Listen to the Black Panther Album
The Black Panther Album has officially dropped. Check out the likes of Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboyQ, 2chainz alongside South Africa’s own Saudi, Sjava, Yugen Blackrok and Babes Wodumo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvO1XHoDK8s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaY7T4nmUdc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeviamHChy0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W27TlNJV8Hk
Youngsta – The Defiant Voice
Words by Mercia Tucker Africandrone, a non-profit entity, funded a photography project in 2017 aimed at showing the separation between the working class and the bourgeoisie’s Unequal Scenes. Headed up by Johnny Miller, the project portrayed that “communities of extreme wealth and privilege will exist just meters from squalid conditions and shack dwellings.” An award-winning […]
A Right to Shine Doccie
‘A Right to Shine’ documents the lead up to Cape Town’s epic Ballantine’s X Boiler Room event. Get under the skin of the hometown heroes of Cape Town’s DIY music scene with YoungstaCPT, K$, Aux Womdatso & DJ Lyle, as part of our True Music Africa tour with Ballantine’s.
[VIDEO] Priddy Ugly Drops ’02HERO’
Lord knows I’ve been hella patient. Remember when they said we would never make it? Priddy Ugly presents the official music video for 02HERO featuring Shane Eagle off his album E.G.Y.P.T. The beautifully shot music videos echoes the song’s sentiment about getting paid. Check out the drop vid below.
[VIDEO] Nadia Nakia Drops ‘Bossing Up With Bragga’
Nadai Nakai has officially launched Bragga Season with the release of episode 1 of Bossing Up With Bragga. The doccie-series shows us what it takes to be Bragga, the stress, accomplishments, breathtaking moments and the funny moments. The doccie-series includes appearances of names like Dj Capital, Pearl Thusi, Major League, Rowlene, just to name a few. Directed […]
[VIDEO] Da L.E.S Drops ‘Train Ride’ Video
After dropping his High Level album, the Fresh 2 Def Productions rapper has been hard at work touring the album across the country. He lets fans in on his travels with his latest music video release for the album single – Train Rides. In the music video, DA L.E.S gives fans a taste of the […]
The Queen Bee Analogy & the Optics of Female Rap
Words By Ziyanda Ntloko There can only be one: an exploration of hip-hop’s intrinsic bias against female MCs and why the Nicki vs Cardi beef is predetermined For anyone who watched the 2018 Grammys, one of the few highlights of the night was Cardi’s B’s debut performance in front of the star studded audience and millions […]
Gator Drops Two New Tracks
After the release of his smash hit “Overseas” and making our list of the top acts to watch out for this year, Gator is back with brand new tracks, Rollercoaster featuring PatricKxxLee and Live Fast Die Young.
The Business of Streaming
Words by Caron Williams Music streaming sites have revolutionised the music business worldwide. Whilst traditional music consumption has decreased, an explosion in digital music consumption has offset that and opened brand new avenues for profitability, resulting in new music streaming avenues emerging every day. What does this mean for music stakeholders and most importantly, how […]
Gigi LaMayne Joins Ambitiouz Ent
Following her surprise departure from Mabala Noise, Gigi LaMayne has announced that she has joined rival record label, Ambitious Entertainment. In a brand new freestyle over the famous Gucci Gang flow, Gigi drops showcases her incredible lyricism and talent and announces the move. #FREESTYLE ALERT! ????? #GigiLaMayne pic.twitter.com/OKsGlqDYbd — #GigiGang (@Gigi_Lamayne) January 29, 2018
[VIDEO] AKA Drops ‘Life On The Road’
AKA and Blaq Smith are back with another riveting episode of Life on the Road. The doccie series documents AKA’s grueling performance schedule over the festive season and his incredible shows, exclusive behind-the-scene moments with his team and intimate moments such as AKA’s father reciting his songs to him. It’s a great showcase of Mega’s […]
[VIDEO] Nadia Nakai feat. Cassper Nyovest – Naaa Meaan
“Making money has never been the issue/ Magazine covers we the issue” …. Shuuu, now that’s a chorus! Bragga and her label boss Casper Nyovest recently collaborated on this joint produced by Takunda. The infectious banger has been doing rounds in the streets and now it finally gets a video treatment. The visuals are clean […]