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10 Best Soundtracks of Films Now Showing On Showmax

10 best film soundtracks showmax

From Straight Outta Compton to The Photograph, these are 10 of the best film soundtracks of films now showing on Showmax, in our humble opinion… A major talking point soon after the release of the Fred Hampton biopic, Judas and The Black Messiah (2021), on 12 February 2021, was the soundtrack that accompanied the film. […]

God of the Game. AKA for The Showmax Issue

Kiernan Forbes begins his Showmax documentary, Orchestra on the Square, saying “Excellence to me is a mind state. The gift that I’ve been given, I believe is a gift from God, and God is the perfect example of excellence. God is excellence. And I consider myself the god of the game.” In Greek mythology extreme […]

Her Majesty, The Queen. Busiswa for The Showmax Issue

At the apex of an artist’s creativity lies licence. Definitively, poetic licence is “the freedom an artist or writer has to change details, distort facts, or ignore the usual rules.” This doesn’t necessarily mean that lies are being shared; consider, rather, that conventions of storytelling are shifted to meet the vision of the storyteller. Bending […]

Da King of African Rap, Kwesta, celebrates five years of DAKAR II

“I’m being myself in the music. Everybody else is talented and they can do their own thing and you can find them in their own music, but you can find Kwesta in Kwesta’s music. And I think that’s where the originality of everything comes from. That’s why it’s so original when you hear it because […]

Paradise is burning in the short film for Shekhinah’s “Fixate”

Shekhinah has dropped a short film for her single “Fixate.” Released on Valentine’s Day, it contradicts the euphoria of the day celebrating love. “Fixate” is the singer and songwriter’s first release since her debut album RoseGold and launched the pre-order for her sophomore album Trouble In Paradise. She said of the new album, “My new […]

Nasty C to lead Rhythms of Zamunda album inspired by Coming 2 America

Def Jam Recordings recently announced the imminent arrival of Rhythms of Zamunda, a compilation album of music inspired by Coming 2 America. The album will be compiled of music by African artists, inspired by the upcoming sequel to the 1988 comedy classic, Coming to America. Leading the project is Nasty C’s “Black & White” featuring […]

Elements: A Look At The New Generation of SA R&B

There’s been a new dawn in South African R&B. Since 2015 the scene has been steadily growing with Ayanda Jiya, Tshego, KLY, Kimosabe, ThandoNje, Tellaman and Shekhinah being a few of the key players. However, in the past year or two, we’ve witnessed a wave of young and unapologetic musicians burst onto the scene. During […]

[VIDEO] Nasty C features Ari Lennox on “Black & White”

Off his third album, Zulu Man With Some Power, Nasty C has teamed with RnB goddess Ari Lennox for his latest release, “Black & White.” Dropping the visuals today, the video was directed by Kyle Whit. The video, shot on both sides of the Atlantic, shows the daily goings-on of a couple in a long-distance […]

The Big Hash leaves his record label and debuts new single

The Big Hash has officially left the innanetwav stable and is now an independent artist. In a statement released via Instagram, the musician said, “The reasons why I couldn’t drop anything wasn’t because I didn’t want to, I just wasn’t able to. So this is the first time in 4 years releasing something on my own and the first time I’ve ever released on major digital streaming […]

RIP Daniel Dumile: Remembering MF DOOM

The hip hop community stepped into the new year on a sombre note. On December 31st, 2020, just as the clock struck midnight – South African Standard Time, our collective Twitter timelines were inundated with news that broke a few minutes prior – MF DOOM had passed. It would later become apparent that MF DOOM […]

The Plug Lists our 25 Best Projects of 2020

This year has been characterized by chaos, destruction and regretfully, insurmountable loss. It was, however, a period where music carried us and kept us afloat, offering much-needed solace and escapism. Despite the lack of live shows, concerts and all-round interactive music events, most of us still managed to get lost in the magic of music […]

I’m not falling for the same old December memetry and Amapiano tricks

In the movie Falling Down (1993), Bill Foster (played by Michael Douglas) attempts to order breakfast in a fast-food restaurant at exactly 11:33 — the restaurant had just shifted to the lunch menu three minutes ago. “We stop serving breakfast at 11:30” the manager replied, Foster whipped out his Uzi and further persuaded both the teller and […]