By Zuko Komisa
Siya ‘Slikour’ Metane is one of South Africa’s most foward thinking individuals when it comes to the business of entertainment and media, and in a new documentary, he shares his journey of how it all started.
Slikour a groundbreaking rapper, artist, and businessman, is featured in the most recent edition of The Close-Up.
He describes his amazing journey from his early years in Leondale, Katlehong, to the formation of the legendary rap group Skwatta Kamp and his subsequent rise to innovation in the media and entertainment industries.
Having founded the award-winning rap ensemble Skwatta Kamp, which went on to win two South African Music Awards and have their first album, Mkhukhu Funkshen, become the biggest selling hip-hop record in the nation, Slikour continues to be one of the most well-known rappers in the nation.
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He also speaks about the formation of SlikourOnLife, a creative media agency that connects brands to youth culture through music.
The whole vision was how could I how could I make a difference every day in something that I love you know and something that like matters to me which is music, you know and something that changed my life”. – Slikour on Slikour OnLife
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Slikour tells the tale of his journey from setting up a home studio in the 1990s, creating Jam Alley’s “Freestyle” feature, founding Skwatta Kamp, and ending the group to his individual path in music and business.
A web series called The Close-Up investigates the backstories of some of the most fascinating figures in media and entertainment.
“Slikour is one of the most inspiring entertainment personalities in the media and entertainment business, how he has managed to use his platform as a rapper as a platform to develop innovative entrepreneurial ventures, while navigating a very challenging industry, is something we’ll study for years to come” – The Close-Up Producer Eric Says on the story behind Slikour.
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