Focalistic reps Garankuwa in sophomore album Ghetto Gospel
Focalistic has become a mainstay in the music industry since his debut album in 2020. Seen as a torchbearer for the amapiano genre within the South African music landscape, he has gone on to enjoy immense popularity, going as far as touring overseas numerous times with other notable amapiano artists. His debut album Sghubu Ses’ Excellent housed his […]
K.O’s Smash Hit “SETE” Continues To Soar As It Reaches 10 Million Streams
The Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA), which publishes The Official South African Chart (TOSAC), has recognised K.O’s smash hit “SETE” as having reached an impressive 10 million streams. K.O released “SETE”, featuring Amapiano star Young Stunna and fellow rapper Blxckie, in August 2022. It was released as the second single off the then upcoming 4th album […]
Anatii marks his return to music with new single AMADLOZI
Beloved South African artist ANATII returns with a brand new single “AMADLOZI” featuring LOOKATUPS, after a hiatus from publicly releasing music. He briefly returned to drop his first single “PUNISHER” in August, but it was released as an NFT. To introduce this new concept of releasing music, he tweeted, “time for creators to take control. […]
DBN GOGO Releases New Single “Uyathandeka” From Her Upcoming Debut Solo Album
Having cut her teeth in the industry through collaborations with other amapiano artists such as Unlimited Soul (2021’s Breakthrough) and Dhino (2020’s Thokoza Cafe), DBN Gogo is gearing up to release her debut solo project, What’s Real. In doing so, she has released a brand new single titled “Uyathandeka”, featuring Stixx, BoiBizza and amapiano vocalist MaWhoo, which serves […]
Espacio Dios To Release New Single “Pelo” Next Week Friday
Espacio Dios is preparing to release a new single titled “Pelo” next Friday. The eclectic artist says that the song represents the story of life’s hardships and hope.” “Pelo” will be coming almost a year after Espacio’s highly rated triple release of “Deliverance”, “The Knowing” and “Thlali”, which were all released back in December 2021. Espacio Dios fans can look forward to new music adding […]
Amapiano enters the Marvel Cinematic Universe with DBN Gogo, Sino Msolo, Kamo Mphela, Young Stunna and Busiswa
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is set to hit our screens next week and the soundtrack for the movie has dropped today. Some of SA’s favourite artists feature on it as amapiano has officially made it into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The first single released off the soundtrack marked Rihanna’s return to music after a six […]
In celebration of Brenda Fassie, her catalogue has been released on digital services
One of the true homegrown global superstars of South African music, Brenda Fassie, was born on this day (3 November) in 1964. Having passed away on 9 May 2004, just a few months shy from her 40th birthday, the iconic musician would be turning 58 years old today. In honour and celebration of this momentous […]
Blxckie Makes Sure To Never Miss A Season With New EP THE4MULA
Blxckie is making certain that he never misses a season with the release of his latest EP, THE4MULA. Since making a mark in the industry along with Lucasrap on “Big Time Sh’lappa” back in 2020, he has released a project and/or had features during every quarter of every year to date. Following the release of his debut album […]
Tellaman Returns With A Brand New Single “LM4M” Sampling Jamali’s “Love Me For Me”
After a three-year hiatus, South African singer and songwriter Tellaman returns with his brand new single “LM4M”, which samples the legendary South African R&B group Jamali’s breakout song “Love Me For Me”. Tellaman’s version is a re-imagining of the song, sonically and contentwise. He abbreviates the same title, calling it “LM4M”, speeds up the original […]
A-Reece releases “the album before the album” Deadlines: Free P2
SA hip hop royalty A-Reece has just released a new mixtape in the form of the 7-track Deadlines: Free P2. Featuring household names such as Emtee and Dj Maphorisa, as well as frequent collaborators and label mates, Jay Jody and Marcus Harvey, the tape is his second project of the year after the 4/20 released The Burning […]
AKA: The Babyface, The Heel, The Underdog
AKA is in fine form. He’s released a new single and the joie de vivre that’s accompanied that release is palpable. His arrival at Sony is announced by the sound of the office coming alive as he walks through it. The air is punctuated with laughs and higher-than-usual pitched voices, replacing the stark silence that […]
Jay Jody is an artist with a lot to say on his new release, Sunset Stories: A Mixtape
Former member of SA hip hop duo, B3NCHMARQ, and now one half of a duo with his brother A-Reece that’s released BLUE TAPE, Jay Jody has released his debut project. Said project is a 12 track mixtape titled Sunset Stories: A Mixtape that serves as an emphatic reintroduction of Jay Jody as a solo artist to the South African […]