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On fame, friendship and a long-overdue joint album, Nasty C and Tellaman are exactly where they want to be
Nanette is going to keep showing up
With a deluxe edition of her latest album on the way and a milestone performance only days away, Nanette is ready to step into the next stage of her ascendancy
Stogie T remains South Africa’s hip-hop crusader
Stogie T’s Metro FM nod for ‘Four Horsemen’ marks a milestone collaboration bridging eras and reaffirming hip-hop’s respect for elite craftsmanship
J. Cole announces Johannesburg return as ‘The Fall Off’ tour heads to FNB Stadium
A decade after his last SA show, J. Cole returns to Johannesburg with a chart-topping album and a tour billed as his final chapter.
Sun-El Musician enters new chapter with ‘Under the Sun’
On Under the Sun, Sun-El Musician lets go of perfection, embraces risk and steps boldly into his independent era
Gig Guide: Scorpion Kings to perform at Piano People SA debut, Made In Jozi NYE Festival with Shekinah & DJ Kent, WAV Festival redefining R&B and Soul, Gunna & Majid Jordan back in SA for Milk + Cookies Festival
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More Than A Festival: Inside the Milk + Cookies Music Week Mission
Milk + Cookies Music Week returns to South Africa, thus cementing its status as more than a festival through its commitment to local talent and economic support.
Stogie T: ‘It’s all broken’
Stogie T’s aNomy captures the tension, cynicism and spiritual searching of life in South Africa, weaving history, grief and hope into vivid storytelling
Diary: YouthX Festival, Routes of Sound at Spier Wine Farm, , Grave Injustice Exhibition
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Living free: Inside Nasty C’s new era
Nasty C’s Free marks a new era of independence, balance and growth, showing the rapper beyond the beats, bars and bravado
The sonic soul of Steve Biko
Musicians have carried his ideology forward – but what would he make of today’s politics?
SA’s 10 hottest hip-hop artists
With the music genre turning 50 this year, SA hip-hop is still one of the most streamed in the country. Here are the top 10 artists right now
The Portfolio: HHP’s silver lining at Back To The City
Jabba’s Back To The City performance in 2016 was a late-career triumph for the visionary MC, but its promise would prove elusive
The new wave way: How SA’s now generation moves different
South Africa’s newest stars have turned to the internet and cultivated cult followings to launch themselves onto the global music scene
Nasty C: ‘You can’t hide from me any more’
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…