MIKA “LUBABALO” RUBUXA
Managing Director
I started out with Mbulelo “ Giddow” Samby {from Port Elizabeth} late ’94 , our group name was “THA LYTENAZ”, whereby the Hip-Hop wasn’t a very listenable genre at the time. We would record on someone’s instrument, like Craig Mack, Notorious, Dre etc. we would take two tape recorders, one with the instrumental, one with empty cassette. As time went on we recruit more MCs, such as Mad Look, Ken Dawg ,Bafo, Screwge {Giddow and Ken Dawg as Ghetto Deluxe } then we were then “WHAT THA HACK SQUAD”. Late ‘90s we met Maniak Squad {M.A.D, Rattex, Saqwithi late-on joined by Rhamncwa’ Middle-Finger} they were doing something different “SPAZA”
I had to finished my High School and continue with my studies. I went and study at PENTECH, Marketing Management, then later on 2000 finished my studies at Damelin Business School in Sales and Marketing Management.
After my studies, Me, Giddow and Screwge, Wanini{Metabolism} we formed “Intellectual Seeds” were would run shows each and every weekend at I section park Khayelitsha
Then after that I took a break, went on another business adventure, Me, Thera and Cecil Jamela ran for about four years ‘ISITHEBE DESIGN AND PRINTING”. We were the first independent company in Khayelitsha providing the services to the community, services like : designing business cards, flyers, wishing cards, computer repairs etc
2007, I met Rattex again, as Maniak Squad early in the 2000 was the project I wanted to push to the limits, we joined DPlanets’ Pioneer Unit Records in Cape Town were Rattex was signed as the first SPAZA artist, I worked as his MANAGER. Yunique approached me looking for a MANAGER, and I also managed him.
Late 2008 I joined CODED RECORDS as a Marketing Director. That is when “ Big tings r gwaan”
Right now Coded Music is on the roll of empowering up and coming artist
“we run tings, tings nah run we”
Coded Music
www.codedmusic.net
