IF THERE’S a sure way to spark a positive change in the world, it is through song and one rapper has done just that.
Commert Harban, who goes by the moniker Comet, in his next chapter, decided to get personal and more conscious with his music. In his latest offering, Change, he reflects on the country’s current affairs on what he calls marginalised people – the coloured community.
It features Charly Deep, EC Killa and international artist Breana Marin. He said the song is not political, nor is it a song about politics.
“Art should reflect the current times we live in, so this is my reality, our reality as people. The only guarantee in life is change, there are lyrics that I use During Apartheid we were never white enough, affirmative action, we not black enough, my people are always stuck in the middle, that needs to change. We were in the struggle also, yet coloureds are probably the only race that have not reaped the benefits of the new South Africa. Go into any coloured community and see the poverty, the lack of suitable infrastructure, the lack of fair opportunities and severe unemployment which has ripple effects like crime, drug and alcohol abuse,” he said.
More than anything, Comet, said through the song, he hopes to create awareness that sparks a vehicle for change. He believes in the rainbow nation that the late former president Nelson Mandela dreamed about.
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“I raise my children to believe we are all one, I hope to give my people a voice through this song, that someone is finally speaking up for long overdue change. Most of all I hope people can relate, the lyrics are a battle cry and the passion that all the artists delivered is intense and real,” said the Wentworth rapper.
As an artist, he said, he has always wanted for his art to stand for and mean something. He believes the time has come to create dialog for coloured people, who, he said, are only remembered when it is voting.
“Things need to change. Take a look around, the stereotype of my beautiful coloured people are known to be either alcoholics or gangsters, yet what is the root cause? There’s a famous analogy ‘When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows not the flower.’ Who is fixing our coloured communities so the flowers and children can blossom? Where are all the leaders? Massive unemployment, poor living conditions, poor educational opportunities such as bursaries or learnerships. Our leaders have forgotten us. Its time for change,” said the two-time 031 Hip-Hop Artist of the Year Nominee.
The song took the artists a month to complete writing and another two weeks to mix and master. It will be available on all leading music streaming platforms on Friday, February 25. Expect Comet’s fourth album in June this year titled Story of my Life.
“I decided to get a little personal this time around, so I hope everyone who gets to listen to the body of work can understand my evolution as an artist and a man,” he added.
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