Elai Lineendunge
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Elai Lineendunge is the second album by Sunny Boy
Sunny Boy
Sunday Shipushu , well known as Sunny Boy is a Namibian rapper from Ongwediva. Sunny Boy performs a brand of music known as hikwa, which he engineered by fusing hip hop and kwaito. He rose to fame after collaborating with Gazza on his song "Koko" in 2004...

, and the first to be released on his own label GreenHouse Entertainment. It was released in December 2006. The album features a much darker sound and much deeper subject matter than, Young, Black en Gifted
Young, Black en Gifted
Young, Black en Gifted, commonly referred to as Y.B.G., is Sunny Boy's debut album, released in December 2005 after Sunny was signed to Mshasho Records in 2004. Young, Black en Gifted boosted Sunny's commercial popularity, thus making him a common household name among mainstream music fans. The...

. It moved away from the mainstreme original type of kwaito, used on Young, Black en Gifted
Young, Black en Gifted
Young, Black en Gifted, commonly referred to as Y.B.G., is Sunny Boy's debut album, released in December 2005 after Sunny was signed to Mshasho Records in 2004. Young, Black en Gifted boosted Sunny's commercial popularity, thus making him a common household name among mainstream music fans. The...

and albums done by Gazza
Gazza (artist)
Lazaruz Karandu Shiimi known by his stage name as Gazza, is a Namibian kwaito musician from Oshakati. As a soccer lover, he nicknamed himself Gazza after famous English soccer player Paul Gascoigne. He is one of the most commercially successful recording artists in Namibia...

 and The Dogg
The Dogg
Martin Morocky , known by his stage name as The Dogg is a Namibian multi-award winning musician, producer and actor. He's one of the most outstanding artists in Namibia and is considered one of the pioneers of Namibia's kwaito genre. His debut album Shimaliw' Osatana, released in 2004, was...

, to a hip hop type of kwaito that Sunny describe as hikwa. This style has become influential and has seen Gazza, Qonja
Qonja
Tukonjela Haiyambo Ngodji , better know by his stage name as Qonja is a Namibian kwaito star and rapper. He rose to fame following his hit songs 54321 and Koek n Jam which he recorded with his friend Mappz. His work has been admired and praised by Namibia's top kwaito artists such as The Dogg,...

, Chipolopolo, Exit & Mushe and many other new Namibian kwaito artist experimenting with it.

Music

"Who's Gonna Be" is a hardcore Elvo-produced kwaito/hip hop song, a duet with The Dogg which contains subliminal threats aimed at critics who are against Mshasho and GreenHouse. The two also claim supremacy in the music industry by calling themselves the Kwaito and Hikwa Masters. On "Another Levela", Sunny raps about how he separates himself from controversies between Mshasho and G. M. P. and moving to another level. The video for "Summertime" got nominated for "Best Kwaito Video" for the 2008 Channel O MVA's.
The album is praised by its good poetry rhymes and stories.

Track listing

  1. "Higher" feat. OmPuff
    OmPuff (kwaito)
    Belmiro Hosi better known by his stage name as OmPuff is an Angolan-Namibian kwaito and hip hop musician who rose to widespread fame in 2005. He is one of the liveliest performers on the Namibian local scene. OmPuff signed to Mshasho Productions in 2006. He nicknamed himself Puffy after childhood...

     & Chipolopolo
  2. "Bozza" feat. Chipolopolo
  3. "Summertime" feat. Kamasutra & Luvy
  4. "Who's Gonna Be" feat. The Dogg
    The Dogg
    Martin Morocky , known by his stage name as The Dogg is a Namibian multi-award winning musician, producer and actor. He's one of the most outstanding artists in Namibia and is considered one of the pioneers of Namibia's kwaito genre. His debut album Shimaliw' Osatana, released in 2004, was...

  5. "Hakela Omake"
  6. "Another Levela" feat. Chipolopolo
  7. "Ashishe Ondesheenda" feat. Carl
  8. "Ame Neumbo Lange" feat. Te Quila
  9. "Oshoikengaho"
  10. "Let's Get Busy"
  11. "Chopsa" feat. Tate Buti
  12. "Mind Your Business" (performed by Chipolopolo)
  13. "Obuntuwambantu"
  14. "Ashishe Ondesheenda (Instrumental)"
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