QueenPin CPT

Rap in Cape Town and the whole of Africa is taking off at an astronomical level, as we continue to discover new artists who strive to make a name for themselves and leave a legacy behind in the music industry. Although a name that has been mentioned and heard of a number of times, the one and only QueenPin CPT continues to reach a broader audience and get things cooking in the mother city. Joined on Bush Radio Back Chat presented by Renato van Schalkwyk, we were able to get more insight of who the young artist is and what she has been up to in the music scene.

By Reece Adams

As QueenPin made her way into the studio, her energy she presented was unmatched, hyping herself up as she made her way to her seat while her track "Can't Relate" featuring YounstaCPT and Tam Carson was being played. During the interview she stated that, she is her own biggest fan and there is no greater statement than that. In 2017, something she thought was only a dream she started posting lyrics on Facebook, starting off from humble beginnings using the space that she had at the time, turning her cupboard into studio so she could record her songs, she made no excuses and never allowed her outcomes to stop her from turning her dreams into reality.

We all know that the rap industry is predominately run by male rappers, when some of us are asked who's in our top ten, the usual names will come up for example YoungstaCPT, CREAM The Machine, Matt Levai, etc, the list goes on, but number of female rappers are very little. Although we have artists such as YOMA, Miss Celaneous, these artists are not being pushed as much as the male rappers. QueenPin aims to break the barrier and inspire young aspiring female artists that they can reach the heights within the industry despite their gender. 

QueenPin's biggest break was when she collaborated with Y?Gen pioneer, YoungstaCPT on the song Goodhope Joanna that ended up on Youngsta's album; Dream's Don't Pay Bills. There is no doubt that the Y?Gen captain was keeping his eye out for the next big artist and that of course was QueenPin. After going back and forth DM'ing each other for future collaborations, it came to fruition, the two artists would meet each other again on the track "Can't Relate" where she featured YoungstaCPT.

Inspiration comes easy to QueenPin as she stated in the interview that whatever comes to her mind she will put the pen to paper, as most artists come across a well known barrier called writers block, QueenPin has faced this challenge multiple times, her solution to this barrier is to leave the space that she is in, whether she'll be in her house or area she's in. Leaving whatever space she is in allows her to give her the mental clarity she needs to hop back into studio and continue to jot down lyrics for her new track or even if its only ideas for something that could potentially be her record breaking song. 

Though this is only the start of something great there is no doubt that the talented artist will be headlining major events and even become a beacon of inspiration to many aspiring female rappers. QueenPin is already making her way to the top already collaborating with CREAM the Machine and Matt Levai. These collaborations are already an indicator that she is really a force to be reckoned with.

Listen to QueenPin's interview down below.

Presenter: Renato van Schalkwyk