Afrobeats has become a global phenomenon in recent years, thanks to its upbeat and energetic sound that has captivated audiences worldwide.
This article will delve into the roots of Afrobeats, its rise in Af...
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K.O recently made headlines after being spotted with Nigerian superstar Davido. The two musicians were seen together leading to rumors of a potential collaboration between the two artists.
K.O, whose real na...
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Dax, the Canadian rapper and songwriter, is one of the hottest rising stars in the world of music today.
Known for his powerful lyrics and intense performances, Dax has won over millions of fans around the w...
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Dax, the Canadian rapper and songwriter, has reached a new milestone on YouTube, with over 5 million subscribers to his channel.
This is a significant achievement for the artist, who has built ...
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Riky Rick, one of South Africa's most prominent hip-hop artists, had an illustrious career, producing numerous hits that have become fan favorites.
Over the years, he captivated audiences with his unique sty...
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The South African hip hop scene has been dealt a heavy blow with the passing of AKA, Riky Rick, and Costa Titch.
Each artist brought their unique style and energy to the genre, and their passing has left a s...
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AKA, also known as Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, is a South African rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer.
Born in Cape Town, South Africa, on January 28, 1988, AKA began his music career in the mid-2000s...
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Costa Titch who was full of life to his last day on this earth left a lot of people around the world shocked after his untimely death.
The rapper came up with something totally different that most rappers be...
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Bankslave, whose real name is Kevin Esendi, is a Kenyan artist known for his stunning murals that showcase African culture and promote social change.
The artist has gained recognition for his vibrant colors,...
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Award-winning, sensational artist Sjava has released his highly anticipated album, Isibuko.
The album, which was released on Friday, is a reflection of Sjava's journey over the past few years and showcases h...
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The music industry in Africa is on the rise, and the Africa Rising Music Conference (ARMC) is at the forefront of this exciting movement.
The conference, which will take place in Johannesburg from May 23rd to...
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AKA was a prominent South African rapper and music producer who made a significant impact on the African music industry.
His death in 10th February 2023 has left fans and the music community in a state of mo...
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Sensational, revered, celebrated, prolific rapper AKA's family has released an official statement regarding his passing.
The statement was issued through AKA's representatives via his official Instagram acco...
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It is with great sadness that we report the passing of South African rapper, AKA.
AKA, born Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, was a prominent figure in the South African music industry and a beloved icon to many fans. ...
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Multi-talented producer, singer and songwriter, MSA also affectionately known as MSA On The Beat makes a return and takes us back in time with honeyed new single titled Isikhathi featuring Lady Steezy, as he en...
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Cassper Nyovest seems to be still in denial about Riky Rick being gone, I mean, not everybody has accepted that Riky Rick is no longer with us.
Earlier on this year, Riky Rick, real name Rikhado Muziwendlovu...
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by Steve Biko
History is about to be made and we are here for it!
It's not every day that you get to see two of the most powerful rappers of their era come up together to write something that will forever be timeless and ...
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Re.decay will collaborate with and support authentic, up-and-coming artists through their international Songwriting Camp, taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa (Jazzworx Studios) from the 13th to 19th of N...
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Noisy Panda World (NPW) is taking the NFT and hip-hop music game to a whole new level.
As a disruptive digital platform that promotes and supports artists, NPW will be teaming up with McGyver to launch a ser...
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FK & Reezy are back again with an exclusive remix to Camidoh's 'Sugarcane' hit record which, of course, is an absolute banger
FrenchKissDJ[FK] together with Reezy has captured everyone's attention with his i...
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AKA has social media talking about her good, positive vibes after he was spotted rapping over his music arch-enemy Cassper Nyovest’s verse.
AKA was spotted having fun at the deejay booth this past weekend wh...
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AKA is winning in almost everything he ventures in; be it in business, music, endorsements even accolades, he is winning.
The talented award-winning rapper has earned a reputation as one of the best rappers ...
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The court has ruled that AKA whose real name is Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, after the award-winning rapper took the hit TV show to court after he was replaced as the face and host of the same. He was replaced by his...
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South Africa is mourning the sudden sad death of one of the best hip hop artistes and deejays we’ve ever seen, DJ Citi Lyts.
DJ Citi Lyts whose real name is Sandile Nkululeko Mkhize succumbed to gun violence...
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Cassper Nyovest didn’t have words to spare early this morning when he was responding to a tweep from a fan.
The fan took to Twitter to compare Mufasa’s achievements with those of DJ Maphorisa who has done a ...
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L-Tido is among the first rappers in South Africa to react to the death of Memphis’ rapper Young Dolph.
The 16V took to social media to categorically state that the reason most rappers, American rappers get ...
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Successful rapper Young Dolph has reportedly been gunned down in Memphis, Tennessee following a shooting on Wednesday 17 November 2021.
Young Dolph’s death has been confirmed by different independent law enf...
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Somizi is now convinced without any reasonable doubt that Amapiano is the wave, is the new thing that everybody should jump on and be a part of it because it's a vibe.
Somizi who sent out his utmost apologie...
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Nadia Nakai has begun her new journey under her new record label that she has since launched the other day.
The talented rapper currently holding down the South Africa hip hop scene expressed her utmost grat...
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Makhadzi whose real name is Ndivhudzannyi Ralivhon has all the reasons to smile all the way to the bank and live forever happy with a smile all over her face for the rest of her life.
This is after she signe...
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Everybody was keen enough to make their vote count yesterday and probably today as they couldn't wait to vote for their favorite rappers who were nominated in the hotly contested award in the upcoming coveted S...
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The annual South Africa Hip Hop Awards is around the corner and a lot of rappers are looking forward to it as they anticipate winning in their respective categories where they’ve been nominated on.
This year...
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L-Tido has finally lived up to his promise of releasing his studio project on the 5th day of November as he promised a few days ago.
L-Tido took a music hiatus for years during that time, he couldn’t release...
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L-Tido whose real name is Thato Madonsela cannot wait to release a new project after taking a couple of years from the music scene.
He reiterated that the decision of staying away from constantly releasing m...
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Costa Titch has responded to Cassper Nyovest once again on social media after Nyovest called him out for performing Amapiano after allegedly saying that he would save SA hip hop.
Costa Titch made it clear th...
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Blxckie is the hottest rapper right now in the country, there’s no way you can argue against that being a fact, every hot rapper and upcoming artistes wants a piece of the rapper because he’s a certified hitmak...
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YoungstaCPT opens up about his love for the sneakers in his latest visuals that prove that he’s the number 1 sneakerhead mainstream rapper today, and that’s a fact.
He originally wrote the song 'New Takkies'...
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We didn’t know that the music industry in South Africa was waiting for DJ Maphorisa to finally decide to pick up a microphone and rap, all we’ve known him for years has been as a record producer and his impress...
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Going down the 2010 memory lane, do you remember "Hey Hey" by Dennis Ferrer? Meet Shingai, the face behind the vocals on SA's old-time favorite house hit. Following the remix of "War Drums" off her solo debut a...
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Nasty C and DJ Speedsta are finally on good terms after constantly going for each other's necks(proverbially of course) on social media for such a long time.
Their beef stemmed from DJ Speedsta calling out N...
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South Africa has a nation is in mourning after two of the best Amapiano artistes Killer Kau, and Mpura to a fatal road accident.
All fans of Amapiano worldwide know how deep this loss cuts since these two ar...
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Zingah has taken to social media to thank DJ Maphorisa for enabling him to have his first-ever hit record despite being in the music industry for long.
The Lawd of The Jig finally got to receive his first-ev...
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Dax is very welcoming of the idea that South Africans have embraced him as a bonafide rapper in the super-competitive industry in the world.
The Canadian-Nigerian rapper has gained a lot of followers not onl...
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Dax is the happiest rapper right now thanks to the genuine love he is getting from Africa.
The Canadian-born rapper who has Nigerian roots thanks to his parent being from Nigeria is a bonafide rapper that yo...
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Fans are ecstatic after Dax gave our very own "Boy Doing Things" a massive shoutout that cannot be ignored.
As it turns out he likes what the boy doing things has been doing in his career over the years.
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Focalistic who is on a roll at the moment thanks to his hit song 'Ke Star' hit song that he recently released a remix of featuring Nigeria's very own Davido that the fans cannot seem to get enough of.
Appare...
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Falz has embraced the wave that's fastly taking over the continent and ran with it bringing out the best the industry has to offer from the Amapiano genre.
Falz dropped the remix for his hit record dubbed 'S...
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Cassper Nyovest has given out his two cents on the matter of their highly anticipated boxing match between himself and fellow rapper AKA.
Cassper Nyovest real name Refiloe Maele Phoolo recently called off th...
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Costa Titch has opened up about how life is as a successful rapper in the music industry today.
The 2-time South Africa Hip Hop Awards winner talked about the anxiety and pressure that comes about after one ...
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Cassper Nyovest is more than convinced that Pretoria doesn't have talented rappers like most fans would tend to agree as opposed to any other place in the country.
Cassper Nyovest is of the opinion that ther...
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Nasty C is living the best life that any rapper from Africa could dream of, he's on top of the world right now and deservingly so.
The rapper who represents and comes from Durban has been putting in work in ...
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Elaine has proven without any reasonable doubt that she was born to become a musician but not just any musician but a superstar.
The soft-spoken, extremely gifted singer and songwriter released an anticipate...
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Mi Casa is celebrating their latest offering dubbed 'Mamela' going gold in sales. The song is taken off their 'We Made It' studio album.
The group that comprises Mo-T, Dr. Duda and pianist, J'Something are g...
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YoungstaCPT is by far the face of Cape Town easily thanks to his prolificness in the hip hop game and owning up the industry while proving that Cape Town indeed has something to say.
YoungstaCPT dropped the ...
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YoungstaCPT is by far one of the realest, honest, and conscious rappers in the game today, hands down.
The rapper from Cape Town has been cosigned by almost every other established rapper in the country; fro...
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AKA's father has broken his silence after a GBV organization called upon all the radio and TV stations and streaming portal services to mute AKA's songs until further notice.
The GBV organization called Wome...
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Nasty C isn't making South Africa proud through his music, he is making the entire African continent proud by his consistency, his music prowess, and his prolificness that is helping put the African hip hop sce...
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- by Steve Biko
K.O is currently the talk of the country thanks to his latest single dubbed 'K: Hova' that's taken straight out of his upcoming studio album.
This record is something that will make us, the fans, remember th...
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The ban of all AKA's music has been called upon by GBV Organizations urging the radio and TV stations together with streaming portals to stop playing his music until further notice.
This has been called upon...
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Zola 7 has opened up about his consistency in the music industry like never before in his recent sit-down interview with MacG on his now-popular Podcast And Chill series.
Zola 7 has a lot, by a lot, emphasis...
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Kwesta has released his highly anticipated studio project and the African hop hop universe cannot keep quiet about it.
Kwesta’s latest studio album ‘g.o.d guluva’ has some of the best compilation of songs th...
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K.O never disappoints one bit when it comes to releasing some kickass, powerful music video that does justice to his hit records.
The Skanda Republic founder and CEO has a project that we all should be looki...
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Audiomack has partnered with MTN Nigeria to unveil the Audiomack+MTN Data Bundle program, which offers MTN subscribers tailored data bundles for streaming unlimited music and accessing content on Audiomack free...
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Following her debut single dubbed 'Push And Pull', Texas-born Mexican American singer, Aisia Casanova, releases her second lead single and debut EP title track 'Twin Flame Love' featuring Gari Sinedima.
The ...
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Up-and-coming artist, Sue-Kelly who goes by the assumed name, Shiny, launched a fresh album titled, Medicine.
The singer-songwriter hails from a humble background and defied the negative social stereotypes m...
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- by Steve Biko
The talented Elaine is the true definition of hard work pays and rewards in the long run.
The R&B singer and songwriter has accomplished something that a lot of critics would care to disagree isn't true ...
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Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music entertainment, today strengthened its position as the leading music company in Africa by announcing a strategic expansion of its Sub-Saharan Africa leaders...
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- by Steve Biko
Cassper Nyovest has the hottest projects out today in 'Any Minute Now'(AMN) and what fans can't seem to get enough of is how curated the records inside the project really are.
A lot of Cassper Nyovest' fans ...
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- by Steve Biko
Costa Titch is more than ready to release his debut studio album which he already gave a name.
For starters, let's give Costa Titch his props, he has just been in the music industry for the past 3 years and ...
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The official full list of BET Hip Hop Awards 2020 is finally out and everybody is finally looking forward to October 27, 2020, to know who scooped the awards they have been nominated on.
This years' nominati...
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Cassper Nyovest latest and fifth studio album 'Any Minute Now' is by far the best performing project of his career so far.
The LP has topped charts across the globe with almost everybody in the country agree...
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Kid Tini took to social media to tell the whole world that artistes owning their masters, at the end of the day is irrelevant for a lack of a better word.
Currently, Kanye West is having a rant of the year o...
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Kwesta is seriously considering taking legal action against an international car brand, BMW after they released an impressive advert that has captured Mzansi.
The only problem with the advertisement is that ...
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Nqobilé has made the bold decision to become an artist in the music industry after being a background dancer for years.
Throughout her long, successful career that saw her travel the world, she has worked wi...
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Cruz Afrika has irked the A-Reece universe after he attacked them on social media accusing them for hyping up projects that are not up to standards.
The controversial rapper who is not afraid to call out any...
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AKA has got nothing but love for fellow upper echelon rapper, Nasty C for the success he has been achieving over the years but most importantly, his recently released studio album.
Nasty C just released his ...
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Nadia Nakai is on a roll making and breaking records in the music industry today and apparently, nobody is catching up to her.
Nadia who released her debut studio album 'Nadia Naked' just released a deluxe v...
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AKA has told the entire world that his project, his EP, BHOVAMANIA is finally complete and that there are only some few things remaining for it to be completely done.
AKA who has a history of releasing hits ...
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AKA has made a bold statement that the hip hop community in the country can't overlook.
The multi-talented, multiple award-winning rapper and a father of one who is currently working on his studio album told...
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I today's world, digital streaming platforms(DSPs) are the best way to go for artistes and podcasters to make their money through streaming and receiving royalties through them.
Most if not all of our artist...
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Chad Da Don doesn't need any introduction in the rap and hip hop game today, he is one of the baddest and illest rappers in the game today spreading his wings not only in South Africa but across the African con...
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Cassper Nyovest has had numerous hit records attaining the number 1 slot in the country over the years and he is more than grateful for his fans to enable him to do that.
Apparently, most rappers, artistes i...
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Emtee has come forward to advise Chad Da Don against working with his musical arch-enemy, Cruz Afrika.
Emtee and Cruz Afrika are currently not on speaking terms and they haven't been speaking for a long time...
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BET Awards which was held this past Sunday saw Burna Boy winning his second consecutive win for the Best International Act Award category at the coveted BET Awards which is meant to celebrate black excellence.
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The Big Hash is more than ready to bless his fans with not only a single project but with two projects with another single on the pipeline already.
The Big Hash who is one versatile artiste who can easily go...
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Sho Madjozi has come forward to call out Nigerian Afropop, international artiste Burna Boy for foul play after Stormzy's song 'Own It Remix' was pulled down after she got nominated at the upcoming BET Awards.
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Nadia Nakai is arguably the number one female rapper not only in South Africa but across the African continent and she doesn't have to front that herself, her projects and work ethics can speak for her, especia...
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Meek Mill and Trey Songz have come forward to establish that there aren't any issues in regard to the public altercation that ensued online.
The altercation was brought about after Trey Songz called out Meek...
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6ix9ine's new music video that broke records has been taken down from YouTube.
People started noticing the 'Gooba' music video was removed from YouTube due to copyright infringements, people noticed this on ...
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Universal Music Group through Def Jam Africa has officially spread its wings in Africa opening up shop in the continent with the aim of owning the music scene in the continent and taking the continent to even g...
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DJ Justice has proven to be one of the promising talents serenading as a DJ and has more to offer the African continent with regards to his career line, disc jockeying.
DJ Justice, born Justice Kweku Essuman...
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The hip hop industry in South Africa was never the same after the legendary rapper, Hip Hop Pantsula shortened to HHP real name Jabulani Tsambo left us back in 24th October 2018.
HHP left a void that could n...
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Sizwe Dhlomo who is one of the most adored and respected media personalities has decided to share gems on Saturday morning.
Sizwe took to Twitter earlier this morning explaining how songs usually receive air...
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A-Reece real name Lehlogonolo Ronald Mataboge has come forward to denounce the recently released studio album that was released without his knowledge whatsoever.
The album has got the entire nation talking a...
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Award-winning celebrated rapper, Flame has fallen off with revered rapper, Sound Engineer, record producer Zoocci Coke Dope.
Flame made a public service announcement on Twitter letting the world know that th...
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South African Hip Hop has come of age, not that it wasn't one of the best genre currently in the country but thanks to the unprecedented move that has since seen almost every other mainstream rapper in the SA h...
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AKA broke the internet a few days back after a clip of him falling down made rounds on social media after his devoted fans failed to catch the Supamega when he tossed himself into the crowd.
The numerous hit...
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Costa Titch has finally arrived in the rap scene with a statement.
Working with Riky Rick and AKA on his hit record 'Nkalakatha Remix' has convinced doubters and naysayers and haters that he is here to stay ...
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- by Steve Biko
Nasty C real name David Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo is one happy one currently especially the spectacular news about his tremendous, historical deal that came to be known by the public.
Nasty C for thos...
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Nasty C is probably on cloud nine after he signed a lucrative deal with an international music conglomerate, Def Jam Recordings.
Nasty C through a joint venture with Universal Music Africa has finally shaken...
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