the long game

legends in the sky

SHABZI MADALLION, REAL NAME, LESHABE IS A JOHANNESBURG BASED, SOUTH AFRICAN HIP HOP ARTIST. 

HE IS A MULTI-SKILLED MUSICIAN THAT WRITES, RAPS, ENGINEERS, MIXES AND MASTERS HIS
OWN RECORDS.

“MY STAGE NAME STEMS FROM MY REAL NAME. SHABZI IS TAKEN FROM 'LESHABE' WHICH MEANS 'FOR THE PEOPLE'. MADALLION IS LONG FOR 'MAD LION' - 'MAD' BECAUSE I HAVE A VERY ENERGETIC SIDE TO ME AND AN ALTER EGO VERY DIFFERENT TO MYSELF - CALL IT ARTISTIC EXPRESSION. LION IS MY CLAN NAME AND AN ANIMAL I’M DRAWN TO.”

"MY MUSIC IS AN EXTENSION OF WHO I AM AND A TESTAMENT TO MY LIFE
EXPERIENCE." - SHABZI MADALLION

legends in the sky

ShabZi Madallion