Johnnie Walker toasts to African Music Excellence at Trace Awards 2025

Trace Awards 2025

The Trace Awards 2025, proudly sponsored by Johnnie Walker, took centre stage in Zanzibar, delivering an unforgettable night of music, culture, and celebration. As a champion of African creativity and progress, Johnnie Walker honored the continent’s biggest stars, recognizing the relentless passion and artistry shaping the global music scene while leading critical conversations on the […]

Shaney Jay, The Producer Raising Cape Town Hip Hop’s Flag High

Shaney Jay

Perhaps he is known more for his close working relationship with Cape Town premier MC YoungstaCPT, but Shaney Jay aka ‘The Plug’ is a talented producer in his own right. Hailing from the mother city Cape Town, he produced the entirety of YoungstaCPT’s 2021 album Dreams Don’t Pay Bills and his 2023 album Suffer For […]

Malome Vector was a master of reinvention, steadfast in chasing his dream

Malome Vector

Malome Vector, the soaring Mosotho artist who plied his trade in both Lesotho and South Africa died on Wednesday, July 24th. He was only 31 years old.  The rapper and singer, known for his distinct high-pitched voice and infectious songs, was travelling in a group driving to Lesotho from South Africa, for a scheduled music […]

Shekhinah yearns for a love she once knew with “Steady”

Shekhinah Steady

Serving as her second single of the year, songstress Shekhinah has released her most recent song “Steady”. Accompanied by a music video, the Master A Flat-produced single is a guitar-riff driven groove that finds the singer yearning to go back to a love she once knew.  In the song, Shekhinah requests earnestly that she and […]

Nanette slows things down with The Waiting Room EP

Nanette The Waiting Room

R&B sensation Nanette releases her long awaited EP The Waiting Room, marking her first project since her 2022 debut LP Bad Weather. The SAMA nominated songstress has undergone a shift in her music career, which saw her slow her roll a little and embrace a more patient strategy when it came to her output. Revealing more […]

Marcus Harvey’s Stay Low Renaissance

Marcus Harvey

Beloved contemporary R&B and neo-soul singer Marcus Harvey has signed a new deal with Stay Low, a Johannesburg based record label and management company, which falls under the greater Steyn Entertainment umbrella. This comes after years of making waves as an independent artist who has garnered a cult following amongst music aficionados who see him […]

Best Hip Hop Projects of 2024 So Far

Best Hip Hop 2024

We’re halfway through the year and there’s no denying that 2024 has turned out to be a year where a lot of artists have put out some of their best work. Whether it’s singles, EPs or whole albums, the hip hop audience has been well-fed. While it’s never easy to compile these kinds of listicles, […]

Tyson Sybateli Drops His Latest Single “Strike a Pose”

Tyson Sybateli Strike A Pose

Pretoria based rapper Tyson Sybateli has released a new song called “Strike a Pose” produced by Melange and Feziekk. In usual Tyson fashion, the song is a breezy groove that finds the Umlazi born rapper flexing and gloating about his prowess when it comes to getting the bag and bagging ladies. He cleverly interpolates Juvenile’s […]

Watch Ricky Tyler’s “No More Discos” feat. Tyson Sybateli Music Video

Ricky Tyler Tyson Sybateli

Ricky Tyler has released a new video for his single “No More Discos” featuring Tyson Sybateli. Taken off his sophomore album HAPPY 2 BE ALIVE, “No More Disco” is Ricky Tyler’s third single of the year. He released “Another Episode” and “Hold On” prior to “No More Disco”, all taken from the album HAPPY 2 […]