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Hip hop win: Stogie T’s ‘Four Horsemen’ with Nasty C, Maggz and A-Reece, receives rave reviews

Lutho Pasiya|Published

Stogie T recently released his latest album “Anatomy”, with the track “Four Horsemen”, featuring Nasty C, Maggz and A-Reece, standing out for its lyricism and sparking debate over who delivers the best verse.

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On Friday, November 28, Stogie T, born Boitumelo Molekane, released his latest album, “Anatomy”. 

Among the tracks, one song has captured widespread attention: “Four Horsemen”, featuring Nasty C, Maggz and A-Reece

The song has sparked conversation for its high-level lyricism, with fans and critics debating who delivers the standout verse. 

Fans and industry peers have shared their praise online. 

Blaklez wrote on X: “Bumping ‘Four Horsemen’, enjoying the raps by the gents. That Stogie verse is imperious.” 

Another user, @Sthabiso__, added: “These are some amazing raps, bro. Dankie Stogie T for deceiving these niggas and making it happen. The more I listen to ‘Four Horsemen’, the more Stogie T’s verse blows my mind. This man is an elite writer.”

@nolimitsmo highlighted Stogie T’s technical skill, writing: “The performance Stogie T did on ‘Four Horsemen’ is truly insane. Only hip hop heads will understand how insane keeping that cadence is."

"The way he flipped the word ‘Alien’ to match his rhyme scheme is a skill most rappers don’t even possess nowadays. Niggas are too simple, but Stog? Wow!”

@Storm_Troooper simply wrote: “That ‘Four Horsemen’ joint is exquisite. I love Stogie T, man.”

Before the album’s release, Stogie T spoke about the project’s intentions and deeper themes

“I am a storyteller. And this is a story of a dream deferred, a dream fallen and the realisation that this world is not our true home."

"It’s a humble attempt to document the rancour and the residue of the places where my kin are both buried and born. The beauty and the bruise. The inheritance and the indictment,” he explained. 

He also described the album’s visual identity: “The cover is built like an ancient mural of fractured tiles, broken edges, a face and humanity in pieces. The title comes from the word anomie, meaning moral drift, a collapse of shared values.

"Some songs are the old me fighting the new me. Some are a lament. Some are rebukes. All of them are trying to find what still rings true when the scaffolding of identity, faith, culture and ego starts to fall away.”

The artwork, he said, is a collaboration between Felicity Steenkamp’s photography, Luckymong’s illustration and his own final touches. 

“‘Anatomy’ is not nostalgia. It’s a reconstruction. It’s me sitting with the rubble long enough to build again, not for applause, but for truth. Not for brand alignment, but for purpose. Not for escape, but for witness.”