Remembering MF DOOM
Jan 11, 2021
The hip hop community stepped into the new year on a sombre note. On December 31st, 2020, just as the clock struck midnight – South African Standard Time, our collective
I’m not falling for the same old December memetry and Amapiano tricks
Dec 10, 2020
In the movie Falling Down (1993), Bill Foster (played by Michael Douglas) attempts to order breakfast in a fast-food restaurant at exactly 11:33 — the restaurant had just shifted to the lunch
Elements: TOBi’s Pocket Of Peace In The Tumult of 2020
Nov 24, 2020
When getting into an album, the first track is what sets the tone, elicits the sentiment out of listeners, and draws you into the imagination of the artist. TOBi’s Elements
Molley And The Mountain: The Making Of An Album
Nov 9, 2020
Nobody expects a viral moment, it sort of just happens. Think back to Nicki Minaj’s Queen Radio episode that gave us the viral quote “TO FREEDOM”. Or more locally, recall
Opinion: Focalistic is a contender for 2020 MVP
Sep 23, 2020
This year has been one of the hardest to hit the entertainment industry in a while. Due to the national lockdown, some parts of the entertainment industry have been at
Hopemasta, From Behind the Scenes to Centre Stage
Sep 18, 2020
When Morpheus gave Neo the choice between the red and blue pill, we all understood that one choice had the likelihood of being severely underwhelming. But what if you had
God and His Good Grace in the Making of Manu WorldStar’s MOLIMO
Sep 7, 2020
God’s grace is said to know no bounds. His voice is best found in the silence, the quiet. More importantly, he is said to live in the heart and mind,
Nadia Nakai: The Awakening Of SA’s Rap Queen
Sep 4, 2020
In many art forms, the pursuit of legendary status is the North Star guiding the trajectory of the artist’s career. James Baldwin spoke to an aspect of this in his
AKA’s “Energy” uses the “Summer Daze” sample to deliver a message
Jul 23, 2020
An element of hip hop production that goes back as far as the growth of the genre itself, sampling is fundamental to hip hop. In April last year, AKA filmed