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Moozlie, Gigi Lamayne , Rouge To Collaborate For UNITY

As the world prepared itself to honour women across the globe for International Women’s Day, Africa’s most innovative beer brand, Castle Lite, embarked on a journey of celebrating women across the continent by facilitating the biggest ever female Hip-Hop collaboration from the motherland. The aim was to showcase the power when women stand together and fortify unity through music, so the brand partnered with an ensemble of five (5) heavyweight female rappers and boldly remixed Hip Hop royalty Queen Latifah’s popular 90’s anthem, U.N.I.T.Y.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8cHxydDb7o

South Africa, Tanzania and Nigeria were collectively united to do the remix with the likes of Moozlie (South Africa), Gigi Lamayne (South Africa), Rouge (South Africa), Rossa Ree (Tanzania) and Mz Kizz (Nigeria) behind the mic. Castle Lite’s U.N.I.T.Y is more than just “another female Hip-Hop collaboration”, it is a celebration and call, not only to women across the continent but to the rest of the world, to give life to the power of women in unity.

The five artists executed a simultaneous livestream of U.N.I.T.Y. this morning on Instagram; a first of its kind for Castle Lite and on the African continent. And speaking ahead of the song performance (livestream), Castle Lite Brand Director Silke Bucker said: “Our ethos as Castle Lite has consistently been about pushing boundaries through innovation, and to commemorate this special day, there was no better way for us to unite women than through what is truly our passion point – music.”

“The ever-strengthening musical ties across the continent made it natural for these brilliant artists to come together in song with the brand, and Castle Lite is privileged to place women in hip-hop at the forefront. Today we all celebrate the power of women in UNITY and our glow of pride couldn’t be brighter in celebration with all the amazing women across the globe on this unique international day,” concluded Bucker.

“It is such an honor to be part of a movement that not only celebrates women, but encourages UNITY through music,” said Moozlie, adding: “Music has the ability to unite people from different backgrounds, and it is  through this that we were able to bring our own different styles and individuality to recreate this amazing song with a powerful message.”

Last year, the acclaimed beer brand broke music barriers when they hosted the first ever all female Hip Hop experience titled Hip Hop Herstory, which focused on highlighting the role women have played in the evolution of Hip Hop. Castle Lite’s Hip Hop Herstory was a success and learning from that experience meant that the U.N.I.T.Y. collaboration was not only logical but progressive in highlighting and honoring the talents and contributions of our very own from Africa.

NB: The song will be streamed during a simultaneous live broadcast on Instagram on Friday, 8 March (9.15am), before being made available on various streaming platforms.

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