AWARD-WINNING musician Big Zulu recently celebrated a milestone.
His album Ungqonqoshe Wongqongqoshe which he released in 2019 has achieved gold status.
That’s not the only milestone that the talented rapper is celebrating.
His hit song Imali Eningi has also achieved double platinum status.
Big Zulu’s winning streak doesn’t end there. Three of his other songs – Isiginci, Ama Million and Vuma Dlozi – have achieved platinum status.
Accepting the plaques, Big Zulu, whose real name is Siyabonga Nene, said he’s grateful.
“I can’t believe that I’m standing in front of all of you celebrating this milestone,” he said excitedly.
“I never would have thought I would achieve such in this lifetime because a lot has happened since I came into the music industry. I’m truly grateful for the love and support that everyone has showed me.”
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The talented rapper celebrated the moment by recalling the journey that led him to where he is now.
He explained how his brainchild iNkabi Records came about. “I started the recording label while I was with another big label,” he said.
“The reason being we were not getting along, they tried to turn me into someone that I am not.
“They didn’t want me to wear my Brentwood as well as rap about the stories that I sing about in my songs.
“They wanted me to rap about money, naked girls and cars that I don’t have, and that’s not who I am.”
Realising that’s not where he belonged, Big Zulu said he decided to part ways with the label.
Big Zulu said it makes him happy that after all the trials and tribulations that he has gone through he has finally gotten Mzansi’s recognition.
“There is no swear word that I don’t know. I got sworn at and humiliated to a point that swear words sound like a greeting to me,” he said.
“People used to attack me, saying that I’m ruining the hip hop culture and that I must return to the taxi rank to be a taxi driver, because that’s where I belong.
“But all of that never discouraged me and I stood strong doing what I believe in. It made me happy when I saw people saying who would have known that one day, Mzansi’s biggest song would be owned by a taxi driver,” he said.
