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Roiii Tributes SA Hip Hop Legends In New Free Styl’ Friday. Roiii’s latest “Free Styl’ Friday” release arrives as a focused statement of intent, a carefully layered performance that threads together pieces of rap’s classic canon while putting Motswako at the very front. It reads like a personal manifesto, a reminder that reverence for the past can power something current and competitive.
“Easily one of my favourites. This Free Styl’ Friday series has brought me both joy and stress, late-night shoots, last-minute recordings, not knowing the lyrics. But this week? I knew exactly what I wanted: 1) Bring together giant classics 2) Put Motswako front and centre 3) Pay homage to my heroes. There are so many elements in this one, from the artists who shaped me: HHP, K.O, SupaMega, Drake. I love you all. I love music. Let me know what you think in the poll below,” Roiii shared.
What stands out first is the curatorial discipline. The word “classics” often gets tossed around loosely, yet Roiii treats it like a blueprint, not a slogan. The cadence choices, the pockets he occupies, the way he sets up internal rhyme ladders, all point to an emcee who is listening for structure as much as for nostalgia.
You can hear the school of HHP in the relaxed confidence and multilingual swing, the radio-sharpened precision that K.O perfected, the showman’s flair and hook awareness that SupaMega carried into big stages, and the penmanship standards that Drake’s catalogue enforced around melody and phrasing. Roiii does not mimic any single influence; he borrows the best rules from each and writes his own page.
Placing Motswako at the centre is more than a stylistic choice. Motswako is a cultural toolkit, a fusion of Setswana, Sesotho, Sepedi, isiZulu, Spitori, and English that made South African rap both local and export-ready. By making it the headline feature, Roiii signals that language and identity are not ornamental. They are the operating system of the verse. His switches feel intentional, not cosmetic, giving the lines extra percussion and the punchlines a wider emotional range. Where some freestyles rely on shock value, this one leans on technique and lineage.
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Roiii Tributes SA Hip Hop Legends In New Free Styl’ Friday. Roiii’s latest “Free Styl’ Friday” release arrives as a focused statement of intent, a carefully layered performance that threads together pieces of rap’s classic canon while putting Motswako at the very front. It reads like a personal manifesto, a reminder that reverence for the …
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