“The
group was formed to bring a bit of diversity and a different sound that makes
ICU music unique.”
Johannesburg: ICU is a collection of five
(5) powerful South African musicians who are taking the country’s hip hop and
R & B genres by wonders. The group was founded in 2009 with its versatile,
fashionable and dynamic young beings.
The
group members are:
Marc “Marco Polo” Maghoma, Edgar “Capris”
Maghoma, Keith “Monstar” Mafu, Guy “Frenchise” Maghoma and, Ken “Pug” Kiambe.
Truly the group is a versatile one, they
producer and compose everything regarding their music themselves which brings
more feel and good performance to their wonderful music. Contrariwise they are
maintaining their grades at the University of Johannesburg. The aforesaid
brings to you a group of students, writers, producers, rappers, singers and
artists. So when you are listening to their wholesome songs you’re not just
listening to a group of amateurs but to well produced beats and some witty
lyrics and this goes as far as listening to a piece of their soul.
They are highly influenced by the great
likes of Kanye West, The Neptunes and Lupe Fiasco. They are currently signed
under record label Ward 66 Entertainment and under the management of Kush
Production which you can visit their website at www.kushproduction.co.za should you
require more information about their management.
They describe their music as unique, rich
in diversity with a guarantee to capture the international audience. They are
not only showcasing their lyrical rapping skills, they will go as far as
blowing you away with their sultry R & B vocals, rhythmic house tunes and
mind blowing Hip-Hop beats. They are born entertainers, energetic, charismatic
and no qualm at all but raw talent and flair at its best.
“ICU is a breath of fresh air to music
generated in South Africa and in just a matter of time will reach legendary
status as musicians.”
Last year the group released their mix-tape
called “Surgery No Anaesthetics (SNA)”. Their track “work” was remixed by a
well-known South African Disc Jockey (Dj) Cleo for his radio single “Break You
Down” featuring ICU which is also available in his album E’skhaleni 8. They
first radio single “Can’t Do That” which
also blessed my ears was debuted on 5 frequency modulation (FM) at number 17 on
the Top 40 and Top 10 on the UCT charts . The single is also play-listed on Yfm
and a number of other community radio stations.
Their music video “Can’t Do That was on
number five (5) most viewed SA music video on You-Tube (October). The video is
also premiered on MTV Base Spankin’ New, Channel O crispy fresh and on Trace TV
Brand new.
The group has had a fair share of
interviews on Metro fm, 5fm with C-Live (Hip-Hop Power Nights) and on “Live to
the Power of 5” with Catherine Grenfell where they also performed live. They
were also featured in Global issue Dec/Jan 2011 of Hype Magazine.
The group has opened
for Kaysha when he was in Mzantsi brought by Trace TV to perform at the bank.
They have pulled crowds in Clubs like Vacca Matta-Fourways, Zouk and Marco Polo
in Sandton City, Roxy’s-Melville, The Bank, Latinova-Rosebank, Shoosh-Midrand,
Inc-Joburg and Emperor’s Place.
The youthful group
is currently planning on dropping a brand new mix-tape titled “Last Friday” March 2012, compiled from some of their
twitter ICU Fridays and some new songs. Same year August they will drop an
album of which more details will follow. They are dressed and brand ambassadors
of Fubu Clothing…
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