Gerrie Se Mampoer

Hellbound

Platsak Swing

Stokkielekker

I see myself as a pavement philosopher. I write about my own life experiences and that of the common man. His dreams, his problems and struggle to make a living. 
Some of the tracks are philosophical or religious, even if it is set in fantasy.
I ask questions, I want to make people think.

I’ve been in love with rap since childhood, stirred by icons such as Vanilla Ice, MC Hamer, Two In A Room, Kriss Kross and LL Cool J (to name a few), whom I emulated . 

I try and incorporate different music genres in my rap act to keep my music fresh and unique. I do my own style and would hate to sound like other rappers, especially not American and other international rappers. I don’t even want to dress like them, I want my own image.

I am neither a gangster rapper nor an American rip-off. My motto is: Dare to be different
I rap in Afrikaans, English and Motswako (a combination of the vernacular, township slang and English). I also sing my own choruses, do rugga (Afrikaans & English) and beatbox.

I say it like it is in my rap. I don’t hide behind cute words and politically correct phrases. Maybe that makes me a scoundrel  and a rogue. So I call myself Skobbejak before somebody else does!
Skobbejakunde (scoundrology!) is my pavement philosophy. Unisa should offer it as a subject: Skobbejakunde 101.

My great dream is to perform in front of huge sell-out crowds, that feel  my music as I do. I’d love to break into the international scène and collaborate with artists that I respect.

I never forget my Maker. He makes all things possible. Without him I am lost and helpless.
The loves in my life are: my four legged daughter Jelly, a Jack Russel and my pot belly pig. 

Ek is ’n sypaadjie filosoof (pavement philosopher). My skryfwerk/digkuns gaan oor my eie ervaringe in die lewe, ervaringe van ander – vernaam die minder gegoede mens, die gewone mens. 

Sy drome, sy probleme en sy struggle om ’n bestaan te maak. Daar is ook stukke wat meer filosofies en godsdienstig van aard is, al is dit soms in fantasie geset. Ek wil vrae vra en mense laat dink. 

My voorliefde vir rap kom van kindsbeen af, met ikone soos Vanilla Ice, MC Hammer, Two In A Room, Kriss Kross en LL Cool J (om ’n paar te 
noem); wie ek getrou nage-aap het.

In my musiek probeer ek soveel as moontlik genres inkorporeer in my rap om elke track uniek en vars te maak. Ek wil nie soos ander kunstenaars klink nie, met ander woorde ek wil nie Amerikaanse en beroemde rappers naboots nie. Ek wil ook nie soos ander rappers lyk nie en het my eie image. 

Ek is nie ’n gangster-rapper of Amerikaanse afdruk nie. My leuse is: “Dare to be different”.

Ek rap in Afrikaans, Engels en Motswako (kombinasie van Engels en township slang en inheemse tale). Ek sing self van die koorgedeeltes ?(choruses) op my tracks, ek doen Rugga (beide in Engels en Afrikaans).

Ek sê ’n ding soos dit is, gebruik nie mooi woordjies in my rap nie. Miskien maak dit van my ’n ongepoetste ruwe mens. So ek noem myself Skobbejak voor iemand anders dit doen.

Skobbejakunde is my straat filosofie/pavement philosophy. Unisa behoort dit aan te bied as vak. Skobbejakunde 101.

My ideale en drome is om voor groot gehore op te tree wat my musiek voel. Om internasionaal op te tree en ’n samewerking (collaboration) met een of ’n paar internasionale groot name vir wie ek groot respek het.

Ek vergeet nooit my Skepper nie – hy maak als moontlik. Sonder hom is ek hulpeloos verlore.
My groot liefdes in my lewe is my vier-been dogtertjie, ’n Jack Russel en my pot-belly vark seuntjie. 

Ek haat politici en die games wat hulle met ons lewens speel.


Hellbound

Skobbejakunde

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