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Arts and CultureMalcolm Sekgothe | 2019-08-09 00:00:00

“I don’t only have South African stories to tell,” says hip-hop artist Rouge, who was born and raised in Pretoria by Congolese parents. “I...

Rāms’s feet touch the ground and sky

Arts and CultureKwanele Sosibo | 2019-06-07 00:00:00

A significant portion of the upward trajectory of Rāms’s career has to do with his intuition. The Johannesburg-based rapper has a sixth sense...

Rap rebel without a pause

Arts and CultureGopolang Botlhokwane | 2019-05-31 00:00:00

For much of his career, motswako rapper Mo’Molemi has attempted to capture and make sense of the precarious position young black people...

Slice of life: ‘Most lovely night of my life’

NationalSarah Smit | 2019-03-08 00:00:00

I got booked for this show at a club in town. That was my first big performance. You know how it usually is: they book, like, different artists and...

The sky’s the limit for ‘DIY’ Eagle

Arts and CultureSabelo Mkhabela | 2018-06-22 00:00:00

Shane Eagle is the latest rapper to receive the coveted best hip-hop album trophy at the South African Music Awards (Samas). “It was about...

Kwesta’s snapshot of home

Arts and CultureFezokuhle Mthonti | 2018-01-26 00:00:00

My parents etched out a comfortable existence for our family in the imprecise terrain that often forms in the fissures between working and middle...

Mr Tap's vision to inspire others

Arts and CultureTiffany S Thomas | 2017-08-18 00:00:00

As the sound of music bleeds through the walls of Bomba Records, a music studio in Braamfischerville, Soweto, Tebogo Aubrey Poopedi bounces his...

For better or worse, SA rap has become all about the money

FridaySabelo Mkhabela | 2017-02-24 00:00:00

On his 2012 hit song I Want It All, AKA raps: “I be running in the streets like a fly Hector Pieterson/ With my Adidas on/ They say the...

Rapper Dope Saint Jude has found her cause — it's reimagined and redefined

MusicSarah Koopman | 2016-08-01 00:00:00

As you listen to the opening tracks on Dope Saint Jude’s debut EP, Reimagine, there’s no doubt the Cape Town rapper is doing things on...

Big Sean: Coming to SA a dream come true

MusicRhodé Marshall | 2014-02-03 14:39:00

Rapper Sean Michael Anderson, known as Big Sean, performed at Mary Fitzgerald Square in Johannesburg for a one-night only performance on Saturday...

Ice Prince seeks a new honour

MusicRhodé Marshall | 2013-11-19 13:21:00

Local fans of Nigerian rap artist Ice Prince (born Panshak Zamani) will see him joining the likes of JR, Morafe, Reason, AKA, Khuli Chana and...

Big Sean and Kendrick Lamar to hit SA

MusicRhodé Marshall | 2013-09-26 13:30:00

Rapper Sean Michael Anderson, known as Big Sean, is headed to South Africa for a one-night only performance on Saturday February 1...

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