10 Most Influential Powerbrokers in SA Hip Hop

Words by Mercia Tucker and N.D. Forster In the Roc-A-Fella legacy, Kareem “Biggs” Burke was one third of the trio of founders who was always present but not always in the spotlight. The man behind the line “Biggs did it first, Jay put it in a verse” was the silent partner in the label, working […]

Gemini Major Drops Bando

Listen to Gemini Major’s brand new single called Bando featuring Emtee and Frank Casino. Check out our full interview with Gemini here, where he discusses his career, forthcoming album, reasons for leaving Family Tree and his partnership with Da L.E.S.

[VIDEO] SZA Drops ‘Love Galore’

Whilst we eagerly await SZA’s forthcoming album, the Top Dawg Entertainment signee has dropped a brand love featuring  Travis Scott, called Love Galore.

Cassper to co-headline Unlocks Experience with Future

A night that will go down in history as an African first, treated audiences to a frosty musical announcement in two countries at the same time. Castle Lite revealed that they will be bringing the Unlocks Experience to Tanzania and Mozambique, unlocking trap king FUTURE, who is set to perform on the extra cold stage […]

Interview: Gemini Major

Words by Mercia Tucker Photography by @welcometoromesa “I wanna show people here it’s bigger than this. You need to think out of the box, you need to take your mind out of the gutter and shoot for the stars, there’s no limit.” He’s an enigma to most people but at the heart of the exuberant […]

[VIDEO] ByLwansta Drops ‘NORMVL’ Still

ByLwansta has dropped a brand new video from his Your Absolutely Right EP. ‘NORMVL Still’ is a visual project filmed, directed and edited by ByLwansta. Check out the video below.

Major League Drops Do Better

Listen to local hip hop duo Major League’s brand new track, Do Better, featuring Patoranking, Riky Rick and Kly.

Frank Ocean drops Lens

Listen to Frank Ocean’s latest track, Lens, featuring Travis Scott who is set to perform in Johannesburg and Polokwane in June.

DEAD. Pop-up Music Festival

Butter Entertainment presents: DEAD. Pop-up Music Festival The inaugural DEAD. pop-up party took place in one of South Africa’s leading street culture cities, Cape Town, on January 14th. The event was aimed at offering the city’s DEAD. fans a conceptual apparel event with the opportunity to engage directly and purchase coveted items from the DEAD. […]