Mnangagwa’s son, St Emmo, releases third studio album
Zimbabwean producer and artist St Emmo, real name Emmerson Mnangagwa Junior, has officially dropped his third studio album, titled The Producer’s Album 2, a collaborative project blending top local names and rising stars.
The album was launched on Friday, 27 June 2025, following a three-year creative journey. St Emmo, son of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, described the 15-track offering as a genre-bending body of work that brings together seasoned performers like Jah Prayzah and Gemma Griffiths with promising newcomers.
“The significance of launching this album today is that it is my third album and it took me three years to complete,” St Emmo told ZBC News.
“This album is significant because I have managed to feature a lot of Zimbabwean artists on it. It is my first major collaboration album with various artists like Jah Prayzah, Gemma Griffiths, Sylent Nqo and Josh Meck and they are quite established.”
Big Names Meet Rising Stars
The album doesn’t just feature household names. St Emmo made it a point to uplift emerging talent.
“Then we have got upcoming guys like Carlo, who is a guitarist and very good vocalist, Jackie who goes by Zherklin, and we have also got Jay Afrik and another young kid called Stan C from Chegutu, who is a really good rapper,” he said.
“I have worked with Nutty O and Shinsoman and I am still open to working with a lot of artists. Poptain is also on the album among other guys.”
The artist, who previously made headlines in 2018 for fighting piracy by releasing his second album Abstractica solely online, seems to have continued embracing digital-first distribution.
In a 2018 interview with The Standard, he said:
“It’s art and I want to be paid for my art. I didn’t want to print CDs and put it on the road because I took time for it and I want to be paid for it.”
“If I do not value my art, it will show when people also do not value my work.”
Hit Singles Already Lined Up
Four singles are expected to drive interest in the new album.
“On this album, I have four hits that are lined up. The first one is MaBlesser with Jay Afrik, the second is Faded with Josh Meck, and the third one is Heat with Poptain.
I am so excited about them, especially those guys who like dancehall and reggae—it has got that kind of summerish feel,” he said.
“The fourth one is going to be Higher by Zherklin. So that is the lineup of the next singles people should be expecting to hear.”
The album blends Alternative, Afrobeats, Hip Hop, Pop, New Age and Jazz Hip Hop—a continuation of his previous ethos of genre experimentation. In 2018, he had remarked:
“When you are creating something out of the box, you should have a different mindset… It’s music that has no rules. It’s just that which is an expression of how I felt at the time.”
Though often introduced as the President’s son, St Emmo has consistently distanced his artistic efforts from politics.
“I want my work, my music, to speak for itself,” he said in 2018.
“If people like it, they like it, and if they don’t then they don’t—but it has nothing to do with my father.”
The artist has hinted at more collaborations to come and possibly a major live show, although no date has been confirmed.
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