Zambian hip-hop star Way Dee teams up with Jay Rox on a brand new tune “Wele.”
This one is a combination of two names from Zambia’s vibrant rap scene and that combination alone makes it heavy. Jay Rox has built up an impressive portfolio of collaborations over the years, so linking with Way Dee maintains that tradition of cross-generational Zed hip-hop team-ups. Their connection already seems to rest on a mutual grasp of the local sound.
The production is hard-hitting and bass heavy, designed for street-level excitement. Nothing here is gentle. The beat is simple, allowing both artists opportunity to go back and forth with bars, never making the mix sound cluttered.
Way Dee kicks things off with a strong, rhythmic delivery and establishes the tone early on the record. The directness meshes well with Zambia’s current surge of forceful hip-hop.
Good counterpart to him is Jay Rox with seasoned presence and flawless flow from one verse to the next. Their give-and-take is natural, not prepared, as experienced partners tend to sound. Thus the record carries on without ever losing its collective impetus.
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