Category: Music

[VIDEO] Kendrick & SZA Drop ‘All The Stars’ Video

As excitement builds for Marvel’s much anticipated superhero movie, Black Panther, Top Dawg Entertainment’s Kendrick Lamar and SZA have dropped a beautiful collaboration, All The Stars, which set to form part of the film. The TDE team has kicked of 2018 on a great note as Anthony ‘Top Dawg‘ Tiffith, CEO of Top Dawg Entertainment, is said to be […]

[VIDEO] Flame Drops ‘The Message’ Video

Flame dropped a masterful project with Clouds EP. Soulful, honest and melodic balanced against the hubris and lifestyle most rappers are afflicted with.  The emotion he captures in his songs are powerful and his gifted with the ability to add beautiful range to topics we’ve been exposed to before. His latest single, The Message, is a […]

[VIDEO] J Molley Drops ‘Never Know’ Video

New Age artist, J Molley, has dropped the official music video for his hit track Never Know. The melodic track is accompanied by dope visuals that encapsulates the zeitgeist of the new age cultural movement. Directed by J Molley & ZeeTakesNicePictures, as well as edited and graded by J Molley, the Never Know video serves as […]

The Sobering Podcast: Stogie T

The Sobering Podcast team is back with another riveting episode. They sit down with Stogie T (Tumi Molekane) and discuss his rebrand, what went down at the SAHHA ceremony, his twitter persona and explore what it means to be an OG in SA hip hop.

The Best Hip Hop Projects of 2017

Words by Kenny Wood 2017 was a beautiful year for project releases. We were actually spoilt for choice; almost everyone’s favourite rapper put out a body of work.  Check out the best South African hip hop projects dropped this year. Shane Eagle – Yellow   Probably the most well received album of 2017, Yellow exceeded […]

Is Lyricism Still Important in Hip Hop?

Words by Mzonke Maloney How many purists may characterize lyricism in hip hop is through a template that insists on overt complexity, density and the multi-layering of thought. However, Hip hop has sought to provide space for anyone capable of finding a particular eloquence in interpreting its unique vernacular. It is important to first make […]

10 SA Rappers To Watch In 2018

Words by Kenny Wood 2017 has been an interesting year for South African hip hop. The culture has had a hell of a face lift. The cyphers under bridges have moved into wavy parties at streetwear stores (hello La Familia), and backpacks have been traded in for moonbags and fanny packs. The aesthetic transformation of […]

Cassper Shifted The Paradigm of SA Hip Hop

Words by Glenn Kisela Hip hop has always held a level of romanticism. It’s carried the hopes of many and provided soundtracks to our deepest yearnings and most audacious dreams. To many people, hip hop has also served as a form of hope, a trait no one has exemplified more locally than Cassper Nyovest. He […]

International Grime Star Rocks Jose Cuervo’s Seize The City

On Sunday 3 December a crowd of Jozi’s young influentials seized the city with Jose Cuervo, the world’s number one tequila, at an underground party held at The Station in Newtown. Tapping into the legacy of 90’s rave culture, the gathering saw the youth rebelling against the norm and taking nightlife culture into their own hands. […]

Cape Town Witnesses True Music Boiler Room Style

Music and culture go hand in hand; it was so easy to witness this undeniable matrimony at the True Music event in Cape Town brought to the masses by Boiler Room and Ballantine’s Whisky. Set in an indoor skate park in Paarden Eiland the event brought out cool kids from all walks of life who […]

[New Mix] DJ Lyle – The Weekend Fix Vol. 10

Cape Town’s finest, DJ Lyle, has hooked us up with a dope, nostalgic mix including some off your favourite old school hip hop anthems. Get your December started in style by streaming the mix below.