Best Dressed Rappers in SA
Words by Kendra Hunsley Historically, the focus was primarily on artistic offerings and talent. Today, it takes more than 16 bars to solidify your place at the top. Rappers are now style icons; a notion that the OGs in the game probably offer a side eye to. Having the full package has become paramount and […]
5 Urban/Streetwear brands at Paris Fashion Week
Words by Kendra Hunsely ‘Fashion wants to be street so bad and street wants to be fashion.’- Heron Preston The above notion rings true to the current state of fashion. Over the years, brands such as Givenchy, Raf Simons and more recently, Vetements, have continuously blurred the line between luxury fashion and streetwear by including […]
[VIDEO] Riky Rick Drops ‘Family’ Video
Check out Riky Rick’s brand new Family music video featuring Frank Casino. Director: Adriaan Louw Production: The Swank Group Second Camera: Ross Maxwell DOP: Adriaan Louw Editor: Adriaan Louw Fixer: Tito Balata
The Indomitable Cassper Nyovest
Words by Mercia Tucker Photography by Austin Malema Styling by Didi Simelane Sometimes, things look different in the light. Refraction of light can produce optical illusions such as a mirage or the twinkling of stars in the night time sky. Reflection of light will produce the image looking back at you in the mirror. The […]
SA Celebs Talk NXT LVL Music & Culture At #VDJ17
With the Vodacom NXT LVL music show beginning its shooting process next week with BIG NUZ, the boys took some time to take over Durban’s popular Circus Circus restaurant alongside Veli Mabena, who is Vodacom’s head of Marketing and Brand Communication. The evening saw some of SA’s most influential male and female musicians get together […]
Vodacom unearths NXT LVL talent with new television show
Vodacom, South Africa’s First and Best 4G network is set to unearth South Africa’s next biggest music superstar with its new show, ‘THE NXT LVL’ which will air on Mzanzi Magic mid- September 2017. The show will be presented by East Coast radio jock and television personality Zaba Simbani featuring Mzansi’svery own music icons ; […]
Castle Lite Unlocks Travis Scott and Bryson Tiller
When Castle Lite joins forces with the progressive talent currently changing the game, “anything can happen at the night show” and it sure did with all music lovers from across the continent who came together for the most epic African first. Anchored by Moozlie and DJ Warras, Castle Lite unlocked Bryson Tiller in front of […]
The Plug 100: 100 – 1
We dropped the news on Twitter that the June edition of The Plug will focus solely on celebrating and highlighting the Top 100 people in SA who are influencing and moving urban culture forward. Needless to say social media lit up and we trended the whole day after dropping the news.#ThePlug100 generated over 1.7 million […]
Competition: Castle Lite Unlocks
Castle Lite unlocked an Extra Cold local line-up that will take centre stage on the 15th and 16th of June 2017. Get ready for an Extra Cold Music Experience, featuring international superstars Travis Scott and Bryson Tiller, as well as the very best of our local artists; Riky Rick, Cassper Nyovest, DJ Speedsta and DJ Vigilante! Stand […]
Riky Rick Drops 3 New Tracks
Following his departure from Mabala Noise, Riky Rick has dropped 3 brand new tracks as an independent artist. He has also dropped a motivational video for Bandz Over Friends with the following message,“Dreams come true. You don’t have to be born into privilege to make something of your life. Don’t let your obstacles become your story but instead use […]
Interview: Daily Paper
Words by Caron Williams Daily Paper was founded in 2010 and has since risen to become one of the most distinct and authentic streetwear brands globally. The brand was founded in Amsterdam by Abderrahmane Trabsini of Moroccan decent, Jefferson Osei of Ghanian decent and Hussein Suleiman of Somalian decent and is rooted in their respective […]
Major League Drops Do Better
Listen to local hip hop duo Major League’s brand new track, Do Better, featuring Patoranking, Riky Rick and Kly.