“A YOUNG VOICE WITH A VINTAGE SOUL”

    Quick Facts:- 
    Stage Name: 2G33 

          Full Name:    Tshoganetso Tania Thupa

          Born in     :    1992 

          Childhood:          Grew up in eSgodi (Daveyton), moved to   
                                Basothong (Daveyton) and currently resides  
                                 in Crystal Park (Benoni)

The year is 2010 and I'm sitting in a small home studio with an old friend of mine rapper and producer Golden Dragon a.k.a Boness, it was one of those blazing hot December afternoons in Daveyton and he was discussing his then new project a mixtape titled “The accidental DJ”, I loved the idea and concept behind it and after almost a year of not lacing a verse on anything I was pretty keen to be a part of it, honestly I may have questioned the quality of his music until he played me a song that was going to feature on the tape, the track crept in from the background and a refreshingly crisp voice poured into my ears, Boness’ voice slowly filtered and turned into a muffled murmur, I was taken away, goose bumps spread across my body like miners across Johannesburg during the gold rush...although I didn’t find gold, I found a Solitaire diamond... “What’s her name?” I asked, 2G33(pronounced “Too G”) he responded with the utmost confidence. Her voice was warm milk and a box of Oreos I was adamant to find her, work with her, write about her and share her amazing talent with the rest of the world, Kaffein Online Magazine tracked her down after a quiet two years to find out more about who she is and what she intends to bring to the table. 

KAFEIN:

So which artists would you say influenced your singing style and when did you actually start singing?

2G33:

I’m influenced by artists such as SADE, St Germain, Kaskade, Anthony Hamilton, Erykah Badu, Floetry, Jazzy Jeff and my current favourite Laura Izibor, but the trick is not to leave any evidence of their sound in mine, making my sound different and something new that I would like to call R'nSOUL, a cross  between R&B and soul.
I started singing in primary in the school choir when i was in grade 3 and I didn’t start because I was good at it but because I wasn’t bad at it. I only realised my real talent when I recorded my first song in 2008.

KAFFEIN:

You are a relatively new artist yet you have been busy with a few projects, can you tell us a little bit more about those projects and works?

2G33:

            I have a mixtape under my belt titled Black art which I recorded under Over Knight Production, it’s a mixtape that has a Hip-Hop feel and included some rap singing, simply because in the ‘08 I needed to be relevant to what was current that time.  I have also featured on two mixtapes, but the one thoroughly enjoyed working on was titled the accidental DJ and I did a song titled “life and its ways”, and if I remember correctly I was the only female featured on the tape as well as the only person that sang on an entire track.

Right now I’m working on my album titled 'THE PEEPHOLE 2 MY SOUL' it’s almost done, I’ve invested a lot of emotion and hard work into this project and it ain’t gon’ be for nothing thanks to my producer/manager and friend Tebogo a.k.a Golden Dragon!

KAFFEIN:  
              Finally what do you hope to achieve in the near future through music?

2G33:

Firstly what I hope to achieve with my music is recognition, I want people to know my music and remember it as they would remember my face and friendly personality, eventually I would like to get signed [LOL] overrated I know! [LOL] .

 
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