Sonneke Pypers, known by her stage name as MystiQ the Mysterious, expects to release her long-awaited album, titled Black Sheep, in September.

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MystiQ has featured young local talent and two international acts on this project.

“I was regarded as the black sheep of my family. This album is dedicated to all the black sheep out there,” said MystiQ.

“If this album goes according to plan it will be massive,” she said.

“There is a combination of different genres and people of different backgrounds. We all came together to share our stories musically,” said MystiQ.

The album has 21 songs and she is featured in each song.

“We have Par Tedisson and Scotty Herworth from overseas and some more local talent,” she said.

Gift Mahlatji, aka The Grim, worked on the album as a producer, recording artist and lyrical writer.

He said he has worked with various artists before and produced beats for them.

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“I am a rapper and a singer as well. I started my music journey in Grade Three and started writing lyrics while in Grade Six,” said Gift.

“My first single was recorded in my early years of high school and I have never looked back,” said Gift.

Brian Pypers, aka Tyran Slaughters, did the intro song of the album.

He is featured in two songs on the album.