4+20 Songs to Roll Up and Blaze To on 4/20
Today is 4/20! Man, who would’ve known that the exploits and escapades of five high scholars from California in the 70s would start a worldwide “holiday” observed by multitudes of weed aficionados the world over? Well, I’m pretty sure half of you reading this are already levitating off the high and aren’t interested in thinking […]
[VIDEO] Sauwcy x Money Badoo Get Sinister For “Lil BiH The Remix” Music Video featuring Blxckie
Enlisting Blxckie for a new rendition of their thumping single “Lil BiH”, Sauwcy and Money Badoo released the music video to the remix, aptly titled “Lil BiH The Remix” on 15 April 2021. The video, directed by The Lotus Sutra and Darion4K, starts out with an eerie sequence depicting an individual, presumably the ‘Lil Bih’ […]
Khuli Chana Back Again Like He Never Left with “Buyile”
Announcing a comeback of sorts, though never having completely left in the first place, Khuli Chana returned with a smash hit in the form of “Buyile” released on Friday, 16 April 2021. Featuring the Bloemfontein heavyweight duo of Stino Le Thwenny (marking the second collaboration between them after the latter’s “Mshimane 2.0”), the new lady […]
[VIDEO] Boity Drops “018’s Finest” Video with Maglera Doe Boy and Ginger Trill
Boity has dropped the video for “018’s Finest” featuring Maglera Doe Boy and Ginger Trill. Officially released on Friday, 16 April 2021, Boity’s video for her latest single off her debut EP 4463 has raked in almost 30 000 views on YouTube in the weekend to date. True to her ways of paying homage to […]
10 Best Soundtracks of Films Now Showing On Showmax
From Straight Outta Compton to The Photograph, these are 10 of the best film soundtracks of films now showing on Showmax, in our humble opinion… A major talking point soon after the release of the Fred Hampton biopic, Judas and The Black Messiah (2021), on 12 February 2021, was the soundtrack that accompanied the film. […]
God of the Game. AKA for The Showmax Issue
Kiernan Forbes begins his Showmax documentary, Orchestra on the Square, saying “Excellence to me is a mind state. The gift that I’ve been given, I believe is a gift from God, and God is the perfect example of excellence. God is excellence. And I consider myself the god of the game.” In Greek mythology extreme […]
Her Majesty, The Queen. Busiswa for The Showmax Issue
At the apex of an artist’s creativity lies licence. Definitively, poetic licence is “the freedom an artist or writer has to change details, distort facts, or ignore the usual rules.” This doesn’t necessarily mean that lies are being shared; consider, rather, that conventions of storytelling are shifted to meet the vision of the storyteller. Bending […]
Da King of African Rap, Kwesta, celebrates five years of DAKAR II
“I’m being myself in the music. Everybody else is talented and they can do their own thing and you can find them in their own music, but you can find Kwesta in Kwesta’s music. And I think that’s where the originality of everything comes from. That’s why it’s so original when you hear it because […]
Paradise is burning in the short film for Shekhinah’s “Fixate”
Shekhinah has dropped a short film for her single “Fixate.” Released on Valentine’s Day, it contradicts the euphoria of the day celebrating love. “Fixate” is the singer and songwriter’s first release since her debut album RoseGold and launched the pre-order for her sophomore album Trouble In Paradise. She said of the new album, “My new […]
Nasty C to lead Rhythms of Zamunda album inspired by Coming 2 America
Def Jam Recordings recently announced the imminent arrival of Rhythms of Zamunda, a compilation album of music inspired by Coming 2 America. The album will be compiled of music by African artists, inspired by the upcoming sequel to the 1988 comedy classic, Coming to America. Leading the project is Nasty C’s “Black & White” featuring […]
Elements: A Look At The New Generation of SA R&B
There’s been a new dawn in South African R&B. Since 2015 the scene has been steadily growing with Ayanda Jiya, Tshego, KLY, Kimosabe, ThandoNje, Tellaman and Shekhinah being a few of the key players. However, in the past year or two, we’ve witnessed a wave of young and unapologetic musicians burst onto the scene. During […]
[VIDEO] Nasty C features Ari Lennox on “Black & White”
Off his third album, Zulu Man With Some Power, Nasty C has teamed with RnB goddess Ari Lennox for his latest release, “Black & White.” Dropping the visuals today, the video was directed by Kyle Whit. The video, shot on both sides of the Atlantic, shows the daily goings-on of a couple in a long-distance […]