With alarming sirens pumping throughout the track, “Panthera” by Proklaim from Namibia, Windhoek taps into a new realm of Hip-Hop with fire verses and a smooth rap flow that has you bobbing your head to the beat.
“You know the devil’s working overtime. He don’t wanna see another soul to shine,” raps Proklaim about the darkness of life. “In a world that is cold, learn a way to turn the heat up.” The track is filled with intimate notions about what it means to live in a world that is corrupt and to explore new ideas under the pressure of being shut down.
Proklaim, AKA Birungi Alexander Kiremire takes inspiration from the greatest artists of all time like Nas, Tupac, Lauryn Hill, Michael Jackson, Prince, Motown Music, Nirvana, and Bob Marley.
“The song was recorded at PEN PUSHAZ STUDIOS,” shared Proklaim. “… and mixed and mastered by Wojtek Majewski at Audio Art Namibia.” He continued, ”It fascinates me how so many extremely standout voices in the arts (music) [seem] to have abruptly cut stories either by dysfunctions of their own or some other event.”
He also mentions that the recording session was straight-forward, and when he heard the beat for Panthera, it stuck. To match the progressive vibe of the track, Proklaim really worked hard, and his hard work has definitely paid off. The lyrical twists he offers in the track, accompanied by the sick beat, earns a couple of replays for sure!