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SPeeKa presents: Ten Tuesdays volume 1 (2018)

A 10 track tape that dropped from 30 January 2018. 

Only one twist regarding the release of this project: Each track was released every Tuesday for 10 weeks (starting on the 30th of January 2018 until the 3rd of April 2018), hence the title. 

The entire project was produced by SPeeKa. It features a host of extremely talented artists, namely; Si-Viral, Loux Artiste, One Way, Infektist, IgnitiOn, R-Senic, Death Star, Impakt, Anti-B, Jef, Etcetera, Darkie, Soweto Tshepiso, Zane and Bantu Speaking.

SPeeKa presents: Ten Tuesdays volume 1 (2018)

Speeka

kasi rap

ten tuesdays

chaka dolla

Chaka dolla

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Major League Djz Feat Cassper Nyovest , Riky Rick and Siya Shezi - The Bizness (Dirty)

Sfilikwane Ft Dope D And Venom Speech Prod By DJ MACFREEMAN.K

what is and what was and where we come from..

Darkie - I Fatela Produced By No General

Taken from my first beat-tape "The Black Sheep" (2012)

SPeeKa - Your Dad The Hip-Hop Head

Written by: Axe-Ray & Al El Phuric
Produced by: SPeeKa

Axe-Ray - Kiss Of A Goodbye (ft. AL EL Phuric) (Prod. SPeeKa)

This is a nice fusion of a feel good vibe, nice lyrical content,  clever punchlines and wordplay, delivered with a modern day township slang. The title simply means, be afraid of the alligators because they might come for you. 

IgnitiOn - Tshaba Dingwenya

I Believe #OfficialSingle

Ama Chance (Feat. Maseven) [Prod. by SpeeKa & Mastered by Ali Mac]

Single release

To the top

MBzet - BD Barz[prod by MBzet] Feat. Young Cannibal

Promo Song

BD Barz[prod by MBzet]  Ft. Young Cannibal

An emotional song dedicated to all the mothers doing wonders for their children and the community at large.

Long Over Due

Part Of Me ft KayKay

A fusion of Kasi-rap, Motswako, and trap soul, with strong but easy to understand lyrical content, on how DoneFam views the South African Hip Hop industry and the struggles that are faced by unsigned acts in the game.

DoneFam - My Time

SPeeKa presents: Ten Tuesdays (2018) - Track 1: Gcwala

Featuring: Infektist, Etcetera Inkunzi Emnyama & Jef
Producer: SPeeKa

Release date: Tuesday, 30 January 2018

Ten Tuesdays Volume 1

10Tues01: Gcwala (with Infektist, Etcetera Inkunzi Emnyama & Jef)

SPeeKa presents: #TenTuesdays Volume 1 (2018)

2nd Tuesday, 06 February

Track 2 of 10: “Sticks & Stones” (ft. One Way, Loux Artiste, Si-Viral & Infektist)

Interesting fact: This joint was originally supposed to feature Mthizo, Fergason & Zane. 

Enjoy and please share.

Previous track: “Gcwala” (ft. Infektist, Etcetera Inkunzi Emnyama & Jef)
Next track: “Do The Math” (ft. IgnitiOn) drops on Tuesday, 13 February

Sticks & Stones (with One Way, Loux Artiste, Si-Viral & Infektist)

SPeeKa presents: #TenTuesdays Volume 1 (2018)

3rd Tuesday, 13 February

Track 3 of 10: “Do The Math” (ft. IgnitiOn)

Interesting fact: This was the second joint recorded for Ten Tuesdays, but it was initially meant to be a stand-alone single not attached to any project.

Enjoy and please share.

Previous track: “Sticks & Stones” (ft. One Way, Loux Artiste, Si-Viral & Infektist)
Next track: “White Lie” (ft. Soweto Tshepiso & Infektist) drops on Tuesday, 20 February

10Tues03: Do The Math (with IgnitiOn)

SPeeKa presents: #TenTuesdays Volume 1 (2018)

4th Tuesday, 20 February

Track 4 of 10: White Lie (ft. Soweto Tshepiso & Infektist)

Interesting facts: This was the first beat I made in 2017. I told Infektist & Soweto Tshepiso about it the day we shot the “Sunday On A Friday” music video. Infektist came up with the title immediately after hearing it. It was intended for a project Infektist, Tshepiso and I spoke about doing together, but the project never happened. It still might happen though, phela as’thukanga.

Enjoy and please share.

Previous track: “Do The Math” (ft. IgnitiOn)
Next track: “Never Enough” (ft. Darkie & Soweto Tshepiso) drops on Tuesday, 27 February

10Tues04: White Lie (with Soweto Tshepiso & Infektist)

SPeeKa presents: #TenTuesdays Volume 1 (2018)

5th Tuesday, 27 February 

Track 5 of 10: “Never Enough” (ft. Darkie & Soweto Tshepiso)

Interesting fact: This track was recorded before we completed work on The Soweto Tshepiso EP. Tshepiso eventually added his amazing contribution to the joint literally on the next recording session we had since recording for The Soweto Tshepiso EP, which was 3 months later.

We’re half way through the tape  Hope you’ve enjoyed the joints so far. Please remember to share if you dig.

Previous track: “White Lie” (ft. Soweto Tshepiso & Infektist)
Next track: “Pick This Beat” (ft. R-Senic, Anti-B & Impakt) drops on Tuesday, 06 March

10Tues05: Never Enough (with Darkie & Soweto Tshepiso)

SPeeKa presents: #TenTuesdays Volume 1 (2018)

7th Tuesday, 13 March

Track 7 of 10: “Zane’s Interlude” (ft. Zane)

Interesting fact: This was the first joint on Ten Tuesdays to be recorded, but it wasn’t recorded with the intention of having it on the tape. 

Enjoy and please share.

Previous track: “Pick This Beat” (ft. R-Senic, Anti-B & Impakt)
Next track: “Sisendleleni” (ft. Bantu Speaking & Soweto Tshepiso) drops on Tuesday, 20 March

10Tues07: Zane's Interlude (with Zane)

SPeeKa presents: #TenTuesdays Volume 1 (2018)

9th Tuesday, 27 March

Track 9 of 10: “Can’t Stand” (ft. R-Senic & Death Star)

Interesting fact: This joint was recorded when I shot Death Star’s parts in #SotraCyphers part 16 (same day we recorded “Pick This Beat”). It came about when Death Star, R-Senic and myself were having a discussion with this beat playing at a low volume in the background. Death Star asked me to turn it up mid-conversation. He liked it and asked if we could do a joint using that very beat – I agreed. The gents wrote their verses and the hook in studio.

Enjoy and please share.

Previous track: “Sisendleleni” (ft. Bantu Speaking & Soweto Tshepiso)
Next track: “Speaking In Tongues” drops on Tuesday, 03 April

10Tues09: Can't Stand (with R-Senic & Death Star)

NML JANGALALA

NML (Sjovo Darkie Bangladesh) - Iy'pukga prod by King Flo

SPeeKa presents: #TenTuesdays Volume 1 (2018)

10th Tuesday, 03 April

Track 10 of 10: “Speaking In Tongues”

Interesting fact: This joint took shape after, one day in late 2017, I came across a random verse I had written in 2015 (which ended up being the second verse in the joint). I wrote and recorded (and re-recorded a couple of times) the rest of it in about a week. 

Enjoy and please share.

Thanks a trillion for taking this 10 week musical journey with me. I appreciate it a great deal. It’s been dope. 

Previous track: “Can’t Stand” (ft. R-Senic & Death Star)

10Tues10: Speaking In Tongues

"The Soweto-based producer SPeeKa clearly doesn't sleep. He churns out projects like it's not a thing. His latest is Lethabo, which he entirely produced, while the duo Bantu Speaking laced the beats with kasi rap scripts. The two rap mostly in IsiZulu and Tsotsitaal (slang), and cover a wide range of subjects with impressive poetry and great vocal hooks." - Sabelo Mkhabela (okayafrica.com)

SPeeKa presents: Bantu Speaking - Lethabo

Yinto Entle (Lethabo) [produced by SPeeKa]

Umoya [produced by SPeeKa]

Single

Sticks & Stones [Eleventh Tuesday Remix] (ft. Castro Gunner, Loux Artiste, Ntombela & Infektist)

Loux Artiste & Infektist - Who Would Have Thought? (ft. Chaka Chaka The Grate a.k.a. W.A.R. Bandit)

Chaka Chaka The Grate - Mumble Rap [produced by SPeeKa]

Crafted Ambitions E.P

Tell It Like It Is..Chaka Dolla(Prod by Msoja Beatz)

Nongoloza Mixology

Taken from "Sotra Mixtape volume 1" (2010)

Sotra Vol.1 - 04 Dubula Lei'Tsotsi (ft. Axe_Ray,Face&Ntsika)(Prod.bySpeeka)

Thapelo Modiela (also known as “Speeka”- stylized as "SPeeKa") is a Hip-Hop, Kwaito and House producer born and raised in Soweto (born in Diepkloof, raised in Protea Glen).  Though he produces three different genres, it is his Hip-Hop productions that have gained him a lot of attention on the underground Soweto music scene.  He began producing in 2005, while in the 11th Grade in High School, after his father bought him his first Desktop Computer.  After learning a few things in the producing craft, with no formal music training, he and his two best friends started a Kwaito group called “BloodHoundz”.  It was during this period that he noticed that being a recording artist wasn’t really his strong point, and that his true passion was in making beats.  

After 3 years of constantly working on his craft (which subsequently led him to drop out of college in 2007) he met recording artists W.A.R. Bandit, MaseVen, Axe-Ray, The Soil and Red Button.  These are the artists who helped Speeka find his true sound: a heavily Street, Kwaito, Boom Bap yet musical sound with influences from local and international producers such as D-Rex, Mdu Masilela, Mandla Spikiri, Dr. Dre, Kanye West, Eminem and Timbaland.  Most of Speeka’s beats are characterized by his heavy use of bass, which many have called “The Speeka Signature”.

In March 2010, Speeka released his first album titled “Speeka Presents: The Insane Maestro”.  An 18 track disc that featured W.A.R. Bandit, MaseVen, Axe-Ray, The Soil, Red Button and a host of local unsigned talent.  In the project, Speeka broke down the barriers that were between Vernac Rap, Abstract Rap, Kwaito and Soul, something that had never been done before, especially in the underground scene. Though only a few copies were printed, due to financial constraints, it is considered by many to be a true SA Hip-Hop classic. Later that year in September, He released MaseVen’s “Sotra Mixtape Volume 1” in which he worked  on 80% of the production, the rest of the production work were popular international beats that they had gathered.  In 2011 he worked on two projects: “Axe-Ray, MaseVen & Sbuda P – DangerBox Mixtape” and “Etcetera vs. Speeka – Shooting Stars EP” released on 1 July 2011 and 30 September 2011 respectively. On the “DangerBox Mixtape” he did most of the production work. Other producers on the project include PoetickSoul, n20 and Dynamic. On the Shooting Stars EP he did all the production work, with Etcetera doing all the song writing and rapping. On 20 April 2012 he released “The Black Sheep beat-tape”, a limited edition beat-tape with only 30 copies printed.

So far, Speeka’s biggest career highlights have been getting praises from Radio DJ’s Sizwe “Siz” Dhlomo and Siyabonga “Scoop” Ngwekazi on their Hip-Hop radio show “The Full Clip” on YFM 99.2 a number of times after MC’s (such as Maraza, Etcetera, MaseVen, Sbuda P, Axe Ray, Siya Shezi, Spy2 and a lot more) freestyled over his beats.  Also, the Love Life documentary titled “Isitimela” which aired on SABC1 in August 2011 featured all work produced by Speeka most of which was taken from “Speeka Presents: The Insane Maestro”. 

With his production company “Pulse Ink Productions”, which deals with music production and video/film production, Speeka hopes to build a media empire. He also hopes that the unsigned artists he has worked with, all make it in the growing SA Hip-Hop industry.  In an industry where most of the music is formulaic, Speeka hopes to bring an element that speaks to everybody from all walks of life and also bring Hip-Hop new fans.


10Tues05: Never Enough (with Darkie & Soweto Tshepiso)

SPeeKa (RSA)