Joint Pusher (Sharp Shooter)
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| Joint Pusher (Sharp Shooter) | |
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| Born | Gladwin Mbumbi Soshanguve, Pretoria, South Africa |
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| Known for | First freestyle rap album in Africa, |
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Gladwin Mbumbi, also known as Sharp Shooter or Joint Pusher, is a South African artist from Soshanguve, Pretoria. He is a rapper, audio engineer, MC, event producer, and organizer[1].
Mbumbi has contributed to the African music scene, and was the first artist to release a full album of freestyle rap. He has been active in the music scene since 1998, joining the group Hoodoo Squad in 2001, participating in cyphers and shows around Pretoria. Later, he joined the Social Commentary Forum (SCF), a collective of six emcees, including Nhlanhla "Is" Nkosi, Nikwanto "Smerf" Mtoba, Sifiso "ADI" Hadebe, Thabo "Shynin amour" Mokoena, Bongani "Dark spark" Tshabalala, and himself, Gladwin "Joint Pusher" Mbumbi [2][3][4].
Mbumbi is also a talented audio engineer, having worked with several companies, including eNCA, Media Heads 360, Originators TV, Riseup Production, Rentourminds Production, Xiculu Media, and Tiso Blackstar Group. He organizes events such as the South African HipHop Awards and the Back to the City Hip-Hop Festival and serves as a brand ambassador for Ubutuisim clothing. Currently, he is contracted as a final mix engineer at SuperSport and has also ventured into entrepreneurship, selling premium quality rolling papers called The Joint Pusher Rolling Paper.
Rap Career[edit]
He released his first mixtape, Pushers Anonymous, on March 31st, 2010, which happened to also be the first freestyle tape in Africa[3]. The mixtape was well received and helped him secure opportunities to perform at festivals such as Back to the City. He has also made appearances on various media platforms, including Etv's ShizNiz, Soweto TV's Just music Hip Hop, Channel O, HYPE magazine and I Speak Hip Hop magazine, to mention a few[4]. Due to his freestyle abilities, producers allowed him to do inserts on ShizNiz, called the "hip hop round up," where he rapped about trending entertainment news.
He has performed extensively throughout South Africa, sharing stages with notable acts such as Skyzoo, Planet Asia, Master Ace, Ben Sharper, Zubs, Ill Sub-t and the 7seals, Projectah, 3rd wave, Tumi and the volume, Smerf, Inta, R-senic, Ozmic, Quaz, Articulate army, Qba, and BMP.
In 2018, he served as the host of the 10K challenge stage at the Back to the City International Hip Hop Festival, the largest hip hop and street culture festival in Africa, where 8 artists and 8 producers were selected to compete for a cash prize of 10,000 rand[5] [6][7][8][9][10].
In 2019, he worked as an Associate lecturer at the Campus of Performing Arts, where he taught South African hip hop history. Earlier in his career, he had the opportunity to conduct hip hop workshops at Splash Jam Hip Hop sessions.
Production credits[edit]
In addition to working as a rapper, he is also involved in radio and television projects where he creates scores, jingles, and advertisements for local films and dramas.
Currently, he works as an audio engineer for various organizations including Business Day Live, Summit TV, The Home Channel, Ignition TV, and is involved in shooting and producing events such as Back to the City and the Ritual Stores.
In his capacity as a studio engineer, he has worked on various projects, including the ones listed below:
- 2010: Mawe2 - Dreamworld[11][12]
- 2010: TTP - TTP Presents Hip Hop Sessions vol 1[13]
- 2011: Vusi Khumalo - Reasons for seasons
[SAMA nomination for best Jazz album][14]
- 2012: TTP - TTP Presents Hip Hop Sessions vol 2[15][16]
- 2013: CashTime - Cashtime R.A.D.I.O[17]
- 2019: Stan B - Unexpected Guest Album[18][19]
- 2021: Jae Nuune - Evolv
Discography[edit]
- 2010: Pushers Anonymous Session One [20]
- 2011: Pushers Anonymous 2 [21]
- 2012: Social Commentary Forum (SCF) - Soco Flow [22]
[SoCo Flow Nominated For Album Of The Year At The SA Hip Hop Awards. [23]]
References[edit]
- ↑ Ntiwane, Bonginkosi (2018-11-09). "Pushing for joints which have that indigenous sound". Tha Bravado. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ↑ "Joint Pusher on new episode of InnerView - hip hop webseries". HYPE. 2014-11-06. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kay, Rashid. "HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN HIP HOP IN RASHID KAY'S EYES". goxtranews. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Joint Pusher Artist Bio". ReverbNation. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ↑ Sessel, Barbara (2016-04-01). "Back To The City Festival 2020 With Hennessy". Joburg.co.za. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ↑ "Back To The City Festival 2018". Back To The City Hip Hop Festival. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ↑ "Back to the City Festival 2018". shelflife.co.za. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ↑ Things (2018-04-09). "Freedom Of Self - Back To The City 2018". Likers of Things. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ↑ Mazibuko, Thobile. "AKA, Cassper Nyovest, Londie London shut down Jozi #BTTC2018". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ↑ Nthite, Max (2018-09-04). "Osmic Menoe on How Back To The City Gives Back To The 'Hood". Red Bull. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ↑ Tjobolo (2013-03-15). "An Irrational Diary: Mawe2 – Dreamworld". An Irrational Diary. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ↑ "Joint Pusher – New Single | AfricasGateway.com". 2011-04-15. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ↑ "Ttp Presents Hip Hop Sessions (CD)". www.loot.co.za. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ↑ "The South African Music Awards | Season 18 | TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ↑ ninja (2012-08-20). "TTP Presents Hip Hop Sessions vol 2!". HYPE. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ↑ "TTP Presents Hip Hop Sessions - Vol.2 (CD)". www.loot.co.za. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ↑ ninja (2013-03-03). "Cashtime Fam Release R.A.D.I.O Mixtape". HYPE. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ↑ "Tweet". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ↑ Pitori, Tsa (2019-10-11). "THE KING OF PITORI RAP THE UNEXPECTED GUEST". Tsa Pitori. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ↑ Joint Pusher - Pushers Anonymous Session One, retrieved 2023-02-19
- ↑ "PUSHERS ANONYMOUS 2". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ↑ Soco Flow, 2013-05-01, retrieved 2023-02-19
- ↑ Village, Youth (2013-10-31). "2nd Annual SA Hip Hop Awards Nominees". Youth Village. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ↑ "Audiomack | Free Music Sharing and Discovery". audiomack.com. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ↑ "Projects You Should Hear: Joint Pusher - The Heritage Tape". slikouronlife.co.za. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
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