The popularity of two Cape Town listening bars points to the need for more eclectic music spaces
We South Africans know our coalitions (we’ll probably see more after our elections) and the recently released Apple Music 100 Best Albums list smells exactly like one
Hip-hop turning 50 will be celebrated around the globe. But, as a South African hip-hop scholar reminds, there’s a local anniversary that should not be forgotten
As the 50th birthday of hip-hop rolls around, it’s clear that its influence isn’t limited to New York — it’s a mic to black lives across time and everywhere
Soulful offering, which speaks of love and life’s obstacles, also inspires the listener to dance
2003 produced some iconic songs in hip hop and R&B
After several years out of the limelight, Kwesta hopes to rediscover his flair with an experimental new collaborative project.
The only rapper to give a masterclass in hip-hop storytelling, Nasir Jones is one of the best rappers of all time
Phrenology, the fifth studio album by prolific hip-hop group The Roots, turns 20 on 26 November
Gun violence claims the life of yet another of hip-hop’s ascendant stars
The music festival’s founder, the late Riky Rick, had talked about expanding it on a national scale
Standing on the shoulders of hip-hop giants like HHP, Pro and Skwatta, the new generation of Mzansi rappers is changing the genre’s lexicon
Thato Saul is no one-dimensional gangster, his latest album ‘Life Is Gangster’ mixes street talk and moments of vulnerability.
Shapeshifting twins Banele and Bandile Mbere talk about their rise to success
June is Pride Month and we’re looking beyond the rainbow-themed campaigns and logo changes, to turn our attention to the movement’s icons.
Whether you call him Yeezus, Ye or a Jeen-Yus, today marks another turn around the sun for the Chicago rapper
Senegalese documentary Mane — about a rapper and a wrestler — provides a fresh, feminist take on the country’s hip-hop generation
Jabba’s Back To The City performance in 2016 was a late-career triumph for the visionary MC, but its promise would prove elusive
Jabba was an an innovator who paved a lane and nurtured a genre, but he only ever wanted to be a Maftown hero
This extract from the book Ten Cities details the evolution of the club scene in Nairobi, with a focus on the mid-1990s
Living in Georgia in the US for a few years, John Robinson, aka Sci, built a close bond with DOOM. In this two-part interview, he reminisces on the moments they shared
Living in Georgia in the US for a few years, John Robinson, aka Sci, built a close bond with DOOM. In this two-part interview, he reminisces on the moments they shared
Rapper, producer, designer and ardent DOOM fan ByLwansta shares the influence the masked villain had on his craft
Hip-hop artist DOOM passed away in October, but the world found out only last week. Mpho Moshe Matheolane met the man himself in 2013
Photographer Lewis Holiday’s late-’90s image of DOOM captures the hip-hop artist’s early experiments with concealment
Hip-hop auteur Daniel Dumile’s rapping was fuelled by a remarkable erudition, his multiple characters broaching diverse topics with a beguilling playfulness
DOOM collaborator Stahhr shares game from the masked villain and how they crafted some of hip-hop’s dopest songs
Dr Thembisile Xulu, the newly appointed chief executive of the Sanac Trust, tells Nicolene de Wee about a new plan to fight HIV, TB and STIs — and her hip-hop dance moves
The elusive rapper’s recent confounding and reluctant releases are rap as liberation theology
This new docu-series by Diliza Moabi, which began airing on SABC1 at the beginning of the month, allows the new generation to lead in telling their stories
It’s been two weeks since the 23-year-old rapper signed a deal with US record label and hip-hop stronghold Def Jam. He caught up with the Mail & Guardian to let us know why the release of his album is taking so long