Category: Music

[VIDEO] The Weeknd Drops Short Film About the Making of My Dear Melancholy

The Weeknd surprised everyone last week when he dropped My Dear Melancholy out of the blue. The EP sees him going back to his essence with joints that are reminiscent of his famed House of Balloons and Thursday era. It’s clear that the Canadian crooner had a lot to get off his chest what with […]

Drake’s Top 20 Best Songs To Date

Words by Ziyanda Ntloko To be a Drake fan is to never be satisfied. Since his début in 2009, Drake has meticulously crafted himself from a seemingly non-threatening Young Money rookie into a wildly successful artist and pop culture phenomenon. With a discography spanning 6 mixtapes, 4 studio albums, 2 EPs, multi-platinum singles, a bevy […]

Stream: DJ Switch Feat. YoungstaCPT, Rouge & Blaklez – Ready or Not

Say what you want about DJ Switch but the guy is indefatigable. A decade later he’s still at it when many others have fallen off. For his new heater Switch enlists three of the best MC’s in the game. CPT’s finest Youngsta, PTA’s Blaklez and the award-winning Rouge all come through with solid bars. Peep […]

[VIDEO] A$AP Rocky Performs New Tracks on Jimmy Fallon

The leader of the A$AP Mob crew is getting ready for a massive year. It feels like it has been forever since he dropped his sophomore album so it is understandable that Rocky’s fans are eagerly waiting his 3rd solo album. Fresh off dropping his new single titled “A$AP Forever”, the Harlem rapper jumped on […]

AKA Announces Release Date for Touch My Blood

It looks like we are finally about to get AKA’s 3rd solo album!! Aptly titled “Touch My Blood”, it set to drop on the 25th of May. AKA announced the news on his Twitter feed last night. The Supa Mega has been teasing snippets from the album on his IG story for the past couple […]

10 Alternative Artists To Watch Out For in 2018

Words by Ziyanda Ntloko The opening half of the year always presents the exciting prospect of new music not only from industry stables but those who are also on the cusp. Here’s my list of genre-breaking acts who I anticipate to have a great 2018. BROCKHAMPTON A music group truly born out of Generation Y, […]

Bubbling Under #3 – Kennedy Green

Our entries for #BubblingUnder are getting better and better as the weeks go by. Thanks to everyone that’s sending us their work. This week’s spot goes to Kennedy Green, a R&B and Soul artist that’s shaking things up on the internet. His songs on Soundcloud already generates tens of thousands of streams. Think The Weeknd […]

[VIDEO] Major League Drop ‘Uthando’ feat. Cassper Nyovest

Major League are proving to have a very good ear for authentically South African tunes. Every song they have put out to date has resonated with their largely urban audience. Unthando is no different. The twins recruit their homie Cassper for this mellowed-out love song. Do you guys recognise the sample? Hit the comments sections […]

Kid Tini – The Future of SA Hip Hop?

Words by Glenn Kisela My first impression of Kid Tini was that his demeanour reflected his music accurately, particularly his flow – calm, but intensely confident. He seemed sure of himself and there was no self-doubt to be detected throughout the interview. As we talked more and he opened up, there was this air of […]

Red Bull Announces Skepta as Headliner for Festival

The time for the much-anticipated Red Bull Music Festival is inching closer and the music offering has been intensified as 35 new names have been added to the final line-up of artists to perform all over Johannesburg from Tuesday, 3 to Sunday, 8 April. The new additions encapsulate an array of musical styles, including South […]

Bubbling Under #2 – Hashtag Deep

Our second artist featured in #BubblingUnder is a Soweto-based artist by the name of Hashtag Deep. We are simply blown away by the maturity in his music and had no choice but to feature him. His style reminds us of OVO’s Roy Woods – the melodies and cadence. Trust us fam, this kid has talent […]