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Burna Boy Reflects On His Relationship With AKA After His Death

Burna Boy AKA

Nigerian mega-star Burna Boy recently took to Instagram to share a snippet of a tribute song he wrote for AKA after the latter’s death on 10 February 2023. Burna Boy and AKA have a long and complicated history, as the two were once frequent collaborators, who later turned into each other’s nemesis.  In the song, […]

AKA has passed away at age 35

AKA

Beloved South African rapper, AKA, has passed away. The Forbes family released a statement early Saturday morning confirming the news of his tragic passing. AKA was shot dead on Friday the 10th February outside of a venue on Florida Road in Durban where he was scheduled to perform. “It is with extreme sadness that we […]

With “Forecast 2023” K.O Re-establishes Himself As A Top Tier Emcee

K.O Forecast 2023

People who doubt K.O do so at their own peril. The Mpumalanga native continues to prove himself as a top tier emcee who is also a certified hitmaker of equal stature. In 2022, he ascended to the top once again by releasing what is undoubtedly the biggest South African song of the year, in the […]

And the Grammy Award goes to…

Grammy Awards 2023

That’s a wrap for the 2023 GRAMMY Awards! Full of performances and history-making GRAMMY wins, the 2023 GRAMMYs, officially known as the 65th GRAMMY Awards, was one of the biggest nights in music history — ever. Below is the complete list of the winners and nominees for the 2023 GRAMMYs. General Field 1. Record Of The Year Award to the […]

Sjava Releases His Long Awaited Third Album Isibuko

Sjava Isibuko

Sjava has finally released his long awaited third album, Isibuko, which translates to ‘mirror’ in IsiZulu. The album is being well received by the masses, with Sjava receiving high praise for putting together a beautiful album. Clocking in at 1 hour and 13 minutes, the album consists of 18 songs. Produced predominantly by esteemed producer Ruff, who […]

Blxckie Releases Two New Songs on Papa Fetti To Close Off The First Month Of The Year

Blxckie Papa Fetti

It looks like Blxckie has carried his generosity and high output  into the new year.  Known to be working on and releasing new music consistently, 2023 is no different. He has done it again. The KZN native has just released his second contribution of the year in the form of Papa Fetti – a short and sweet two-piece. His first […]

AKA Releases New Single “Prada” Featuring Khuli Chana Ahead Of New Album Release Mass Country

AKA Khuli Chana Prada

Continuing his orbit into a return to form, AKA has released the third single (“Lemons (Lemonade)” and “Paradise” were the first and second singles) off his highly anticipated upcoming album Mass Country, simply titled “Prada”. The song, co-produced by AKA, Christer, Zadok and FĎ, is built around a recognisable house (dance/electronic) sample of the song “Darlin” by Knee […]

Between Musical Shifts; Kwesta and Kabza de Small Just Want To Speak N Vrostaan

How Kwesta and Kabza De Small’s ‘Speak N Vrostaan’ plots the future by merging the sounds of the present and the past During the early noughties, Kwaito – once the creative outlet for young South Africans in the ‘90s – was supplanted by the breakbeats, syncopated rhythms and layered lyricism of Hip Hop. Fast forward […]