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What It Takes To Make It in the SA Hip Hop Industry From The Experts: Part 1

So you think you can rap. You’ve worshipped Lupe’s rich and intellectual wordplay, refusing to dumb himself down to appeal to a wider audience. You’ve studied Weezy’s cadence switch ups, and how they’ve garnered him enough acclaim from those in…

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Celebrating exceptional women: The Rise of Female Rappers in SA Part 2

MC, n. /ɛmˈsiː/: microphone controller. The term itself isn’t gendered, but the in the context of the hip hop industry, the differentiation is always made. ‘It’s always “Who’s your favourite female rapper?” It’s never “Who’s your favourite rapper?” and we’re…

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Youngsta; Leader of the Y? Gen

If words came alive and were sentient, if they developed perception and feeling, moved through a room with human form and awareness, then Cyril Connolly’s quote ‘Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the…

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The Rise of Female Rappers in SA

I liken the hip hop industry in South Africa at the moment to a teenager; a kaleidoscope of emotion to be mined for meaningful growth, a host of physical changes that sometimes leave you with more questions than answers, but…

Nasty C: South Africa’s Come Up King

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Top 10 MCs to look out for in 2016

Hip hop lists are always incredibly divisive. Rap is intrinsically competitive, everyone is vying for a position, so you’re almost always guaranteed to offend someone because of who you’ve included or who you’ve omitted. However, as hip hop journalists, and…

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Riky Rick Reigns Supreme Part II

Riky Rick has transcended the traditional ideal of a rapper in South Africa with his cultural contributions in fashion, his unparalleled aesthetic approach to his videos and inspired short film titled Exodus. Riky’s fashion sense has been one of the…

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Kanye West – The Life Of Pablo Review

Contrary to popular belief God did not rest on the 7th Day, he created Kanye. And my, did he take his time with his creation. Years ago, the hip hop deity that is Kanye Omari West didn’t simply waltz into…

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The Rise of Durban Hip Hop

When you’re from a city that is popularly known for its bunny chows, plush beaches, beautiful women and a lavish annual horseracing event that no-one attends for the horse racing, it’s easy for your attempts to blow up to be…

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1996 – It Was A Really Good Year

Let’s see how hard the proverbial hip hop boat can be rocked. Tupac Shakur was not the greatest lyricist. He wasn’t the ultimate in wordplay. But, when he died on September 16th, 1996, at the age of 25, the pain…

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