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FAWL: From Africa With Love

FAWL: From Africa With Love

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  • FAWL36 – The Rough Life v4 – Episode 2524
    Dec 19 2025

    Rough Energy, Refined Chaos
    The streets are talking again — and they’re not whispering. The Rough Dance Vol. 4 picks up where the smoke last settled, recharging the sound with bass, bounce, and the kind of chaos that only Amapiano’s wildest corners can create. This is where rough meets rhythm, where Gqom’s dark thunder collides with Amapiano’s golden groove.

    Here, Maphorisa, Kabza, and Wizkid open the floor with “Money Constant,” setting a tone that’s both global and streetwise. Carbon the Element returns as the experimenter-in-chief, stitching dancehall grit and township soul into digital rebellion with “Zwipa Baby” and “Gqom Banana.” From TxC’s sensual swing on “Bom Bom” to Vigro Deep’s raw propulsion on “Bhampa,” this set is a restless current — a reminder that Amapiano is not just a genre but a gravitational field pulling everything into its orbit.

    If Vol. 3 was the foundation, Vol. 4 is the eruption — 25 tracks of energy, attitude, and endless motion. Rougher. Faster. Louder. Let’s move.

    The Rough Dance Vol. 4 Playlist

    1 → “Money Constant” — DJ Maphorisa, DJ Tunez, Wizkid & Mavo
    2 → “Dry Wave” — JFS Music (feat. King Tone SA & Soa Mattrix)
    3 → “Chifre” — Moldeezy daDj
    4 → “Wave” — Unlimited Soul & GiftLunga
    5 → “Yebo Lapho (Gogo)” — Felo Le Tee, Scotts Maphuma & Thabza Tee (feat. DJ Maphorisa & Djy Biza)
    6 → “Zwipa” — SuG El MusiQ (feat. Retical & Touchdabuka)
    7 → “Zwipa Baby” — Carbon the Element x Vybz Kartel x SuG El MusiQ
    8 → “Gqom Banana” — Carbon the Element x Vybz Kartel x Kabza De Small
    9 → “Gqom Effect Nyk 9” — Ntsako XVI, Sxova & Kabza De Small
    10 → “ZEP” — DJ Smallz, ZinedinexSguche & 031 Choppa (feat. Uncool MC)
    11 → “Asambe Baby” — Xduppy, DJ Maphorisa, Focalistic & Angekebabuye MC
    12 → “Babekelele Bona” — Mellow & Sleazy & Tman Xpress (feat. LeeMcKrazy)
    13 → “Sangena” — DJ Maphorisa, Xduppy & Mbuxx (feat. Scotts Maphuma & Toss)
    14 → “Bom Bom (Shoni Kompo)” — TxC, Pheelz & Scotts Maphuma (feat. Al Xapo)
    15 → “Sya’Waver” — Scotts Maphuma (feat. Uncool MC, Mluusician, Dlala Regal & Shaun Stylist)
    16 → “Balimele” — DBN Gogo, Tyler ICU & LeeMcKrazy (feat. Khalil Harrison, Tumelo.za, Ceeka RSA & Eltee)
    17 → “Bhampa” — Vigro Deep, Zee Nxumalo & Ch’cco
    18 → “Ngibolekeni” — DJ Maphorisa, Xduppy & Scotts Maphuma (feat. Sean 1401, LeeMcKrazy, Blxckie & Pcee)
    19 → “Twerka 4.0 (African Music)” — Bukzin Keyz
    20 → “A Collision of Two Worlds” — The Real Prechly, DJ Lux & DJ Guti BPM
    21 → “Hamba Nabo” — Shakes & Les, Fake’well, Scotts Maphuma & Uncool MC
    22 → “Tobetsa 3.0” — Myztro & Leehleza (feat. ShaunMusiq & Ftears)
    23 → “Tobetsa Remake” — Myztro (feat. Focalistic, Daliwonga, ShaunMusiq & Ftears)
    24 → “Chef Chenko” — Da Muziqal Chef & Murumba Pitch
    25 → “Snokonoko” — Al Xapo, Benzoo & EeQue

    The Rough Evolution
    The Rough Dance keeps transforming — a living rhythm built from contradiction: order in the chaos, beauty in the distortion, melody inside the madness. Vol. 4 isn’t just for the dancefloor; it’s for the moment when the music takes over and your pulse syncs with the bassline.

    When the drop comes, don’t brace — lean into it.
    Because life is rough. The music should be too.

    From Africa… With Love.

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    2 hrs and 6 mins
  • FAWL35 – The Rough Life v3 – Episode 2523
    Dec 5 2025

    The Fire Doesn’t Fade
    Every time we think the floor’s cooled down, the streets remind us — the Rough Dance never sleeps. Vol. 3 is the third act in a saga that refuses to settle. It’s louder, heavier, hungrier — a frontline transmission from the heart of Amapiano’s pulse, where the groove gets gritty and the elegance comes with attitude.

    This one’s all movement and muscle: Maphorisa and Kabza hold down the command post, Murumba Pitch and Da Muziqal Chef open the gates, and the new-school mavericks — Leemckrazy, Scotts Maphuma, Shakes & Les, and Toss — show exactly why the sound won’t be tamed. And then there’s Carbon the Element, slicing through the mix again, bridging Lagos to Soweto with a soulful rebellion in “Free Mind (Ziwa Ngale).”

    Vol. 3 doesn’t ask for permission. It’s smoke, sweat, and syncopation — all captured in 25 records that breathe the truth of the townships. Welcome back to the Rough Dance.

    The Rough Dance Vol. 3 Playlist

    1 → “Chef Chenko” — Da Muziqal Chef & Murumba Pitch
    2 → “Ngibolekeni” — DJ Maphorisa, Xduppy & Scotts Maphuma (feat. Sean 1401, LeeMcKrazy, Blxckie & Pcee)
    3 → “Zase England” — Blacko SA, Mellow & Sleazy & Scotts Maphuma
    4 → “Fede” — Mr JazziQ & Vigro Deep
    5 → “Malunde” — Shakes & Les, 031 Choppa & Zee Nxumalo (feat. Springle)
    6 → “Sya’Waver” — Scotts Maphuma (feat. Uncool MC, Mluusician, Dlala Regal & Shaun Stylist)
    7 → “Ziwa Ngale” — Kabza De Small (feat. DJ Tira, Young Stunna, Dladla Mshunqisi, Felo Le Tee, Beast & DJ Exit_sa)
    8 → “Free Mind (Ziwa Ngale)” — Carbon the Element x Tems x Kabza De Small
    9 → “Uyaphapha Marn” — TNK MusiQ, DJ Maphorisa & Seun1401 (feat. Scotts Maphuma & Kabelo Sings)
    10 → “AmaGlobe” — Leemckrazy & King P (feat. Pcee, Scotts Maphuma, Mpho Spizzy, Infinity MusiQ & 031 Choppa)
    11 → “Shayimpempe” — Mavuthela, Swizz Panache & Ribby
    12 → “Asambe Baby” — Xduppy, DJ Maphorisa, Focalistic & Angekebabuye MC
    13 → “Bassists” — Kota Embassy (feat. Major League DJz)
    14 → “Chifre” — Moldeezy daDj
    15 → “Laho” — Shallipopi
    16 → “Zwipa” — SLIG El MusiQ (feat. Retical & Touchdabuka)
    17 → “Sthombe Esihle” — Mluusician, Mark Khoza, DJ Maphorisa & Ricky Lenyora (feat. Focalistic, BigBaller_Ceo & Ch’cco)
    18 → “Woza” — Mr JazziQ, Kabza De Small & Lady Du (feat. Boohle)
    19 → “Yah Yah Yah 2.0” — Mid9t, Officixl RSA & Benzoo (feat. De Papzo)
    20 → “Hao Khonagale” — Xduppy, Seun1401 & LastBornDiroba (feat. DJ Maphorisa, Scotts Maphuma, Mellow & Sleazy, Blacko SA & DJ Njabsta)
    21 → “Weskoppies” — Leemckrazy & Toss (feat. Mulest Vankay, Scotts Maphuma, Massive95k & Mdeshkayro)
    22 → “Ama Roto” — Reece Madlisa & Zuma (feat. Deepxplosion, Lungstar, Bob Mabena & Stillow)
    23 → “ULAZI Dbn Gogo Benzoo (Sgubhu Sethu)” — uLazi
    24 → “Yibo” — ShaunMusiq, Mbuxx & LeeMcKrazy (feat. Ftears)
    25 → “Hamba Nabo” — Shakes & Les, Fake’well, Scotts Maphuma & Uncool MC

    The Gospel of Rough
    The Rough Dance isn’t a sound — it’s a stance. Every snare crack and synth stab in this volume carries the rhythm of resistance, joy, and release. These are anthems for those who live by the drumline and measure time in log rolls.

    When the drop hits, don’t stand still.
    When the bass growls, grow with it.

    This is the gospel according to groove.
    From Africa… With Love.

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    2 hrs and 7 mins
  • FAWL34 – The Rough Life v2 – Episode 2522
    Nov 21 2025

    The Rough Life Continues
    No breaks. No breathers. The streets called again — and we answered louder. The Rough Life Vol. 2 is pure ignition, a sonic riot stitched together by sweat, bass, and the fearless innovation of Amapiano’s roughest architects. This isn’t polish; it’s pulse. A statement that the movement never sleeps — it only mutates.

    This set moves like a convoy through the night: Maphorisa at the wheel, Kabza navigating every detour, Murumba Pitch and Sir Trill voicing the street gospel, and Carbon the Element bending boundaries between amapiano, R&B, and soul. It’s global, it’s grimy, it’s gospel in motion — the Rough Dance evolving in real time.

    What follows is 25 tracks of unstoppable momentum — amapiano stripped down to the bone and rebuilt with brass, bounce, and boldness. The block is alive again. The stance is back.

    The Rough Life Vol. 2 Playlist

    1 → “Money Constant” — DJ Maphorisa, DJ Tunez, Wizkid & Mavo
    2 → “Ba Straata” — DJ Maphorisa & Visca (feat. 2woshortrsa, Stompiiey, Shaunmusiq & Ftears)
    3 → “Mara Kay” — Murumba Pitch, Sir Trill, Frank Mabeat & Maeywon (feat. Tumisho)
    4 → “Ziwa Ngale” — Kabza De Small (feat. DJ Tira, Young Stunna & Dladla Mshunqisi)
    5 → “Could’ve Been Ziwa Ngale” — Carbon the Element x H.E.R. x Kabza De Small
    6 → “Free Mind (Ziwa Ngale)” — Carbon the Element x Tems x Kabza De Small
    7 → “Ucingo” — Zee Nxumalo, SLY & GI_Ceejay (feat. Kabza De Small & Shakes & Les)
    8 → “Trick Or Treat” — Unlimited Soul & Amzin Deep (feat. Kay Keys)
    9 → “Chifre” — Moldeezy daDj
    10 → “Straata” — Major League DJz & LuuDadeejay
    11 → “Amanikiniki” — MFR Souls (feat. Major League, Kamo Mphela & Bontle Smith)
    12 → “Yebo Lapho (Gogo)” — Felo Le Tee, Scotts Maphuma & Thabza Tee (feat. DJ Maphorisa & Djy Biza)
    13 → “Bhuti Mjongeni” — TreasureDaDeeJaY (feat. Long Wama Inch & DeBoyThando)
    14 → “Izinyembezi” — Bongza & Pale Moloi (feat. Ndoose Sa)
    15 → “Iy’ntsimbi Zase Envy” — Reece Madlisa & Zuma (feat. Busta 929, Beast Rsa & Dladla Mshunqisi)
    16 → “Ama Roto” — Reece Madlisa & Zuma (feat. Deepxplosion, Lungstar, Bob Mabena & Stillow)
    17 → “Ufuna Uk’fela Kuphi” — Amu Classic, Kappie, Malemon, Mr Nation Thingz & Muziqal Tone (feat. Kammu Dee)
    18 → “Chef Chenko” — Da Muziqal Chef & Murumba Pitch
    19 → “Biri Marung (Remix)” — DJ Maphorisa & Kabza De Small (feat. Davido, Focalistic, Mr Pilato, Ego Slimflow, Tebogo G Mashego & Scotts Maphuma)
    20 → “Amasango” — Josiah De Disciple, Sushi De Deejay & Stash Da Groovyest (feat. Khanya De Vocalist)
    21 → “Twerka 4.0 (African Music)” — Bukzin Keyz
    22 → “Pikkewyne Remix” — Mega x Chakie (feat. Meneer Cee, Jay Music & Naiidy)
    23 → “Ngibolekeni” — DJ Maphorisa, Xduppy & Scotts Maphuma (feat. Sean 1401, LeeMcKrazy, Blxckie & Pcee)
    24 → “Nyakanyaka Man” — Ntsako XVI, Shaun 101 & Sxova (feat. Nkulee501)
    25 → “Bacardi via Sgidongo” — LuuDadeejay (feat. Kabza De Small & Mac Breezy)

    Outro: The Rough Life Manifesto
    Vol. 2 doesn’t just continue the journey — it detonates it. The Rough Life is no longer underground; it’s the bloodstream of the block. Every synth stab, every drum fill, every vocal cut is resistance — a reminder that joy can be defiance, and dance can be declaration.

    Turn the lights low, volume high, and move reckless.
    The Rough Life is not to be learned — it’s to be lived.

    From Africa… With Love.

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    2 hrs and 4 mins
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