FLVME plugs us in to his audio diary with the release of NOTE TO SELF
FLVME has a new project out. Fresh off the news of his recent SAMA nomination for GERMANDER II, FLVME has released the seven-track EP, NOTE TO SELF. The project is his second for the year, having released The LOST PACK:, Vol. 1 in May following a robbery where he lost that very project. In NOTE […]
A-Reece surprise-drops new single “Ving Rhames”
In the aftermath of his Reece Effect tour kickoff in Durban, A-Reece has dropped a new single, “Ving Rhames”. It’s short – coming in at 1:21 – but packs a powerful punch. Jay Jody tweeted about his brother last week, saying “A-Reece is an incredible musician,guys. So much that he makes it seem very simple […]
Where Hip Hop Meets Jazz, We’re The Better For It
The marriage of jazz and hip hop is a relationship dating back to the early days of the genre. Its modern iteration demystifies jazz to a more youthful audience. For a lot of us young music lovers, jazz has mostly seemed like a highbrow, boring and inaccessible genre that holds no appeal to most of […]
SAMA nominations are in and AKA leads them for 2023
The Soweto Theatre in Jabulani, Soweto played host to the music industry as the SAMA nominations were announced. Albums and singles released between 1 February 2022 and 14 April 2023 were considered for SAMA29. The late AKA leads the pack with a tally of no less than seven nods for his album Mass Country in […]
Cassper Nyovest seeks the wisdom of Solomon in his latest album, one of his most vulnerable offerings
Cassper Nyovest has dropped his seventh full length project, Solomon. Arriving without much hype or fanfare, the title references the biblical character King Solomon, who is renowned for his wisdom. Accordingly, he shot the album cover art in front of St. Johns Apostolic Church in Potchefstroom, wearing the sash that makes up part of the […]
Muzi releases two singles from upcoming album ‘uMuzi’ that features Coldplay’s Chris Martin
Muzi has dropped two singles from his upcoming album uMuzi. “Milk & Honey” and “Light” follow “eMtunzini” as the second and third singles off the album, dropping “eMtunzini” and its video with the album announcement in August. “Milk & Honey” features British rapper The Last Skeptik in a mellow and minimalistic production that works incredibly […]
DJ Kaymoworld and Loatinover Pounds come through with the “Stecke”
DJ Kaymoworld and Loatinover Pounds have released their new single, “Stecke”. Produced by Kaymoworld and Caask Asid, the Pretoria rapper Loatinover Pounds jumps on the beat with his verses. The sentiment of the track is a common one in hip hop, with the title ‘stecke’ loosely translated to stacks of money, the two aim to […]
Nadia Nakai is “Back In” with the release of her new single
Nadia Nakai marks her return to music with the new single “Back In”. She describes it as “trap Hip Hop song, a feel-good song, a song I think people would like to hear in the clubs.” She continues, “The reason why the song is named ‘Back In’ is because I had to take some time […]
A-Reece is taking his talents on the road with countrywide Reece Effect tour
A-Reece is gearing up for a new album release, but before he does, he’s taking his talents on the road. The Reece Effect, A-Reece’s tour circuit, will be coming to Durban, Cape Town, Joburg and Pretoria soon, with more dates to be announced in the coming weeks. The rapper recently headlined The SOMNYAMA Show alongside […]
Una Rams and Mikhale Jones make magic with SOS
Una Rams is devoted to R&B and his sultry new anthem with Mikhale Jones is testament to it. He’s released SOS (Sex On Sundayy), a silky single detailing the art of love-making. The Grammy winning artist is equally yoked with Mikhale Jones on vocals, her light and breathy delivery matching the mood of the song. […]
Travis Scott came out swinging with the release of Utopia
Travis Scott’s Utopia is finally here. The fourth studio album by the rapper has been in the making since 2019 and is the first since the Astroworld Festival disaster that took ten lives and injured hundreds more. The Utopia features is quite the list, the writers and producers even longer. With names like James Blake, […]
“Sponono” is the next single from AKA’s posthumous release, Mass Country
“Sponono” is the latest single to be released from AKA’s posthumous album Mass Country. The single is the fifth from the album and the second since the artist’s untimely in March. Garnering over 2.6 million streams already, the single has already been certified gold. Produced by 031 CHOPPA, Xivonaki Manzini as well as Tshupo Khutsoane, […]