Brythreesixty: Talks Ventilation and the Future

Brythreesixty

We caught up with the African Trap King Mr. Brighton Wiseman popularly known as Brythreesixty.  Here’s an extract of the interview we had with him. In this Interview RM: represents Rockers Mix and BR: represents Brythreesixty

RM: Hey bro, howzit? 

BR: I’m good bro

RM: Thank you for taking time off your busy schedule to chat with me.

BR: It’s my pleasure bro,

RM: I’ve known you for quite some time now as a Christian Hip Hop (CHH) Artist, during this period, you have managed to release a lot of material both as a Group (Christhood) and as a Solo Artist, you have grown in great leaps and bounds and you have achieved a lot, getting nominated, winning awards,working with Producers and Artists across the continent and getting your account Verified by Facebook.

RM: My first question to you is what happened to Christhood?

BR: Christhood has been separated by distance, El Deeper is in Jo’burg and Scorpel is in Capetown and now we are all working on Solo Projects and Careers.

 

RM: Is there any chance of Christhood ever getting back together again or do you guys have any collaborations as Solo Artists?

BR: We hope that in the future we will do tracks again as Christhood however we still feature each other on our Solo Jams.

RM: As I mentioned earlier on, you have been a CHH Artist for several years now, what has compelled you to drop the CHH tag now?

BR: I dropped the tag because of these reasons, first I don’t want my music to be only for Christians or to make music that can only be listened to in the Church, I want my music to cross over to everyone, and also there has been complaints about my music and the messages contained within them to be not representing the Gospel genre. I want also to be an artist like everyone else, every artist is preaching something either, love, hate or war, as for me I rap about my faith and lifestyle, I respect all Gospel Rappers and I have nothing against them as for me I am not worthy myself I need Jesus every day, and dropping the tag doesn’t mean that I am breaking off Christianity, I am a full time Christian and my life is what preaches not the Genre.

RM: A lot of exchanges between you, Cashbid, Mcpotar and several other people have been happening on Facebook and Twitter recently, did this contribute to you dropping the CHH tag?

BR: Those guys worked 24/7 to tarnish my image and reputation, and NO those guys didn’t make me drop the tag. Those guys are the same people who are causing divisions in the CHH community because they are always busy trying to show who is the Holiest Gospel Rapper, who is fake and who is not. As for me, they took advantage of the situation and used my anger against me, they attacked me, I replied and they blogged, sang, and made Diss tracks to show the world that I was not a ‘Real Christian Rapper’.

RM: You said that these guys were working 24/7 to tarnish your reputation, why did they target you in particular and not any other CHH emcee out there? Why are they against you?

BR: These guys chose to get at me coz I’m the man of the moment, they want to cash in on me, you know anomakwa ndiye ane bhora , God blessed me with a gift of rap and I’m also doing what they failed to do by pushing my music further than what they do.

RM: Now that you have dropped the CHH tag, will there be an official response to Cashbid's Ventilation?

BR: He is not worthy of my reply, I want him to get at least 1000 followers on Twitter and at least 300 Likes on Facebook then I will reply him.

RM: In some circles, fans and critics alike were saying that Brythreesixty is not a CHH Rapper, what do you think made them say this? 

BR: People labeled me as a fake Christian rapper or not as being a Gospel rapper because of my achievements, they don’t want me to talk about them, they want me to keep quiet, yet the bible says, ‘Let him who boasts in Christ boast’ (1 Corinthians 1:31 N.I.V) and it also says ‘We have overcomed the enemy by the blood of the lamb and the word of our testimony’ (Revelations 12:11 N.I.V).

 I have achieved so much which most of them (critics) have failed to achieve. I’m one of the pioneers of Gospel rap so they were fighting with their Dad, also my music was reaching to the lost and it wasn’t like I was preaching to the Church choir but to the lost.  And I have also seen that people don’t want Christians to make hits, I was making hits and reaching out at the same time.

RM: Congratulations on being nominated for best collabo with Lil Dizzie on Shai Baii in the Top Naija Music Awards, how do fans vote for you to clinch this prestigious award in Nigeria?

BR: Thank you so much, it’s all in God's hands fam , the voting  starts on the 8th of November and closes in December. Voting will be done online at http://topnaijamusicawards.com/vote/bestcollaboration

RM: Do you think that Zim Radio Stations are doing enough to push local music? We can see that Shai Baii was nominated in Nigeria but I have never heard it played on Local Radio Stations, what can be done to address this?

BR: Radio stations need to push more local music than international, Shay Baii was being jammed by Dj Lroy on Breakfast morning , shout out to Dj Lroy and I’m thankful for the little airplay that I have. 

RM: One of my favorite joints of yours is Nantsi Pata Pata which sampled Miriam Makeba's Pata Pata what gave you the idea to come up with that track?

BR: On Nantsi Pata Pata i got the beat from South African Award Winning Producer Tweezy, I liked the sample and I killed the beat and it was also in honor of the late Miriam Makeba.

RM: What can people expect in the future from Brythreesixty?

BR: People can expect more hits and more international collabos dropping soon. I’m also taking my place on an international level.

RM: You recently acquired studio equipment; does this mean that you will be doing your own Productions?

BR: My studio equipment is for me to learn and practice before I go to professional Studios.  I use it to practice to perfect my style at home; as time goes on when I build a proper studio I will be doing my own productions.

RM: Outside of music I see that you are into graphic design, is it becoming an extension of your brand?

BR: I do graphics for fun and also for my music.

RM: Generally speaking in your view, is Zim Hip Hop on the rise or on the fall? And what can be done to increase its following?

BR: Zim Hip Hop is on the rise and now it’s crossing borders, it’s now taking its position on the world map, we taking it there and what we need is more airplay and also blogs and websites to market the local artists.

RM: What advice can you give to your brothers who are still doing CHH?

BR: To my brothers who are still doing CHH, my word of advice is stay strong I got you, and please don’t let anyone step on you or tell you what to do, Just do you and stay strong.

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