Mnqobi Yazo drops a new one titled “Unfair.” After “Inhlanhla,” which he described as coming from heartbreak, this one sounds like it’s digging into that same wound.
Yazo’s been open about the personal roots behind his recent music. Saying “Nhlanhla” came from a difficult relationship where he felt unappreciated for who he was, not what he had yet achieved. “Unfair” tracks right alongside that emotional thread.
This falls under his upcoming album “Indlela,” which he’s described as covering love, heartbreak, struggle, and growth across different chapters of his life. A title like “Unfair” fits squarely into that heartbreak and struggle territory.
Expect that same blend of Zulu heritage and contemporary production, isicathamiya, maskandi, and Afro-jazz. Yazo’s been pushing himself creatively while keeping that foundation intact.
Given the title’s direct emotional weight, expect raw, honest songwriting here, less metaphor, more straightforward confrontation with pain or betrayal. That tracks with how openly he’s discussed his own experiences lately.
Yazo’s isicathamiya-styled drawl tends to carry real vulnerability on records like this, the kind of delivery that doesn’t need to oversell the hurt to make it land.
By the end, “Unfair” likely plays like another honest chapter from Yazo’s upcoming “Indlela” journey. Personal, grounded, carrying real emotional weight.
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