SimmySimmyNya Is Going To Get It By "Any Means"

After the release of his first single of the year, "Daily Paper," featuring Ginger Trill, SimmySimmyNya is back on the scene with another joint. "Any Means," is his second single off his upcoming EP, Broken Crayons Still Colour 2.

His smooth style of rap and catchy hooks almost make his loaded subject matte easy to miss. With the release of "Any Means" SimmySimmyNya describes a home environment featuring an alcoholic, abusive, and eventually absent father. He later goes on to recollect how he's spent his life during certain periods. After the haze of poor academic participation, drugs, and overall depression, SimmySimmyNya paints a picture of overcoming and persevering through this offering. 

Q&A  

What did you get up to while you were on hiatus?
 I moved back home (KZN) from CPT at the beginning of 2018. I wasn’t in the best space mentally and spiritually, so I needed the downtime for introspection and self-discovery in the serene quiet environment of home, in the midlands. Then I spent the next 6 months to a year up and down between JHB and PMB in an attempt to make a name for myself; usually travelling to perform, record music or network.

I was MIA, but I never stopped making music. Features like Stiff Pap's "Maradona,"  Xenlaii's "Wenza Ngani?" as well as the release of my first few music videos were all created in this period. I wanted to figure out my sound and how I wanted to put myself out there musically and visually. Eventually, I started living in JHB from June 2019, worked a few odd jobs and even assistant produced a music video for DJ Mkiri Way (Emtee’s DJ) called ‘Drip Drip’, up until Lockdown commenced in April 2020.
 

What made you feel ready to get back into making music?
 I’ve always wanted to make music that represents me and where I’m from. I’ve always wanted it to be impactful. During the time I’ve been away, I’ve managed to create music I believe in again. Music I believe has those qualities and more. Now, I also feel like I’m in the right space to give music my everything, whereas in the past I felt like I was torn between two different lives. I also feel like there is a gap in the market for new sounds, and I feel like I am sitting on one.
 

You recently featured Ginger Trill on your 2020 single, "Daily Paper". Outside of him who else would you like to work with? 
I’d love to work with a bunch of people, not even just in South Africa. But locally, Sho Madjozi & Nasty C to name a couple.

What other music are you working on?

"Any Means" is the second single off of my upcoming EP, Broken Crayons Still Colour 2: Not Your Average, which might be my last project in English. I'm thinking of releasing another project later this year to usher in the new sound I've been fine-tuning. All the bars are delivered in vernac and the production features a solid blend of different soundscapes to create something I believe to be beautifully unique. 

Production Details

VituXArcade, Producer, @VituXArcade
SimmySimmyNya, Vocalist, @SimmySimmyNya