New Age Managers – Naverone Albers
Words by Sanele Mawisa In today’s ever evolving world, everyone has to keep up to speed, and adapt to a society where the only constant is change. Everything that once was, is now different and how we navigate that space is crucial to becoming successful, in life and in our careers. The impact that the […]
K.O Drops Two Piece EP feat. AKA and Cassper Nyovest
K.O dropped a two punch combo over the weekend aptly titled “Two Piece”. The EP features two songs … “Fire Emoji” co-stars the Supa Mega AKA and “Waya Way” features Family Tree supremo Cassper Nyovest. It’s quite a coup that K.O was able to get two of the biggest rappers in the game to feature […]
What Shane Eagle’s SAMA Win Means for SA Hip Hop
South African hip hop has come a long way. The evolution from an American-inspired sound to an aesthetic that is distinctly South African has been an incredible journey to witness. The rise of vernac and how South African hip hop has embraced it and come into its own voice is equally as remarkable. The significance […]
Nasty C Drops Two Banging New Singles
Nasty C aka The Chosen One is back! The diminutive KZN native has been hard at work on his sophomore album “Strings and Bling” which is set to drop this month. The highly anticipated album will drop via Universal Music, his new homes after he parted ways with Mabala Noise. “Jungle” and “King” (feat. ASAP […]
Road To Reason
Words by Mercia Tucker Traces of exhaustion lace his voice as Reason lets me know that he sees his different albums as books in an anthology of his life. He’s been hard at work on the new addition to the collection and while working on it he’s listened to those albums and revisited those depictions […]
Bubbling Under #5 – LUKE
Sanele Mhlungu aka Luke is an up and coming hip hop artist from Pietermaritzburg, eMbali. He has dropped his single Still Do from his EP Third Lane Flows dropping this month under 03THIRD CREATIONS. Sanele Mhlungu was born and raised in Pietermaritzburg, he first got exposed to the music “scene” while doing dancing as a […]
PatricKxxLee Drops Birthday Cake
Follow the release of Dark Side Down featuring J Molley last month, PatricKxxLee is back with “Birthday Cake” – a rogue birthday anthem for real ragers just shy of two minutes long – which he drops six months ahead of his own birthday by the way, so no context there. It’s been a minute since PatricKxxLee released […]
Reason Collaborates With Magents on Sneaker
Magents Lifestyle Apparel’s limited edition “Azania Wrapper” sneaker and Reason’s “Welcome to Azania” single, will collectively drop at Sneaker Exchange – the continent’s largest sneaker expo – on Saturday, 28 April in Cape Town and Saturday, 5 May in Johannesburg. Historically, “Azania” is the name of the collection of countries in the Southern African region […]
Op-Ed: Artists Must Be More Proactive
Words by Rouge da Rapper The exploitation of artists in the music industry has been a topic of conversation since the industry’s nascence. Everyday there’s a new story about an artist being taken advantage of either by managers, labels, promoters, venues, websites, or the Southern African Music Rights Organization (Samro). Dubious practices, musical paupers Even […]
Part 2: 20 Most Influential People & Brands of all Time in SA Urban Fashion
Words by Nick Kaoma This is Part 2 of the list of the 20 Most influential individuals and brands of all time in SA urban fashion and street culture. You can read Part 1 which consisted of individuals and brands in positions 20 – 11. 10. Trompies If you had told me in 1997 (my […]
Loot Love and DJ Speedsta – The Future of Radio
I can remember exactly where I was the first time I heard Skwatta Kamp’s Umoya. I can remember exactly where I was, exactly what I was doing, and – in that moment – exactly how it made me feel. That raw and rugged sound offset with Relo’s sweet vocals stopped me in my tracks and […]
AKA Announces Release Date for Touch My Blood
It looks like we are finally about to get AKA’s 3rd solo album!! Aptly titled “Touch My Blood”, it set to drop on the 25th of May. AKA announced the news on his Twitter feed last night. The Supa Mega has been teasing snippets from the album on his IG story for the past couple […]