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'''Duncan Sodala''' known professionally as '''The Holstar''' , is an Zambian hip hop recording artist producer and music promoter from Lusaka. In 2004 he adopted the name '''''The Holstar''''' a name that embodies his lyricism and style of music. Holstar is also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of his own label imprint, Slam Dunk Records , which he founded in 2007. His interest in hip hop started in 1993 when he heard Snoop Doggy Dog’s first album Doggystyle and was further influenced by 90s rap and hip-hop produced by the Wu Tang Clan and Nas. He made his first studio recording in 2004 which lead to an EP as well as his friendship and producing relationship with [[Pope|Patrick Kawanu]].

His first job was at [[Zamtel]] in the marketing department he was then moved to the billing department after Zamtel he worked for a imagining solutions where he did some administration works. A year later after working for imaging solutions he moved to train setters magazine doing sound engineering for a radio show youth media and he did a bit of consultancy works as he tried to find his footing. While at train setters they started an organization called Hip-Hop Foundation of Zambia at the time Hip-Hop was still growing in Zambia. During that time they had a number of events at the [[Lusaka Play House]].  

Holster's music career started when he was in high performing in school talent shows. He was inspired by a local rapper [[Arkitect]] in the late nineties and seeing someone like him trying to break into the business gave him the courage to try his luck. The Holstar establish his own studio in conjunction with Pope called “The Zone” and then later he created his own imprint ''[[Slam Dunk Records]]'' in 2006 and has released two albums on this label [[Intellectual Property]] and [[Intellectual Property Part 2]] these where not commercial albums that could be found in sound stores or shops, this was the music he would take to radio to be played on air. In an interview with Holstar he say that that first Dj to play his and who Zambia Hip-Hop on the map is Gilbert Tembo aka Dj Drex because he played everyone on radio. In 2007 he released a joined mix tape with his produce Patrick Kawanu at the time he was called Pope. During this time that's when started to meet with the Zone Fam guys. It is believed that [[Alkani]] is the one that introduced Holster to the Zone Fam crew to be more specific [[Dope G]] who was the first to be introduced to him then after wards it was [[Jay Roxa]].  In 2009 he released his third album called  [[H3 – Love Me or Hate]] that's when they grouped together now as [[Zone Fam]] a total of 6 members at that time.