Mazbou Q Shares 'Icon Status

After a full-on few months in which he released a critically-acclaimed EP and teamed up on collaborations with international artists, Auckland hip-hop sensation Mazbou Q is back with a fresh tune, ‘Icon Status’.

Icon Status’ takes inspiration from Mazbou’s passion for social and political activism, most notably his recent involvement in the organisation of Aotearoa's first Black Lives Matter Solidarity protest, which drew thousands of people onto the streets of Auckland on June 1, 2020.

“This song is a declaration of my intent to move beyond being just a music artist in Aotearoa and pursue being an ‘Icon’ - someone who will go down in history,” explains the UK-born, Tāmaki Makaurau-based Nigerian-Kiwi rapper and producer. 

‘Icon Status’ is a continuation of the ongoing theme in my music of the significance of being a first-generation black New Zealander, as well as somebody who is socially conscious, politically active, community-involved - all building blocks for creating a lasting legacy for the next generation.”

Watch the video above, and stream the track below.