Becoming King’ – Another classic by Young T

THERE seems to be no stoping the lyrical and musical magnificence that is Young T.

The young musician’s hustle has seen him release some of the greatest compilations in recent Namibian music history and the latest, ‘Becoming King’ is no exception.

With his last successful album ‘Philosophical Pages’ still making waves, this latest album is certain to cement Young T’s prowess as one of Namibia’s greatest artists at the moment.

The opening track, ‘Becoming King’ offers a great opening with Young T proclaiming himself king, and rightfully so.

‘One of a Kind’ is a catchy hit that will have you dancing. Young T pokes fun at the fact that as successful as he has been, he ironically still hasn’t won a major music award singing :“Many Achievements but I still stay humble, no NAMA nomination fan base just doubled”.

Young T taps onto his sentimental side on track seven, titled ‘Namtenya’. Here, he lays out what goes on in the life of a man who tries to woo a young woman who is not impressed by his efforts.

‘Fikulimwe (Emtuwa Lange)’ is a song that inspires the need to work hard and strive for success.

If by now you haven’t heard this song blasting loud over the speakers of a Namibian taxi, you’re clearly living under a rock. This has so far proven to be one of the album’s biggest tracks so far. It’s video is also receiving great impressions and currently stands on almost 138 000 views.

For the hip-hop heads, Young T goes hard on track nine, ‘Around Here’ and on track 16, he teams up with K’Chinga, KP Illest and Morgan on the electric ‘Levels’.

‘Levels’ is the perfect club banger and the three lyricists complement each other perfectly on a trap sound that is very much on trend.

The bonus tracks on ‘Becoming King’ are all collaborations with Diop, Steven, Drey as well as Peya. These are all songs that are traditionally Namibian with genres such as oviritje, magaisa and shambo.

With his unique infusion of an African sound accompanied by rap lyrics, this album is a little different and Young T’s maturity as a musician is evident.

He brings in more fully hip-hop tracks, embracing the genre that first drew him to become a musician in the first place. He is very generous on this album, offering a total of 21 tracks including three bonus tracks.

Don’t try to choose a hit on this album because it’s filled with them. Young T’s music remains very relevant and very important, sending a message that Namibian music can be hip, unique to the country and still convey important messages of empowerment to the masses.

This may possibly be the album that bags Young T those NAMA nominations and perhaps even an award or two.

Look out for an in-depth interview with Young T in this week’s edition of The Weekender.

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