The debate was triggered after the Samanyanga Sounds camp
commented on whether Zimbabwe still had record labels or not.
Holy 10 and Michael Maggz questioned the criteria in which
Nutty O used to measure how record labels were supposed to be.
Holy 10 wrote: “There is no record label in Zimbabwe? Wangu
cooler down.
“So Samanyanga Sounds is what, a circus? Put some respect on the work we are pushing
out here.
“People are feeding their families because of the work we
do.”
Michael also expressed his disagreement with Nutty O saying
he didn’t understand the subject he was talking about.
Nutty O caught the attention of many artists after he openly
said there were no record labels in Zimbabwe, only cliques which people
mistakenly took as labels.
In an interview with H-Metro, Nutty O said that he was not
‘beefing’ with anybody but just stating facts and issues that need to be
addressed in order for the music industry to thrive.
“I have no beef with any artist, I am that one person who
just minds his own business. If I am to perform, I just go and perform and
leave, I mind my business and I do my own thing.
“The issue about record labels, well, I can say there are
no record labels in Zimbabwe.
“Yes, Chillspot is putting some work and they are pushing
but they just fall short of what is expected of a record label.
“It is all different from what Sony, Columbia Records or
Universal are doing. Those are the standards that we should be emulating for
the industry to thrive,” he said.
Zimbabwe used to have Gramma Records and ZMC as some of the
top record labels in the country. H Metro
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