Pitch Black Afro (Thulani Ngcobo)[1] is a South African Kwaito/Hip Hop MC[2… Read Full Bio ↴Pitch Black Afro (Thulani Ngcobo)[1] is a South African Kwaito/Hip Hop MC[2] from the Johannesburg township of Soweto. He found rapping a successful way to control his stutter, and commonly wears an Afro wig.[3]
Pich Black Afro's style is similar to that of American MC's, citing Redman as an influence, but raps in English, Zulu and a slangy mixture of different languages called totsi taal.
He became a favourite on the club scene often playing with 'The Native Huts Allstars' and was eventually discovered by DJ Cleo during a stint doing "Rap Activity Jams" on YFM radio. His first album was produced by Cleo and released in 2005, selling 50,000 copies in South Africa. This made 'Styling Gel' the biggest ever selling African Hip Hop album (at the time). He followed this with "Split Enz" in 2006.
In 2006, Pitch Black Afro was accused of assaulting a fan and causing damage to property in a Johannesburg mall.

Introduction
Pitch Black Afro Lyrics

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Shay'inumber entsha
Azingicavi kahle lezi

Thank you, dankie, sengibongile daar
Hip-Hop ndabezitha yin'indaba sigraduate-a
Ngiyareact-a, actor, defender kulesector
Ngoba lana sikulanda manje hayi later
Funza generator

Mr Communicator, thand'ukuyicomplicate-a
Ngikutshela zikhon'eziwacky
Yin'indaba ezigreater
Hayi lent'enithand'ukuzioperate-a, eyitha
Ngibe yihater, before ngiyazidl'ubeyisalad ngingugrater

That'indawo yakhe esnaak
Ngibe yila kunabe iquarter
Ha ha ngu educa dot za

Azingicavi kahle lezi

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Pitch Black Afro's song Introduction are in a mix of English and Zulu. The first line, "Shay'inumber entsha," means "something new has come." The next line, "Azingicavi kahle lezi," translates to "I'm not used to this." The lyrics then switch to English as the artist thanks his fans and acknowledges his achievement as a "graduate" in the world of Hip-Hop. He refers to himself as an "actor," "defender," and "funza generator" in this space. The artist then criticizes those who overcomplicate things in the music industry and calls for a focus on what's truly important, such as generating meaningful lyrics and being a great communicator.

Line by Line Meaning

Shay'inumber entsha
Something new

Azingicavi kahle lezi
These things don't scare me

Thank you, dankie, sengibongile daar
Expressing gratitude

Hip-Hop ndabezitha yin'indaba sigraduate-a
Hip Hop is my profession

Ngiyareact-a, actor, defender kulesector
I am versatile in this industry

Ngoba lana sikulanda manje hayi later
We are making moves now, not later

Funza generator
Learn to create

Mr Communicator, thand'ukuyicomplicate-a
I like to communicate complex things

Ngikutshela zikhon'eziwacky
I tell you about weird things

Yin'indaba ezigreater
Big things are happening

Hayi lent'enithand'ukuzioperate-a, eyitha
I don't like to operate this way, it's tiring