This video features South African artists Valodia and Bossanova discussing their music careers, highlighting key themes including the importance of early musical exposure and family influence, the role of persistence and self-belief in overcoming challenges, and the collaborative nature of the South African hip-hop scene. The artists share their experiences with regional music scenes (Cape Town vs. Johannesburg), address industry challenges like fake artists and name-dropping, and emphasize that authentic talent and dedication ultimately speak for themselves in the competitive music industry.
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Valodia & Bossanova Speak On No Sex, Relationship w Bigaj, CPT Vs JHB, Rap Beefs, New Music & MoreAdded:
Yo, Space Impact, man. We live, man.
Max, [ __ ] What? What about now? She's closer to your side.
>> Short and disfigured.
Hey, >> Blackie came. Black key.
[music] >> Hey, Space Academy. We out here. Got got no sex in the building. [cheering] Who we got today?
>> Huh?
>> Who we got for me?
>> Um, Bosan Nova. You know what I'm saying? No six shooter. Hey, >> one of the third of no six. Yeah.
>> Yeah. Young Val, you feel me? Young six.
[laughter] >> We are for real, bro. Had to bring it all the way down to Baytown, dog. So, hey man, >> just talk about the music journey. What were you on before y'all came here?
Actually, >> I always been making music for real, bro. Like, my dad used to make music, so you feel me? I always been around that.
So, you destiny type [ __ ] >> Ooh, type. No, for sure. What about you, Buster?
>> I I don't want to be copy and paste, but it's kind of the same thing. I mean, shout out Michael Jackson. I feel like it paved the way for like a lot of >> young like Yeah, like Michael Jackson has just been like an inspiration. So, >> yeah, I guess I got it from you. I could say >> and my dad obviously. But >> So, like with that kind of like upbringing and all of that, like how often y'all be recording or [ __ ] >> bro? I feel like since an infant cuz we always had like this little like karaoke machine. So like from there I always like knew that okay I'm a golden rapper your [ __ ] on the karaoke sessions >> for sure. I was doing my [ __ ] bro. So from there I like all right cool. But if you want to talk like officially like I hopped on a mic I would say like >> 8 n you feel me? But that was on some just on some like playing around [ __ ] Like that was just like Yeah.
>> Like when did you actually like start like officially dropping or like taking it serious like that?
>> Okay. Entering the game now. It's like I feel like I think it was 17 grade. Yeah.
Early grade 12. I was like, "Okay, I'm going just do this." Cuz I started seeing like my bros and them like AJ and them just rapping. And I thought at first we all thought ah this is not going to work this South Africa you feel me? But then >> you start seeing people like Cooper Asia them make it and then it just becomes this idea being honest.
>> You feel me? So from there I like okay we all have a shot at this. So I >> like is literally on to something bro.
What you got to say?
>> Me bro I don't remember for real bro [laughter] I don't even remember. I just remember I remember Adri was blowing up for being honest >> and I quit cuz I thought like yeah this [ __ ] fake you feel me? Like not can can make this happen but I saw and >> it's actually possible.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> No, for sure bro. And I see like you be you be cooking your own beats at times.
You be co-arting. You be parting >> sometimes, bro. I proud a lot of I proud let you go dollar with AJ >> time. Uh >> wait people don't know >> they actually prod one of V song Butterfly. Y'all proud Butterfly.
>> N that's crazy.
>> People don't know about Vout.
>> No B bro and I see you be working with like a lot of prods bro instead of dropping dog.
Like [laughter] we like your top five pros in the game for sure.
>> Top five.
>> Charlie boy, I love you, bro.
>> Charlie, >> Lulo, you proud of each other. [ __ ] Tough.
>> Mhm.
>> Hard, bro. Hot. I don't have a lot of songs with heart, but bro, hard is crazy.
>> That kid is the future.
>> Hard is crazy, bro. We good. So, we good, bro. You crazy.
>> Nah, for sure. For sure, bro. Um, I'mma have to say Kenzie, bro. Nah, no bad shout out. But >> that kid that kid on to something like for real.
Yo, >> Kenzie is on to something.
>> The amount of tracks that that [ __ ] put out, bro. And people still don't know his name is so wild to me. But, um, I guess everyone needs to wait their turn. And I'm glad he's patient with it. you know, sometimes I I have to have more of a relationship with my parts more than just actually working. And when I speak to him, it's like >> he has a future. He knows where he's going. He's determined to make it. And I believe he can if he believes he can, you know. So yeah, shout out Kenzie. Um that's number one. And Tanner.
>> Tanner. Tanner for sure.
>> That that kid.
>> Yo, shout out, bro. My kid, bro. He's the future. These are like most of these parts are like very young and it's like >> no B not like every underground artist even producers bro [ __ ] is young as hell bro you be sure [ __ ] is in high school and [ __ ] >> bro in grade 10 they still have to go home do homework hop on course stick later on [laughter] is very talented >> n crazy >> who else I'm going have okay talking main props I'm going to give it to Loar >> shout out Loar >> shout out Loar and Lucid obviously capt I don't have a top five that's just who I work with on a daily you know >> n shout out shout out >> so like how do you vell like how do you be juggling proddding and hopping on beats at the same time you know >> bro me I'm the most inconsistent [ __ ] ever bro >> facts facts >> I don't know bro I be I'll be waking up feeling different but one day I want probably next day I want to make a song, bro. So hard, bro.
>> Just depends on the day.
>> Facts, bro.
>> Nah, for sure. For sure. And like, bro, like I've been seeing y'all y'all been like up to something like as like a collective. No sex. Like y'all been like really like really out here putting in that work, bro. Like, talk about No Sex, bro. Like, how did it come about? Like, who's in it? Like, you know?
>> Feel me? Google. Hey, >> Google started that [ __ ] around like 2021, man.
Um yeah 22 like a clothing brand and then I don't know he just disappeared bro and [ __ ] just started ripping that [ __ ] bro for for slime but shout out Google bro for real facts and a lot of people feel like it's AJ but it's really Google man but >> I guess when you humble enough like you ain't going to know some [ __ ] who won that state is like yo I did this but >> it ain't like that for real you feel >> n shout out ass [ __ ] bro you be chilling >> n For sure. For sure. And like um you and Big AJ tapped in like hella crazy.
So like how did y'all actually like link up? Cuz I see y'all been yo way back.
>> No, it's crazy, bro. I was friends with his cousins. I was best friends with his cousin and like AJ used to be dancing and [ __ ] You saw the Tik >> Tok roads I think, right? Yeah. So like all them [ __ ] from that school used to be dancing.
>> Dance. I used to dance too, but I was I was making music on FL mobile.
>> One day Daniel brought me to that [ __ ] bro. I showed him mobile. We we shot a dance video, but that [ __ ] God. Shout out God, you feel. [laughter] >> But yeah, after that, yeah, we started locking in for the >> for sure. Could we like kind of expect like a collab tape from y'all or something like that?
>> Uh GW No6.
>> No sex, you >> know. Uh >> soon. I don't even lie. It's almost done.
>> Very soon. I don't even want to like choke on you with that one. No sex.
>> Easy. For sure. For sure. coming in with that heat, bro.
>> And your relationship with big AJ Nova?
>> Um, me and AJ met like um in I met him in grade eight. He was doing grade 10.
>> So like since high school days and like off the back was just a cool dude like you know what I'm saying? Just geeking teenagers being teenagers and >> yeah. one day decided to go the music route and then from there it was on goal you know and honest >> at some point I did like kind of quit and then Valor was like bro it doesn't hurt to try you know and then started on Bandlab so like all my early songs is just all Bandl >> y'all fact [ __ ] don't know that every song up until like >> bro >> I don't I don't know bro 90% of the songs is Band Damn lab. You don't need a lot. Like you genuinely don't need >> you like to come with excuses, bro.
>> Nah, dead ass. Literally, if you got if you got your phone, bro, go do that [ __ ] There's literally no more excuses.
>> Anything is possible. Trust anything.
>> No. But like talk on um days before Nova, cuz we waiting on the main album, but talk about days before.
>> Um >> this guy is useless, bro. [laughter] >> Holy [ __ ] >> Let me explain my story. I feel like I feel like a lot of people don't know me, which is >> true. Like, yeah, I'm just coming up now. And >> I find an excuse not to drop. Like I said, >> most people don't know is I don't like to talk about this part of my life cuz it's very much weird. But um I found myself in a predicament.
>> Oh [ __ ] >> I beat the case. So I can I can speak on that [ __ ] free for the longest time.
>> So last year I was on that trap life, you know, >> somewhat claim to be on it, but yeah, we going to leave them to do that.
>> No, I'm glad you whatever.
[laughter] >> Yeah. So like last year I was on the the trap life and I found myself in prison.
>> [ __ ] >> Yeah, that [ __ ] was it was calm. Like I don't wish that on anyone, >> but I guess for my situation it was cool and because he enjoyed prison, bro.
Remember, he was worried.
>> No, he wasn't like that, bro.
>> He was worried about this [ __ ] bro.
He's dead, bro. His brother, >> his mom went to go visit him and he died. This [ __ ] was happy, bro. Like, bro, [laughter] >> y'all got to picture this. like weapon [laughter] >> and like the first like the first 3 days you sleep at the police station you feel me? So my image of prison was totally different to when I first pulled up. I was like, damn. I was like this. Like it's wild, but you can stand your ground.
>> No, no. You got to. You have to, bro.
>> Don't listen to what they say on the internet. But um yeah, I was holding my own and I was just chilling. So when I came out, actually, shout out this dude.
like this. I owe this a lot [laughter] cuz when I came out, >> I opened my Instagram, right? And I forgot before I went inside, I told him to take my phone, you know, do your thing. And I came out, bro, I saw so much love, bro. [ __ ] was >> nah, shout out, >> wishing me free. And like, God bless all those people. And yeah, when I got out, I just decided, okay, let me pop my [ __ ] do me, but I couldn't really do me like travel jersey or anything cuz of the case like after being in court.
>> Num as of 3 days ago too. I went to my last court appearance and the [ __ ] was found not guilty. But um yeah, >> now I'm just doing me. Like no more drops is coming on the way. And that's where days before normal free Nova came from.
>> Oh, now.
>> Yeah. Now I'm working on No Free Nova.
So >> fell, I see you quiet. I hope you ain't on that trap life no more.
>> Huh?
>> I hope you're not on that trap life no more. You never been on that.
>> Nah, bro.
>> Nah, for real. N for keeping Nova safe, bro. Nah, for real, dog. So, like, back to the music, dog. When can we expect your solo album?
Cuz I think that's been like highly anticipated, bro. I ain't going to bet.
>> Yeah. Yo, bro. No sex language made, bro. I don't even lie.
>> Come on now.
>> Not even joking. Update.
>> I don't think you got to be to use this one. Come on now, man. Talk to me.
>> Update ass, bro.
>> I believe he's lying.
>> This [ __ ] bro, give them your word, bro.
>> Come on. Update us or something. Come on.
>> Date. Yo.
>> Okay. Date is very hard cuz like right now there's so much tapes, >> bro. I don't even know, bro. I say my birthday 8th of May.
>> N tape out.
>> Yo, heard your first, bro. Tap in.
tried, bro. There's hope.
>> I guess at the moment I guess at the moment it's like >> since we started teaming up with GW >> like we started to strategize a lot more. So like now the drop is not just coming out cuz we have a lot of features and some songs that we were like on the great white no sex tape.
>> So now we're just wondering like who's next, you know? Like we're trying to give everyone the space to drop >> for sure >> until we like finally do like the main event, you know? So >> no like keep going when the drops come out.
>> Yeah. See >> n for real for real.
>> Now this is the year. It's not like you sleep this year. That's you.
>> That's you. No [laughter] is you, my [ __ ] >> Really? The Atlanta y.
They don't want to hear it. Like we got my boy S right here. Pop in the camera real quick.
>> Hold up, bro. Come on now. So talented versatile.
this dude right here.
>> And people want to sleep so bad cuz they hear Cape Town and they be like we on some lane [ __ ] But >> yeah, bro. I feel like lately the Brady beef now [ __ ] feel like they they should just >> Hold on. Hold on. We'll get back to that. We'll get back to that. We'll get back to it.
>> Yo, Space Academy, let's take it to a quick ad break and we'll be right back.
Yeah.
Jesus.
>> [music] >> some other Oh [ __ ] Yeah.
>> Brady [ __ ] You want to touch on it? I wanted to ask about like I feel like just cuz AJ that [ __ ] is beefing. It's like ah it's Jersey versus Cape Town. Me I love Jersey.
>> No.
>> Love.
>> No bad. And we really are cho. But like Yeah. Shout out Jersey but feel me. Like we really do this. Like Baytown is really doing this. No bad. N shout out.
No bad.
>> [ __ ] is here putting out personas bro.
>> For sure. So like what you think about like this music scene in CPT and that one in Jo?
>> I ain't going to lie. Jo has it like music scene wise like Yeah.
>> Yeah. For sure. Yeah. Most parts is there. All of that for sure it bro. But like I don't know if you like Cape Town bro.
>> Yeah. A lot of BS bro.
>> Exactly. You see if you from CPT you going to get that dog for real. For real. But yeah what you got to say on that?
Um, like I said before, bro, Cape Town is really the land of music. We have versatile, the swag, we got it, everything. You feel me? I guess people have this perception cuz we from Cape Town. [ __ ] don't have money.
>> Yeah, literally, bro.
>> I don't know where yall heard that from.
Like, oh, y'all feel like we all from the Cape Flats Flat.
There's [laughter] nothing wrong with life. But >> firstly, there's nothing wrong with someone's upbringing. Like I think that's also one thing about choke cats that I start with like they care about wild a lot.
>> Yeah. No bad bro cuz bro >> I get it at the same time but it's like don't downplay >> they don't care about theirity bro >> like trying to downplay someone's work is so lame.
>> But yeah I guess Cape Town yeah we just got it in our own way. Like we we don't see competition the side.
>> No bad.
>> We see companionship like [ __ ] just trying to build each other and >> literally >> that's what we're going to keep on doing. I don't feel like anyone's going to separate us at the moment and we're going to keep it like that.
>> That's pretty much it.
>> I don't want to speak too much, but before we started rolling the camera, these [ __ ] are talking about name dropping a whole lot of products, bro.
Hey, what y'all got to say about the ASA underground? Let's actually focus on that. The ASA underground. We'll get to the hip-hop side.
>> A lot of [ __ ] are weird. A lot of [ __ ] over here, bro.
>> Can I Can I start speaking your names?
>> Go crazy, bro.
[laughter] >> I love you, Sally.
>> But I feel like sometimes the way you move is so lame, son.
>> And like I never wanted to speak on this [ __ ] >> And I feel like it's only right. I do cuz I feel like so much people especially after I spoke to so much guys, they went through the same thing in soul like weird.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Nah, [ __ ] is really weird in the SA underground.
>> Cool. Long story short, we was bullying in the club. You know what I'm saying?
Enjoying the night life.
>> Um me, Valow. Hey, >> Red Dog.
>> Red Dog. Shout out Red Dog. Um >> yeah, that's the only people that matter for real, bro.
>> Yeah, we can just leave the rest out.
>> Let's not disclose too much, but yeah.
Anyways, you were chilling in the club, joined the night life and in the morning we had to head up to the studio to do >> Yeah. tap in dead ass.
>> But I guess people got influenced and intoxicated and just started rambling about weird things like >> started bragging about wealth that [ __ ] ain't asked for, >> [ __ ] [ __ ] ain't asked for, you feel me? Sorry for my language and like so >> and at that point I was just like you know whatever and we we head off to the studio.
>> We get to the studio and in the car Sally was yapping about [laughter] [ __ ] ain't got hands like him.
>> [ __ ] can't do it like him. And I'm like all right that's cool.
>> This [ __ ] >> we get to the crib. [ __ ] start recording.
>> Yeah, >> AJ and Val's recording. I'm I'm off the the drink, so I decided to take a nap.
>> Yeah, >> I take a nap. I wake up to some commotion.
>> And let me let me just explain what happened during this [ __ ] >> This [ __ ] was mad at me >> cuz I didn't want to jump lucid with him, bro. This nigga's like, "Yo, we jump."
>> Yeah, bro. Was like all the way like, >> "Bro, Luc is a little kid zombie, bro."
Bro, >> hey, bro. That's okay. We're going to jump this [ __ ] together. All right, cool. Me and this [ __ ] now we arguing, you feel me? Like he's talking about how we all fight. I'm like, bro, you old you want to fight a kill or what?
>> Then he wakes up and I forgot what he said, bro. Oh yeah. He asked what's the verdict? Then you just start fighting, bro.
>> So I as what's the verdict? This nigga's like, >> "What's the verdict?"
>> I'll show you the verdict. Like stand next to this [ __ ] and I show. And like >> bro, >> if like if y'all know me, I'm I'm very egoistic. Like I stand my [ __ ] like no matter what.
>> Yeah, bro. [ __ ] stepping on your toes.
>> And I quote, I'm like, I know you won't do that. And I ain't going to lie, he did that cuz next thing I know, I just see a boot in my face.
>> What?
>> And I'm like, yo, I know this [ __ ] ain't just sucker punch me or like sucker kick me or whatever you call it.
>> So we start running it. And then after a while, I'm like, why am I fighting this [ __ ] bro? like you feel me? And yeah, there's some stuff he said that I ain't going to speak about. I feel like it's too personal.
>> N let's not do that. Let's not [laughter] >> matter of fact, J. [clears throat] N.
What y'all think about that fight with him and Rev? Don't >> That's not my business. [laughter] >> That's That's another situation I'm talking about. He always ends up in predicaments that >> destroy his character. That was so funny, bro. What the [ __ ] >> It's so >> like I love that [ __ ] genuinely. I >> look up to Sally, bro. His talent unspoken.
>> That's the thing. Who did it, dog?
>> His talent is unspoken for. It's just >> he he needs to is, you know, >> I should be the last to speak on character anyways.
>> But yeah, shout out Sally. I hope you're in a better place mentally, spiritually, physically, everything, bro.
>> For sure.
>> I love you.
>> I hope this no more name dropping J. I hope you all clear on your channel.
>> I'm I'mma speak on a no-name rapper right now. And I'm sorry, >> that [ __ ] >> Yo, I even forgot about it. What's his name?
>> Who was this [ __ ] bro?
>> That [ __ ] Don't speak on that [ __ ] bro. That that that [ __ ] in my DM talking [laughter] my head, bro.
>> Who is that, bro? Leave that.
>> Nah, man. Last [ __ ] bro. Like, >> he hasn't had a bro. Let me show you a picture, bro.
>> 20 2018.
>> What? Nah, we're in 2020 right now. Patrick Lee was my whole chat, bro. And like I don't get y'all [ __ ] bro. Like, >> I [ __ ] with Patrick. Patrick's OG.
That's why I told myself if I don't make it in the next 2 years, I'm going have to quit cuz I ain't going to be jumping into the next underground scene like [ __ ] like Chucky, bro.
>> For sure. Nik Kiki Chucky the doll. [laughter] >> That's crazy. But nah, bro. Like >> yo, I guess that was like the whole OG versus basically cuz he looks pretty old, bro.
That's crazy.
>> Grown ass man.
>> That's what they did, bro. But hey dog, they don't want to pave the way all the way to the top. Like >> dog like Yeah, man. [ __ ] the beef. We literally are chairs 2026. Literally, bro, we in Cape Town, bro. You can try to pull up, bro. Like >> constructive criticism and like if you don't take it while like I don't know what to say, bro.
>> Nah, but like for real, Space Academy, bro. We being out here, dog. We in Baytown. Flew all the way out, man.
Better run up the 406 language.
Actually, that tape was actually fire.
How did that come about? Yeah. Come on.
That tape dropped.
>> I was depressed, bro.
>> I lost my iPhone, bro. I was trying to delete the tape. I was mad as [ __ ] That [ __ ] dropped, bro.
>> I was pissed, bro. I obviously dropped at 12:00 a.m., but like we were outside of >> the show. Yeah.
>> And And I'm like, Val, bro, your tape just dropped. He looks me straight in the eye and he's like, "Fuck that."
Like, I'm going home deleting that [ __ ] bro. Pissed, bro.
>> Nah, but like for real, dog. Like, I'm really excited what to like, you know, to see what y'all be going to do in this year, bro. Like, literally, it's 2026.
Space time in this [ __ ] bro. Like, what y'all got to say to the kids out there, bro? [laughter] >> [ __ ] Stay cate.
>> That's it, bro.
>> For real, bro.
>> Believe in yourself. All right, >> you can do it. Trust me.
>> Especially the ones who are laughing at you. They see the vision, bro. And like >> don't stop for no one but yourself.
That's not the career path you want anymore.
>> Cool. But don't let anyone determine athlete. Feel me? That's all I can say.
>> Yeah. No cap, bro. Don't let anyone make you feel bad for trying, bro.
>> Bro, never hurt, bro. That [ __ ] for sure.
>> A lot of [ __ ] need to quit.
>> Yeah. Yeah. We'll get into that, bro.
But >> I'm sorry. I know you like him and I know I'm like I'm out of pocket for this [ __ ] >> but Asian rockar need to quit.
>> Yo yo, [laughter] >> I'm not going >> and like you know it's sad like some [ __ ] that they be around.
>> Yeah, he does. Like I'm not going to that's not a team, >> you know? But >> yeah, you got your own perspective, I guess.
>> [laughter] >> Shout out. You know what I'm saying?
Shout out Glockar boys. Shout out Glockar. The [ __ ] say y'all can tell I'm a nobody. Y don't know know who this kid is. But [snorts] >> yeah, the music speak for itself. The music speak for itself, bro.
>> No sex, baby. No sex shooter. Young sex.
>> I think there's a whole lot to expect from y'all, right?
>> Yeah. It's a lot, bro. It's a shame we cutting this interview short, bro.
Spoken a lot of [ __ ] You feel me?
>> Too much. A lot of fake [ __ ] out there.
>> Nah, I think we going to keep it for the solo albums though. Yo, >> like that. Like, so there and just like that. Me and no sex is out, bro. Shout out.
>> Love y'all.
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