The Photobooth Party is back
The much anticipated Photo-booth Party is back on Saturday the 7th of March 2020 at Dassler’s Braamfontein. With yet another exciting event, this edition features one of the nation’s most loved photographers; Austin Malema. The Photo-booth Party (which has worked with the likes of Anthony Bila, Kgomotso Neto, and Chisanga Mubanga) is an experiential social […]
M·A·C Cosmetics Partners With Pearl Thusi
In an exquisite event on Thursday night, MAC Cosmetics launched their collaboration with actress, model, and TV personality, Pearl Thusi. On the 1st March, M·A·C Cosmetics will launch two limited-edition product kits with Pearl. Each kit, named ‘ME’ and ‘Power’, features a selection of some of Pearl’s favourite existing M·A·C products, curated by Pearl herself. […]
Castle Lite Unlocks is back
…and they’re doing things a bit differently this year. Known for being one of the best hip hop festivals in Africa, they’re giving fans and lovers of the experience a chance to buy their tickets as early as possible, and at the lowest price. 10 years deep into the Unlocks experience, they know that you […]
Ebro in South Africa
Apple Music’s Global Editorial Head of Hip Hop and R&B, Ebro Darden, a longtime champion of music and artists emerging from across Africa, recently visited South Africa as part of his ongoing exploration of the continent. During his visit, he spent time with some of the nation’s most gifted young artists in Johannesburg and Cape […]
The NBA and Apple Music launch BASE:LINE
Apple Music and the National Basketball Association (NBA), together with UnitedMasters, are excited to premiere BASE:LINE, a new Apple Music independent music playlist committed to searching the earth for the best new hip hop artists. Throughout the history of the NBA, hip hop has been synonymous with the league’s culture. The teams, players and fans have […]
Black to the Future’s State Theatre Rendezvous
A strictly hip hop event is set to light up the South African State Theatre’s Rendezvous on Thursday, 30 January 2020. The show is centered around bringing the culture together, particularly celebrating the old school as well as the leaders of new school of hip hop. Hosted in collaboration with the State Theatre, Mphankomo Creatives […]
The Republic of Extra Cold
One of Castle Lite’s flagship events, Republic of Extra Cold took place this past weekend. The coolest place to be this summer was somewhere in the Atlantic ocean together with the ruling president elect for the second term in office – Pearl Thusi – and her cabinet of ministers. With Donovan Goliath holding down the […]
A bold musical world with Moonchild Sanelly, DBN Gogo, Ms Cosmo, and DJ Speedsta
In describing her sound, Moonchild Sanelly has been very deliberate about the way she would like her music to be categorised. “I created my sound “future ghetto funk” in 2007. When I got [to Joburg] I’d gotten deals from different labels. I’d be like ‘I don’t listen to afro-punk, I’m not going to act like […]
The SA Hip Hop Museum honours inductees at the Hennessy Wall of Fame
Osmic Menoe has added to his already considerable contribution to SA’s hip hop culture by founding the first ever SA Hip Hop Museum. While the museum will only be opened to the public in 2020, he’s partnered with Hennessy for the Wall of Fame; a tribute to those who have laid the foundations for the […]
Kultür Cafe is coming to Jozi
Jozi, get ready for a Kultür shock; the Cafe is coming. Featuring DBN Gogo, MsCosmo, Moonchild Sanelly, and DJ Speedsta, it goes down at Razor Charlie in Sandton on Sunday the 15th November. A new range designed for young adults, Tumi Mmope, Danone senior brand manager says, “The purpose of the Kultür range is to […]
A good time with Triple Good Sessions
An event that was launched to bring like-minded people together, Grant’s Whisky took their flagship Triple Good Sessions down to the coast this past Thursday for the event hosted at The Chairman in Durban. With the theme “Good Things Start with Three”, guests were entertained by a trio of musical acts, and Nicky Shange kicked […]
Castle Lite partners with Rouge for their 250ml launch
No stranger to the brand, Rouge has partnered up with Castle Lite again for the launch of their new 250ml bottle design. The new design was launched at the New York Runway ZA event at the Cape Town Marriott Hotel Crystal Towers, in a showcase of innovation across different design spheres. The first of its […]