when I saw 
a homeless man feeding pigeons
in a region 
known for corporate greed and high-priced religion
it had me prisoned for a moment
freezing in the cold wind
sprinkling the crumbs of what his stomach could be holding 
golden was the colour of his heart in that spectacle 
I guess the view
had me conscious of my shortcomings,
owning up to cases where my conscience was expected to
stand up 
but feet stumbled or preferred running.
moved 
I collected more evidence 
of how that small action was connected to a heavenness 
having less 
yet 
stretching in abundance
love is a magic to be flexed and be harnessed 
the garden of your compassion is ripe for harvest
farthest from all perfection yet regard this
as a call to play surgeon with unsteady palms
but I ignored, reset and carried on

I remain a slow dancer
(God speakin’ up)
(drums switchin’ up)
(thoughts interrupt)
(not living up)
(life getting tough)
(God give it up)
You gonn’ get the same answer
(I’m stubborn as ufck)
I remain a slow dancer

Fate chancer 
I throw die and I bet it all
no windfall wall cold on my spinal cord
faith tester
if I don’t die when heaven call
that small win means 
live this form till my final (inhale)
I don’t follow any scripture nor equation
when life hardens
I don’t slaughter for the ancients
I learnt to shapeshift in accordance to the current storm
torn tekkies 
dancing with the devil since a younger spawn
Maintaining balance people wondering which drugs I’m on
insane he hasn’t lost a marble many minds are gone
the trick is never tryin’ to sprint in a marathon 
keep a steady pace, never cross where the lines are drawn
slow your velocity 
that’s the philosophy 
ensure you watch your speed
in choreography 
I don’t mean you should follow in my footsteps 
the city ‘s mean and I doubt there’s many good left

right

back

fourth 

left

right

back 

fourth

Slow Dancer

Melatonin 
by Supah Mpondo and that hue experience 

V1:
Arrive late, leave sooner. 
Alright, that was great, see y’all in a few months. 
Off to hibernate; eating till I’m fuller,
hidden where it’s cooler
when sleeping I’m a drooler. 
Yawn, stretch, walk out the cave,
walk around town feeling awkward and strange ,
nothing much has changed except winter’s not here now,
lost as to what y’all did with time all year round. 
The sleeping giant off the orthopaedic. 
Author of dreams,
whose storylines and themes,
aren’t bounded by the ever gripping laws of physics. 
The limits of your sight are what blind you from a wider view. 
Morpheus don’t have enough pills,
two is too few,
what if Zion don’t appeal?
I am more drawn to traverse the in-between; 
machine steel drill chill wait to be mined. 
Mind: a reservoir of minerals
I got jewel waiting for the curious. 
They dug until the ceiling blew,
I broke bread wit’ em it was really cool. 

(laughs at the absurdity of his statement)

Alright,
to say ‘I broke bread with them’ is to humanise the experience. 
I mean, robots don’t partake in pastry.  

HOOK:
nye 
mbini
ntathu 
ne 

counting black sheep
tryina trigger that sleep

hella
melatonin juice
ifikis’ ub’thongo
(Feeling that snooze)

V2:
Alarm clocks not needed,
any feathered animal that clucks please beat it,
I’m unavailable, the doors locked screens tinted 
dlalelani kude nala please children. 
Snuggly
bed bugs not bugging me
discovery 
of a world that is otherly
gotta leap
with your trust on the wind to
lift you
from the ground that’s beneath you

Supah Mpondo - Melatonin (prod by that hue experience

supah mpondo x stormlooper - ighost (open verse)

The first verse describes an 'encounter' I had with a poetess at Vryheid, the second talks about the time I was almost stabbed for talking to a 'friend' on her way from church.

Slow Movin'

Igxathu

Supah Mpondo x Oudskul - Igxathu

Desperado(produced by EnteeOnIt)

Frames

Frames Ft Canis Major

Playing in Mud

Grimy Entrance

Him a Bad Guy

Carl's Job

With a little secret recipe, 365 on the drum stew.

Muddy Exit

ILLegible

Secret Recipe

ILLegilbe

Starz

Mellow brother Uno and the Mpondo dude you should know

Download at : https://www.slikouronlife.co.za/song/27341/yiza-ngapha

Single

Yiza Ngapha

Ep 1: Filthy Rich 
By Thaw & Supah Mpondo 
Series: Haiku Mvulo 
Season II

Download: https://www.slikouronlife.co.za/song/31474/filthy-rich
Stream: https://soundcloud.com/supahmpondo/filthy-rich
Season I: http://supahmpondo.co.za/

Haiku Mvulo

Filthy Rich

Episode Two: Abort Mission
by Supah Mpondo

Series: Haiku Mvulo
Season II

"pokin' em like a teen wit' a hanger,
too embarrassed for the morning after tablets
the nurses were the age of her parents''

Download;https://www.slikouronlife.co.za/song/32408/abort-mission
Stream : https://soundcloud.com/supahmpondo/abort-mission
Season I: http://supahmpondo.co.za/

Abort Mission

Episode Three: Scatter Diagram
by Billy French & Supah Mpondo

Series: Haiku Mvulo
Season II

"!!!!!!!!!!!''

Download: https://www.slikouronlife.co.za/song/33438/scatter-diagram
Stream : https://soundcloud.com/supahmpondo/scatter-diagram
Season I: http://supahmpondo.co.za/

Scatter Diagram

yugen

Mud Face

Highly Gcobhoza'd

Early

Butterworth

The Force is wit' us

Billy French and Supah Mpondo - On Writing

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Biography
Supah Mpondo

Short Background

Birth name Andile Nyembezi. Originally coming from the forgotten dusty rural corner of Eastern Cape, in a village called Bizana. A Durbanite since 2013, Where he joined a university based arts organisation Keen Artists and became the music coordinator. A seasoned slam poet, battle-rapper and Hip-Hop artist active from 2013 to present.

Accolades

Current State of Poetry Festival
The first ever poetry meets theatre festival in Durban, was held at Playhouse by Current State Of Poetry. Supah Mpondo and Sqwayi Khumalo were contracted to write and act in a two-man hour long play. The play was titled The Blood Line, a gothic drama about a young boy who lost faith in church after the loss of his mother, and seeks the path back to righteousness. The two actors interchanged characters of hostage, priest, teenager with multiple personality disorder and servant. The task was completed in a space of two months. Supah Mpondo was solely responsible for composing original music, rhyme dialogue and coordinating musical instruments. The festival ran from July 23- 26, 2015. 

Poetry
- Playhouse Sundowners 
- Poet in a Suit 
- Cup Of Thought Slam Champion 2013 
- Current State of Poetry Inter-varsity Slampionship 
- Poetry Africa Slam Champion 2014 and 2015
- CSP Slam Book 2 Chapter 3 

Battle Rap
- Gagasi FM' Freestyle Thursday battle-rap champion
- Raw Deal Undefeated Champion 
- Decypher Da Cypher Undefeated Champion
- Scrambles for Money
- Bars Over Everything

Headline Performances
- Decypher Da Cypher presents Supah Mpondo
- Retro Bazaar
- BarWarz
- Something to Talk About
- Original Material Awards
- Cool Running's ILLegible EP launch
- Touch Base Live
- Red Bull Culture Clash
- Sessions ( Howard, UKZN)
- Unchained Voices
- Varsity Social (Skyy Bar)
Music
Mixtape
2013
- Faceless
Faceless was nominated for Original Material Awards - Mixtape of the year category. The mixtape featured singles like Go!!! & Ce Thru Rappaz which received rotation on Gagasi FM.
2015
-ILLegible
ILLegible was released digitally and the single Slow movin'
 received positive reviews on Slikour Online plus rotation on Gagasi FM.

Current Projects
- Safe & Supah
In 2016 Supah Mpondo merged with DJ/Producer Safecutz to form a duo. The  single "DO HE ROCK" which was released in 2017 received positive reviews from Move Hip Hop SA & Commit or Quit. The headlined their first event at Retro Bazaar and is currently working on an EP scheduled for release mid 2017.

- Playing in Mud
A collaborative venture with Thaw Odd Sounds which features the breakaway single Him a Bad Guy. The tape features 5 songs and was release at 07 July 2017 (because the date looked cool).

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