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June 14, 2024 • 18 mins
"In the second part of our special interview, Kudzai and Darrel continue their engaging conversation, delving into the behind-the-scenes stories of Darrel's most popular tracks and the evolution of his sound. Darrel discusses his latest projects, future plans, and the impact of his music on his fans and the broader community. Tune in to hear more about the collaborations that have shaped his career, his thoughts on the current music landscape, and what keeps him inspired. This episode is a must-listen for fans and aspiring musicians alike, offering a deeper understanding of Darrel's musical journey and artistic vision."

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Hello, Hello, Hello, andwelcome back to Darryl's Interview. Yeah,
we are here for part two.It's a Friday, and yeah, thank

(00:42):
god it's Friday. But yeah,thank you for joining us once again.
And yeah, I'm sure you areexcited to get back into things. So
without further ado, here's part twoof the interview. The question that I
have with actually regards to music rightbefore we move on to the next bit,

(01:06):
is how you handling the rise tothe talk bro, Because you know,
although you're upcoming, right, youknow you you're day now do you
get what I mean? Like youare part of the conversation when it comes
to Zimbabwean music, So how youhandling all that? I don't I don't

(01:26):
know if easy is the word touse for me. I grew up,
high school, primary school, BeforeI went to school, attention has always
been a thing, right, I'mnot I'm not trying. I'm not trying
to be cocky or pompous or anything. But there was always that, you

(01:49):
know, like the guy, theguy, the guy, the guy,
the guy, the guy. Youknow. So at some point in high
school it did it? Did Idid? I did, you know,
get swayed by I'm like, oh, oh snap, you know, like
I'm popular, you know, andbut like it happened, all of that
happened to me at a very youngage. Like I think I was a
home to evone board you know.After that, I just I got bored

(02:12):
of it, you know, andlow six up or six I just didn't
care, you know. And that'swhy I'm not like I'm not always at
clubs. I'm not like it's justnot my thing anymore. And I know,
being famous in music and being famousand being popular in high school two
different things. But it's just oneof those things that I've got an idea
of what it is, and Ifeel like I haven't seen it at all,

(02:36):
but I've seen enough to realize somethings are not worth it. So
it kind of keeps my level ofhead. And it's like you don't need
certain things, you don't need tochase certain things and certain people, and
there is that pressure with you,you know, as you grow, like
I'm at I'm at the beginning ofpopularity and when it comes to career pets,

(03:01):
but you already start seeing you know, divisions and losing friends and da
da da. But you just gotto go grow a thick skin and like
accept what comes. You know,you just kind of reach that conclusion,
like look on your the group,the circle gets thinner as you as you

(03:23):
is that your choice? Is thatyour choice? Or it's something that just
happens, not at all, LikeI think it's it's just I think it's
just communication breakdown and like just uhmiss reading of situations like already when when
you don't what happens is you canhave friends that you used to talk to

(03:46):
often. Most of them are probablyeven in the same industry as you,
like artists as well, like thatyou talk so frequently with. But as
you grow, people need to understandthat there's a bigger group of people that
want to talk to you now,right, So you're not going to be
able to reply each and every person, every single time, as fast as
you did yesterday. You know,it's just if I dedicate myself to replying

(04:11):
everyone, then I'm not going toget any work done, you know.
So I guess sometimes people don't getthat and they think, no, he's
not even anyway, but like he'sreally thinking, is this he's better than
you get that a lot. Soyou kind of but you can't stick around
to explain yourself to everyone, youknow, because that's that's that's just the

(04:31):
waste of Like sometimes you just gotto respect each other, Like Okay,
look, I'm gonna let you dealwith whatever issues that you have with me,
and then when you're done exactly youwant to, then you come and
talk to me. So yeah,I think it's just it's just that's a
weird space, especially at the beginning. And I don't even think it happens

(04:54):
when you reach the top. It'snow in the middle of the journey,
because yeah, that's when you startlosing people gaining people, and so it
is what it is, you know. Like even sometimes on my end,
like I misread situations, like Isee in a certain way, maybe you
stop supporting me for like a weekor so or a month or so,
and I'm like, okay, sothis person is not with me, you

(05:15):
know, right, I cool?Then, you know, but then when
I get my things together, thenI think about it. I didn't come
back to you like, yo,my bad. You know, I read
the situation wrong and I thought,but now it's cool and then you understand
me. So like, it's justone of those things where I feel like
communication is important. If you havea problem with someone, then you know,
we gotta deal with it then andthen but if you don't deal with

(05:39):
it long or we take the heartend this is to come back from it.
So I think dealing with it it'smore having being in a situation similar
at a smaller scale before, andalso just communication with the people around you,
like just to kind of give eachother a notice, like, okay,
look for the next five months tofocus on this. So I'm not

(06:00):
going to be able to apply peoplefor the next this. I'm not going
to you know, so they justkind of keep everything cold you and come
with with within the relationships. Soall right, you know that's that's one
hundred percent true. Gee, andthank you for sharing. It's some light
into that, you know, becausea lot of people do misread a lot
of situations and yeah, I thinkyou know, to the guys that apply

(06:23):
in this situation, they now understand, so shut out. But the last
question that I have for you,g is what are you hoping to accomplish?
You know by that time you callit quits with music, like you
know, what's your place and there'sinvolved in music industry. I love my
country. Let me start by sayingthat before I love my I love my

(06:49):
country, and you know the goalis to you know, I want to
I want to play a role inthe growth of the industry and to do
that, being big in the countryis not enough in my opinion. You

(07:12):
know, from being big in thecountry makes me a legend, not zab
where a legendary industry. You know, the Nigeria music industry is only dope
because the Vido whisked uh A boymanaged to captivate the people, make captivating

(07:32):
music and like here like yet thirstypeople first trapping people that are not even
in a country. Yeah, that'show you kind of get people to be
like okay, you know this thiscountry is really dope. So that's the
same thing, right, So likeI just I want to take it to

(07:54):
the world, bro, Like,that's that's why you find my music is
like I try to mix the languagesas well, just to kind of tell
because we're in a country where peoplefail to support music that is completely English

(08:16):
and but they also listen to musicthat is English, you know. So
it's it's a weird s basically,and so like for you to grow to
be a big artist in Zim,then like a lot of Seanna needs to
be in your music, right,But like I've kind of accepted that,
and I was like, okay,cool, so might as well do it
as well. Luckily for me,yeah, But but for me it was

(08:39):
mostly a I do it by choice, Like I just it just comes easy
to me sometimes, so you know, I put it there. Likely I
can speak English too, so Iput it there too. So it's one
of those things where when I thenreleased the song, I managed to make
music that MTV traice can be like, Okay, this song is dope because
we can underst and what he's sayinghe sang in English, but also Zimbabwe's

(09:01):
gonna be like, hey, he'sone of our you know so, and
even around the world they can belike, Okay, what language is this
that he said, he said,what does that mean? Where is it
from? It's from Zimbabwe. Ohsnap, people is above we make music
stuff. I don't know that.Let me go see what's up. So
yeah, it's a I would sayjust playing a pivotal role in the growth

(09:24):
of the industry. It would besomething that is definitely important to me personally
as a Zimbabwean artist, just tokind of shine light with yo, we've
got it. We're a small nations, but we've got a lot of talent
as well. So come through tothis, come through to the to the
two six, three n's and seewhat we've got. Basically all right,

(09:46):
yeah, one hundred percent and shoutout for that. And obviously, you
know, I think I speak onbehalf of the entire purp nation and I
say this, you know, youare paving the way for Zimbabwe and artists.
You know, I think this year. I was actually speaking to my
sister the other day and you know, we're just chatting about zimbolving artists and
how the past six months, youknow, people have been doing the things.

(10:09):
You know, we've got Holy Tendoing things. We've got pro bates
because we've got the new guy kChaps. You know, we're just blew
up. So Zimbabway is on therise, you know, and it's it's
got to see you guys do yourthing. So please do you continue doing
your thing. But just to moveon, bro, I'm just gonna ask
you a little bit of fun questions, you know, because we've been all

(10:33):
serious and we need to give peoplesomething to laugh about. So I've got
a few questions that that I havefrom your fans. Gee, and you
know, one question I think thisis for all the ladies, you know,
bro, The question was are yousingle? Yes or no? That's

(10:54):
that's that's that's an easy question.And my answers that question is always I'm
happy, yeah you because like,yeah, I'm happy. I'm happy where
I am because I don't like toI don't want people to know where I'm
at. I'm a very private personalready. So and it's not even about

(11:16):
me wanting to be talk oxic orwanting to protect my relationship now, it's
just one of those things that youknow, yeah, I like nose.
Not trying to be rude to anyonethat's asking, but like if you if
you know, then what, yeah, You've got to one of those like
yeah, like so so so,Bro, is it's safe to say that

(11:39):
they can shoot these shots for thepeople that it's just yeah, it is
it safe to say they can shootthe shots? Nah, shouldn't do that.
I just think, you know,like I said, I'm happy,
Like being happy means I'm not I'min a happy place, so I'm not

(12:03):
really looking for things. I don'tneed change. So all right, cooler
man, if you're happy, We'rehappy. But moving on, bro,
And this is actually a good question. Actually why Samantha Bro, Like you
know, I know it sounded good, you know, but why did you
choose the name Samantha? Is it? Is there story to bed now?

(12:28):
Honestly, it was just the factthat it fits. It was like the
thing is, if you know,listen music, their words, their names
that work Samantha, Amanda, Uhyeah, it's those those the way,

(12:48):
the way the rules of pronouncing man, you know, so it makes it,
it makes it very very by.So it's just one of those things
where that one, that particular onejust it was the first thing that came
to my to my head and Iwas like, okay, this work,
yeah, and then and then movedit. That is that is and one

(13:15):
more one more question that I havefor you. And this is just enclosing
ge And what advice can you give, you know, upcoming artists, you
know that are you know, tryingto pave the way for I would say,
first lead thick skin. You're gonnaneed thick skin. You're gonna need

(13:35):
thick skin generally, And this isjust for anyone chasing a dream that is
out of the ordinary, you know, like everyone's gonna have enough. Everyone
is entitled to an opinion. Sotherefore everyone is going to have an opinion
on what you're doing. You know, sometimes they might come directly at you,
or sometimes they will go through someoneelse. Yet when you're you know,

(14:00):
people are gonna have opinions. Somepeople might even look at you differently.
You're gonna have to get that thickskin of like, you know what,
say whatever you want, I don'tcare. I'm gonna keep moving focus
tunnel vision, don't get swayed by. Zimbabwe is a very tricky place to
chase a dream because complacency is athing, yeah right, And unfortunately,

(14:22):
having complacency in Zimbabwe is different fromcomplacency in different in other countries, where
you can be complacent and then youfall back and there's something else to question
you, zimbobwe you four, yourfour, You're done. You know it's
it's that bad, you know so, And sometimes you get complacent with steady

(14:43):
progress. For example, me asan artist, like I could be like,
okay, now I'm growing at agood place, right, yeah,
this is good, this is good. Then you get complacent with growing like
that, but you forget that you'reinvolved growing up in Zimbabwe doesn't It's not
really something that is strong. Youknow. You have to reach a job,
praise a level for you to beable to sustain a good life for

(15:05):
you and your family. That's howbad it is. So complacency is something
that you need to avoid and keepfocused on the goal and want to push
yourself to the limit every single day. You know, most importantly we'll be
praying. Yeah, that one justgoes without saying. You know, personally,

(15:26):
for me, I feel like weunderestimate the power of the I can't
come. I can't I can't comefor you. How many times that I've
prayed for something and it's happened.It doesn't happen the way I planned it,
but it happens good people. Literallymaybe three months down the line,
I'll blable. That's what I wasprobably. Yeah, that's that's what I

(15:50):
was trying to do. God's way. You know, you gotta pray,
believe it. After you pray,believe and much you pray for and then
go and get it. Just gofor it. You know it will work
out. Like there's unless it's notmeant for you. There's no way it
won't work out, you know.So yeah, pray, don't be complacent

(16:14):
and gain Oh wait gee and yeah, no, thank you, thank you
for coming and here dog and yeah, I'm sure this interview has really shown
us a different side of you,bro, and like just the thought processes
and the planning. You know,it goes to show why you know,
you've been blowing up this first.So I just, you know, on

(16:37):
behalf of the chatroom, thank youfor coming on, bro, and you
know, entertaining us. I hopethat's the right word. Thank you for
having me really appreciate this. Iknow it's been a long time come.
We've been to about having this interviewfor I don't know how long, but
we finally got you know, weboth got time to be like, okay,

(17:00):
we're ready now. So shout shoutout to the chatroom. You guys
are doing such as job board.If you think you contidence speak for me,
for creatives, for the entertainment,it's for just the youthful. Like
it's not many platforms that are thereto plug people that are Whether you feel

(17:21):
like you need to be on thechat room or you don't need it,
it doesn't matter, but the factthat you guys are there to be like,
Okay, look, listen, wecame from having an interview with this
person, and this person's fans cameonto the platform and listen and they have

(17:41):
stayed. So if you come,you might benefit from that person's fans as
well. Like it's a very it'svery good for everyone, you know,
like you're creating a very good linkand a plug for a lot of people.
And I really do appreciate and Icommit what you guys are doing.
And I think she can keep goingahead. Thank you so much. Yeah,

(18:02):
we really appreciate those words, brodeep stuff there. But yes,
chatters, that is it for thisepisode. I'm sure you're enjoying the month
this far. And yeah, I'mone hundred percent sure that this year is
going to be a good one.And yeah, please do you remember to
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