Shoko Festival 2014 Announcement

Last week the Shoko Festival organisers held a press conference at the Bronte Hotel in Harare to announce the dates, theme, and venue for 2014’s edition of the Shoko Festival. This year’s Shoko Festival will be taking place from the 25 TH to the 28th of September at the Alexandra Sports Club in Harare.  The theme is ‘Re-Inspire Re-Imagine’.  The headline act for […]

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E.P.I.C – Dump in the Gut [A Video and a Rant]

  For the most part artists are used to being under-appreciated, methinks. Most of the people around them tend to think their jobs are in fact hobbies and if they aren’t a fan, chances are they’re either a hater or indifferent to your product. And I guess it’s understandable considering that the music industry is saturated […]

July 24, 2014 More
 

Throwback Thursday: Zeus – Imagination ft Stagga

  I was a reckless little being when I first heard this song. My friends and I had this habit of going to loiter at the mall, blue eye shadow and waistcoats on deck – in hindsight looking like baby prostitutes and strippers from a “hood” movie – and you couldn’t tell us nothin’ ’bout […]

July 24, 2014 More
 

X The Green Panther – I’m Back

  Cape Town-based Durban emcee, X The Green Panther who has been on a hiatus after releasing his debut mixtape Cheese and Mayo in 2013, returns with a new single. Aptly titled “I’m Back”, the single sees X The Green Panther lacing some battle-ready bars over an empty trappy backdrop courtesy of Kraezy-Mini. The message […]

July 24, 2014 More
 

Wah-Li – Writers’ Club (Remix)

  Promising Cape Town emcee, Wah-Li made a daring decision when he laced the instrumental to ProVerb’s Writers’ Club. The question you are probably asking yourself is “Who the fuck does that?” Well, you and I both. The young talented emcee brought his game but he might have just bitten more than he can chew […]

July 24, 2014 More
 

Black Vulcanite feat. Youngsta – Drinking Life

Black Vulcanite return with some slick new visuals for Drinking Life, a track lifted from their highly regarded Remember The Future. While that project was littered with gems from start to finish, it seems fitting that the Cape Town based collective decided that the next record that would see a video release should be one […]

VideoJuly 23, 2014 More
 

Flawless ft. 80 Script – Class Thing (Prod by SubJamz)

Swazi emcee, Flawless’ velvet voice sits well over one of Swaziland’s best on the boards, SubJamz‘ lush keys and thwacked hi hats lingering atop a subtle bassline – a sophisticated simplicity reminiscent of the J.U.S.T.I.C.E League. With the hook to Class Thing going: “From the things that I do, to the things that I say, […]

July 22, 2014 More
 

Camo – Get It

As he gears for the release of his Shaolin Jazz EP, one half of veteran Cape Town hip hop duo, 5th Floor, Camo recently released a new song. Characterised by airy pads, lush keys, and an ambient bassline courtesy of producer, Evil Needle, Get it is an oxymoron in that it’s mellow yet incites you to […]

AudioJuly 21, 2014 More
 

Scientific – Haters Killaz

Liberian born artist Scientific spent much of his formative years in Ghana, and his experiences and frustrations as an artist have had enough of an impact on him to want to speak out. It is evident throughout the song that he is dissatisfied with the current state of his birth-country’s music business. While claiming that […]

AudioJuly 21, 2014 More
 

Stella Mwangi – BIASHARA ft Kristoff & Khaligraph Jones [Video]

STL drops the visuals for Biashara ft Kristoff & Khaligraph Jones and as usual she’s looking absolutely flawless as she delivers her lines. She’s been creating hype around the video for over a week now on Twitter and it seems to have paid off, the fans absolutely love it! @StellaMwangi Maann mad tune makes me more […]

VideoJuly 18, 2014 More
 

Kosher Nightz’s #ILHH Fest

  The 2nd of August will see hordes of people coming together, in Gaborone, to witness  Hip Hop’s Greats on one stage.  Boasting a line up featuring AKA, Khuli Chana, Cassper Nyovest,KO, Chub Heightz, Kid X, ATI, Sasa Klaas,  Noello and EGO the event is sure to be a memorable one, with many saying it’s the […]

July 18, 2014 More