The Big Hash leaves his record label and debuts new single
The Big Hash has officially left the innanetwav stable and is now an independent artist. In a statement released via Instagram, the musician said, “The reasons why I couldn’t drop anything wasn’t because I didn’t want to, I just wasn’t able to. So this is the first time in 4 years releasing something on my own and the first time I’ve ever released on major digital streaming […]
RIP Daniel Dumile: Remembering MF DOOM
The hip hop community stepped into the new year on a sombre note. On December 31st, 2020, just as the clock struck midnight – South African Standard Time, our collective Twitter timelines were inundated with news that broke a few minutes prior – MF DOOM had passed. It would later become apparent that MF DOOM […]
The Plug Lists our 25 Best Projects of 2020
This year has been characterized by chaos, destruction and regretfully, insurmountable loss. It was, however, a period where music carried us and kept us afloat, offering much-needed solace and escapism. Despite the lack of live shows, concerts and all-round interactive music events, most of us still managed to get lost in the magic of music […]
I’m not falling for the same old December memetry and Amapiano tricks
In the movie Falling Down (1993), Bill Foster (played by Michael Douglas) attempts to order breakfast in a fast-food restaurant at exactly 11:33 — the restaurant had just shifted to the lunch menu three minutes ago. “We stop serving breakfast at 11:30” the manager replied, Foster whipped out his Uzi and further persuaded both the teller and […]
[VIDEO] Faith K drops the visuals for her single “She” feat. Reason
Faith K drops the visuals for the second single off her sophomore release, K’Loud featuring 8 new jams including the current single “She” features Reason. Produced by multi – award winning, pH Raw X. The cheeky single sees her flex her bars on a fun beat. The accompanying visuals sees both Faith K and Reason playing multiple characters, which seem to be a symbolic emphasizes of […]
Elements: TOBi’s Pocket Of Peace In The Tumult of 2020
When getting into an album, the first track is what sets the tone, elicits the sentiment out of listeners, and draws you into the imagination of the artist. TOBi’s Elements (Vol. 1) does exactly this with “Dollas and Cents” featuring Juls. Is it rap? Undeniably. Is it hip-hop? No doubt. But is it more? Unequivocally. […]
Zingah Drops New Album ‘Sessions At the Crib’
After Zingah’s 10 years on the hip hop scene, the rapper has released a second album, Sessions at the Crib. Together with the album drop, today he releases the visuals for his latest single “Collab” featuring Emtee the Hustler. Teaming up with Cashtime alum K.O on the head-bopping “Lead the Way”, Zingah pays homage to […]
Yanga Chief’s Open Letter to Nelson Mandela, “Manelo”
In 1960, the Apartheid government banned the ANC. The banning followed the Sharpville Massacre, forbade any anti-Apartheid activity, and was only overturned in 1990. In 1989, while Nelson Mandela was imprisoned on Robben Island, Chicco Twala released “We Miss You Manelo”. Because the regime censored any media speaking to the political climate of the time, […]
Rowlene releases new album, 11:11
Rowlene released a new single “Stop” a few weeks ago and followed it up with her new album, 11:11, last Friday. A few years in the making, she says of the album release, “I feel the music should speak for itself. It took me so long to drop, we have been announcing for the last […]
Da L.E.S. drops new single ‘Elon Musk’ ahead of album launch
Da L.E.S. returns with a long-awaited new album, Caution To The Wind, an array of summer hits, experimentation and innovation, that showcase the artist’s creativity and collaborations with AKA, Focalistic, Nadia Nakai and Major League DJz, amongst others, launches on Friday, November 20th, 2020. “This album speaks to overcoming challenges, reaffirming a belief in oneself, […]
Molley And The Mountain: The Making Of An Album
Nobody expects a viral moment, it sort of just happens. Think back to Nicki Minaj’s Queen Radio episode that gave us the viral quote “TO FREEDOM”. Or more locally, recall J Molley’s first single on Soundcloud amassing over 10,000 streams in its first month. That was a viral moment that changed the rest of J […]
AKA kicks off his Bhovamania release with new single, “Casino”
AKA announced that his new project Bhovamania will drop on the 6th November and dropped a new single today featuring Sho Madjozi and Flvme. “Casino” samples the 2014 dance track “My Love” by Route24 and follows up “Python” which features Moozlie and Don Design. “Python” is also included in the EP, along with the three […]