Top 5 Local Content Pieces That Tapped Into Hip Hop
Words by Jade Leaf It’s no secret that the face of advertising is changing in South Africa; goodbye TVC’s and hello high production value content that can live online. Brands have to ask themselves the question, “Who am I talking to and what are they most receptive to?” In South Africa specifically, over 66% of […]
5 of the Top Local Verses of 2017… so far
Words by Sizwe Ray Shabalala Lists are always controversial but they create dialogue and force discussion. This list is based on lyricism and not who has the best hit song this year. These verses embody the art of rap. This is strictly bars and the art of rap and lyricism, and even the more technical side […]
The Plug 100: 100 – 1
We dropped the news on Twitter that the June edition of The Plug will focus solely on celebrating and highlighting the Top 100 people in SA who are influencing and moving urban culture forward. Needless to say social media lit up and we trended the whole day after dropping the news.#ThePlug100 generated over 1.7 million […]
Awarded Wins
The South African Music Awards took place this past weekend with the ‘industry awards’ being held on Friday and the main event flighted on Saturday night. Hip hop was the biggest winner with Kwesta taking home six awards in total; equaling Zahara’s record for most awards won in a year by a solo artist and […]
Kwesta Launches the #LiveWithHeart Challenge
After his recent appearance on Sway in the Morning and having been selected as a member of the Red Heart crew, Kwesta is on a mission to rally and reward people who live with heart. Kwesta took on the #LiveWithHeart Challenge by creating a new track using three words pulled from a hat as his inspiration. Kwesta made a track on the spot […]
[VIDEO] Kwesta Visits Sway in the Morning
The self-proclaimed King of African rap, Kwesta, recently appeared on Sway in the Morning. While in studio, he opened up about visiting the United States for the first time, privilege, fame, groupies and rapping in Zulu. Check out the full interview below.
Kwesta Collaborates with Red Heart
Kwesta once again proved himself as one of the most innovative figureheads in the music industry when he hosted a spontaneous Drop Party to premier four new music videos of which he featured in two. First to premier was TLT’s Nice Life Problems, a unique fusion of Hip Hop, Mbaqanga and African Jazz elements. Kwesta’s […]