When he collaborated with Nigerian afrobeats star Davido on their anthemic amapiano collaboration, “Champion Sound,” this time last year, Focalistic announced his arrival as one of the continent’s brightest talents.
Focalistic has travelled extensively around the world in the year since, firmly establishing himself as the most prominent male amapiano artist behind the mic.
He has now released a new album titled “Ghetto Gospel” as the next step in his journey.
“Achu! We got President Ya Straata aka Pitori Maradona aka @focalistic on the pod! A beautiful episode with a lot gems and fun moments, click the link in bio to watch and listen,” shared the podcast.
During the interview, Focalistic revealed some rare details about his career and personal life.
Around 2018, the 26-year-old got his first big break when he began working closely with Major League DJz.
During the podcast, he described how he met the DJ duo after Sjava co-signed him on Twitter, followed by Major League, who immediately invited him to the studio.
They worked closely together for a while after that before he branched out and began doing his own thing.
He also discussed the power of manifestation in his career.
“I think one of the most important things my dad taught me is the power of the tongue.
“So when I think of my conversations with my dad as a child he kept saying, ‘Don’t say this about yourself’…
“So I can’t speak in negatives. I have a song called O2 Arena, it’s never been released. But it happened. It was like a month later when we got the news.”
He went on to express regret for his aggressive reaction to what he perceived as a diss from Cassper Nyovest, an artist he’s repeatedly credited as an inspiration in his career, during an Instagram Live earlier this year.
“A lot of people have been waiting on me to respond. I’ve never been one to dwell on negative stuff. I just feel like we’re at different points in our lives from when we used to chill and be around Major League and Riky.
“For me that was just a mishap and something that should’ve never happened, I’m all about love and peace,” he said.
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