Tag: hip-hop

ENTERTAINMENT

Emtee unimpressed with Big Zulu and Duncan diss tracks

Whoever said the hip-hop scene in South Africa was dead spoke too soon, as the lyrical face-off between hip-hop giants Big Zulu and Duncan is well underway, with tensions rising and extending to the artist’s respective fanbase. A controversy that was ignited by a diss track called ‘150 Bars‘ released by Big Zulu in 2022 […]

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ENTERTAINMENT

Rising Stars Usimamane, Tony Dayimane, K Keed and The Qwellers set to bring the heat as ‘Back to the City’ headliners

The countdown to the highly anticipated ‘Back to the City’ festival is officially on and attendees need to brace themselves for an experience unlike any other. The festival has revealed the first part of their extensive line-up. This comes shortly after the popular festival celebrated 18 years of unforgettable memories. Back to the City is […]

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ENTERTAINMENT

‘Back to the city’ celebrates 18 years of unforgetable memories

The annual music festival ‘Back to the City’ is back for its 18th instalment and is set to commemorate its impact and longevity in the hip-hop scene. The festival debuted back in 2007 for the first time and has since contributed immensely to the South African hip-hop culture year in and year out. As described […]

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ENTERTAINMENT

Artists to expect music from this week

When it comes to music, South African artists have consistently proven their ability to go toe-to-toe with some of the best in the world. Although we are known mostly for our amapiano exports, our hip-hop and R&B artists are just as talented and have been working tirelessly to give us banger after banger. With tons […]

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ENTERTAINMENT

K.O and AKA bag the most SAMA nominations

The South African Music Awards (SAMAs) announced its nominees for the 29th ceremony which will be held at Durban’s International Convention Centre on 17 and 18 November 2023. The announcement of the nominees took place on Tuesday, October 3rd, at Jabulani Theatre in Soweto. Hip Hop dominated this year with the rappers Ntokozo “K.O” Mdluli […]

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CELEBS

Gigi Lamayne to represent SA at Amsterdam Dance Event

Award-winning rapper Gigi Lamayne is set to represent South Africa at the Amsterdam Dance Event. The event is both a music conference and festival and is widely recognized as the global meeting point for the creative industry around electronic music. Image: Gigi Lamayne IG Gigi will be part of a Q&A session to give insight […]

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