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Upcoming-Mag-4 ---- Do forget to share with all your whatsapp contacts. For more info: 074 902 3257 All about Up comers May 1, 2019 [UPCOMING MAG MAY ISSUE , Cover: Biographies Page 4 - 13 The Story behind the song: Black Maipatie Page 14 Interviews Page 17 - 20 As fans Demanded: Hustla Reubz Page 23 Freelance Models Page 25 - 26 Our Viewer’s Choice Asemahle Myezo Page 27 Identity Theft Page 34 Features: Beat makers: Page 3 Productions. Page 15 Studios. Page 16 Songwriters Page 30 African Beauty Page 26 Poetrty Page 31 Events Page 35 - 53 Black Clique Musiq Entertainment Page 21 - 22 Top 30 Upcoming Soundcloud Charts Page 47 Advertisements Don’t forget to share with all your whatsapp contacts Page 1 May 1, 2019 [UPCOMING MAG MAY ISSUE , I am sorry to announce that Lauren has personal problems therefore she could not Edited this issue sorry for the inconvenience I am still working alone, I am not sure if she will have her things sorted to edit our issue this month, but anyone who would like to be part of team Upcoming Mag please contact me on 0749023257. Today Jozi of CJM9 asked me who do I work with on Upcoming Mag my answer was I work alone but that is not the truth, I work with up comers: models, artists, dancers, producers, actors/actresses, etc, that is why Upcoming mag is such a success on that note I would like to thank everyone working with me, some of the ideas we get from you guys, therefore thank you. I would like to thank all our viewers who take their time going through Upcoming Mag Reading everything, thank you. We are open to creative criticism, so please don’t be shy to whatsapp me help me make Upcoming Mag the best mag in Sa. Thank you, thank you, thank you and Much love Monate. Beat Maker Don’t forget to share with all your whatsapp contacts Page 2 May 1, 2019 [UPCOMING MAG MAY ISSUE , Who is Dj Pastor Adams? I am Abongile adam and my niDj Pastor How long have you been a Dj? I hv been a musician 4 about 4 years now Who have you worked with? I hv worked with mesto.. av lyricist...simnikiwe 1 of the talented artists around king asanda hanabe also a beautiful singer...and shai genge a xhosa poet We heard you Gqom mix, is it the only genre you can mix? I do gqom i only do tribalsoul music....also i can rap Do you have your music and mixes online? Not yet ihv recorderd single titled ameva and its coming soon on the digital platforms Can you tell us about your background? I am from a family of 15..my both parents and i was raised by my grandparents and i lost my grandfather in 2017 September ... Who inspired you to be a Dj? Actually its legend him self mr vusi nongxo..and the amazing musician bhut nathi mankayi How did the name come about? I was name by some old lady cause i used to clothe like pastors then i took pastor and combined it with my surname Do you do djing battles? If yes who would you like to challenge in the industry right now? No i dnt do those also i dont compete with any 1 with my art For a kid who would like to be a Dj can you advise them were to go or how to start in order to pursue a career in djing? 1st find wat makes u happy if its wat u want nothing can stand in ur way if its ur passion stay constant on ur work search 4 people that have the same dream as urs...work hard then things should then start to happen .....✌� Don’t forget to share with all your whatsapp contacts Page 3 May 1, 2019 [UPCOMING MAG MAY ISSUE , Booty bouncers consists of two female twerkers, who goes by the name of Ofentse Bapela and Mothebudi Serubarube. how did you meet? We met because both our mothers attend the same church, they always encouraged us to go to church together. That’s how we became best of friends. Ofentse is a girl from a small Who or what inspired you to be twerkers? township called Turfloop, raised There's a girl by the name of Nthabiseng Legodi, she is the founder of booty by a single parent with three bouncers. she is the one that inspired us. She didn't only inspire us, she also siblings. choreographed our routines. She is the best in the business .And we are glad to be groomed by such a talented twerker Finished my high school a year ago and currently studying Was twerking always your dream? If not as a kid what did you want to be when you business management and do grow up? my dancing over the weekends. Mothebudi Serubarube: growing up I never saw myself as a performer. I loved I enjoy going out with friends writing and creating short stories. I always saw myself doing office work as a grown up. and hanging around my family. This was never an easy road but Ofentse bapela:I always wanted to be an entrepreneur I had to fight for what I love...at first my parent was against me Almost every poster we see has your name: what is your rate? dancing(twerking) So I had to We started performing for free, we did that to market ourselves. Now we charge find a way to hide it from them R3000,which will increase in due time coz I knew that what they don't Is twerking your full time career? know won't hurt them but that For now twerking isn't our full time career. We still studying and we both out of high didn't last long because we school. We hope to have our degrees one day started getting more gigs so I had to spend more nights Is twerking for every woman? out...that's when they got We believe every ass can shake, so yes every woman can twerk. suspicious so I had to tell them the truth and I ended up Let's just say some young woman or women out there want to be twerkers by profession what advice would you give them, what are the steps that they need to winning because they saw how I take to be successful twerkers? loved dancing. Till today I'm Being a successful twerker takes a lot of perseverance, patience, and a lot of hustling and I got my number practicing. Listening to criticism can make you quit easily. Also be aware of men one fans which is my family for who will talk you into quitting twerking so that they can take care of you financially. the support they've given me. Don't entertain such. Work your way to the top My goals as to continue with my . Booty Bouncers Real: Thank you studies and graduate and I Booty Bouncers SA ko Facebook want our dancing to reach high Twitter:Dojy de twerker place by getting sponsors and Ofentse Biljoe more gigs ,we wanna be noticed for the talent we have . And it would be great to open a Mothebudi BOOTY BOUNCERS Ofenste studio for teaching upcoming generation how to twerk. Don’t forget to share with all your whatsapp contacts Page 4 May 1, 2019 [UPCOMING MAG MAY ISSUE , Dancer Who is Sipho? Sipho is a young man from a small Township in Eastern Cape which is called Butterworth! Don’t forget to share with all your whatsapp contacts Page 5 May 1, 2019 [UPCOMING MAG MAY ISSUE , When did you start dancing? •I grew up as a dancer, since I was a little kid! Who inspired you to be a dancer? •Well I can say my big bro is the one that inspired me coz he was also good in dancing! Who taught you how to dance? •My big Brother! How long have you been dancing? •I've been dancing for 15 years now!.. Who have you challenged? •I did challenged ma friends at school! Have you won any competition? •I did won one but it was long ago!. My story is: I am this kind guy, who like to dance in public, at home, like whenever, I hear music I go crazy! Dancing has been part of my life since I was young, so seeing young children dancing I do help them there and there so that they can also reach to this level that am in right now!. But the only thing that I wish for now is that I can go around the world entertaining others and also teaching those who want to be taught and be in a higher level! Most of times I always watch TV, like I watch music videos because dancing is what I live for! To me dancing is not only a talent but it is also a gift, so that is why I love and live dancing coz it is inside ma blood!.. The story behind the song: Born in the 80’s Born in the 80s is about the hustle in the hood. The song was recorded with no prior rehearsal. Issues such as unemployment, drugs, crime and poverty are highlighted in this hard rap song. The song is made in pop culture rap to easily identify with the youth making it more enjoyable yet have a message Technical Information Don’t forget to share with all your whatsapp contacts Page 6 May 1, 2019 [UPCOMING MAG MAY ISSUE , Artists : Nash Beats SA & Rackxcity Track title : Born in the 80s (feat.
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