G word dishes new offering

GC Hot Stepper hit maker, Rwude Boy, now G’Word -real name Boyson Mokone- will this week release his brand new album, That’s me; The Transition’. The hip-hop album boasts nine tracks that try to encourage youth to keep away from alcohol and drugs.

Mokone explains that as a former drug addict, he once nearly lost his music career because he was knee deep into addiction. After battling demons with drugs, he has now turned over a new leaf.

“This album talks about the period of change and transformation in my life. I was once a hopeless situation in my family, society and nation at large but since but since the change and transformation I am now hopeful through my music and I use music to spread the message of drug and alcohol abuse in songs like ‘Changes’,” he says.

G’word entered the music industry in 1994, and was a member of first ever group from Old Naledi known as ‘Able Bodied’. At the time, he went by the name Rwude Boy. He explains that after he found himself he changed to the name G’Word, meaning God’s word because he believes that God now inspires him in what he does. He explained that the group Able Bodied disbanded in 2001 the release of their album, ‘Millennium Bug’ in 2000. G’Word has had an opportunity to showcase his talent in shows like; My African Dream, Power in the house, which was an initiative from The UK and Maitisong festivals among others. He also worked with Slizer in a group called Nu-Clan in 2001 and worked on an album called ‘A re bineng’ which was not released due to internal factors in the group, he says. He regrets dabbling in alcohol and drugs, as he believes that it wasted his time.

But he is not one to cry over spilt milk. “I am back with a bang,” he says. Prolanex released by Mollo Records in Mochudi and features New Age Boiz produced his latest album. It also features G’Word’s cousins, TeAmo and Kelly, who added magic to the offering. The album is expected to rock the airwaves and G’ Word hopes that all the songs will resonate with his audience, particularly the song, That’s me.