Freestyle
by Oriiginelle