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Riky Rick
culture

Cotton Fest Cape Town announces full lineup

K.O Sete Young Stuna Blackie
Music

‘Don’t give up’: K.O. hits the jackpot with single ‘Sete’

K.O
Music

‘When the blessings pour’: K.O celebrates ‘Sete’ success [watch]

Riky Rick
Entertainment

Cotton Fest Cape Town announces full lineup

K.O Sete Young Stuna Blackie
Music

‘Don’t give up’: K.O. hits the jackpot with single ‘Sete’

K.O
Music

‘When the blessings pour’: K.O celebrates ‘Sete’ success [watch]

Riky Rick
Music

‘Legends never die’: BET Hip Hop Awards set to honour Riky Rick

By Naledi de Wee27-09-2022 10:07

Late rapper Riky Rick will be honoured with the inaugural Global Visionary Award at the BET Hip Hop Awards in Atlanta on 30 September.

BET
Music

‘Bring it home’: Nadia Nakai and Blxckie score BET Hip Hop nods

By Naledi de Wee14-09-2022 09:20

Rappers Nadia Nakai and Blxckie have been nominated for Best International Flow at the BET Hip Hop Awards set to take place later this month.

Sete
Music

‘Sete’: K.O makes SA history with genre-bending single [watch]

By Naledi de Wee01-09-2022 20:00

Hip-hop star K.O’s single, ‘Sete’, has made history as the fastest single in South Africa to be certified gold. Watch the music video here…

Back to the City
Music

‘Back to the City’: SA hip-hop festival celebrates 15 years in Joburg

By Naledi de Wee29-08-2022 19:26

SA hip-hop stars A-Reece, Blxckie, Costa Titch, Nadia Nakai, Maglera Doe Boy are set to perform at ‘Back to the City’ on 1 October.

Nedbank Cup
Premier Soccer League

Nedbank Cup final concert: Star-studded line-up of Mzansi’s hottest music talent CONFIRMED!

By Naledi de Wee23-05-2022 21:38

Local rapper Blxckie and ‘Sithi Sithi’ hitmakers Amaroto are set to light up the Royal Bafokeng Stadium ahead of the Nedbank Cup final.

Nedbank Cup
Music

Great musical ‘score’! Nedbank Cup Final to feature star-studded lineup

By Naledi de Wee23-05-2022 16:56

Local rapper Blxckie and ‘Sithi Sithi’ hitmakers Amaroto are set to light up the Royal Bafokeng Stadium for the Nedbank Cup Final on 28 May.

Rocking the Daisies
Music

Local is lekker! Blxckie announced as first act for Rocking the Daisies

By Naledi de Wee23-05-2022 14:53

SA hip-hop star Blxckie will take the stage at Rocking the Daisies in Cape Town later this year. Take a look at who else is on the lineup.

Family Values
Music

Riky Rick’s final collab ‘Sondela’ celebrates streaming milestones [listen]

By Naledi de Wee10-03-2022 16:47

Venom and Shishiliza’s hit track ‘Sondela’, featuring the late Riky Rick, has achieved one million plays on Apple Music. Have a listen…

New Music Firday
Music

New Music Friday: Local artists lead the way with five-star releases

By Naledi de Wee25-02-2022 14:20

Award-winning singer Maleh has released her new album ‘Lerato Laka’. Take a look at more New Music Friday releases here…

Blxckie
Music

Blxckie set to join US hip-hop duo EarthGang on world tour [listen]

By Naledi de Wee23-02-2022 16:42

SA hip-hop star Blxckie is set to join American rappers EarthGang on the Europe and United Kingdom legs of their world tour.

New Music Friday
Music

New Music Friday: Skwatta Kamp returns with bold new single [listen]

By Naledi de Wee18-02-2022 11:48

Hip-hop heavyweights Skwatta Kamp have released their first single in more than a decade! Take a look at more New Music Friday releases…

New Music Friday
Music

New Music Friday: Mary J Blige steals the show with her 15th album [listen]

By Naledi de Wee11-02-2022 10:13

Mary J Blige has released her 15th studio album ahead of her Super Bowl halftime performance. Take a look at more New Music Friday releases.

entertainers
Entertainment

Best of 2021: Six young entertainers who shook Mzansi up! [watch]

By Naledi de Wee21-12-2021 18:53

These six entertainers all made headlines as some of South Africa’s biggest breakout stars for 2021. Take a look.

albums
Music

Best of 2021: Local and international albums that defined the year [listen]

By Naledi de Wee21-12-2021 09:17

From Shekhinah’s ‘Trouble In Paradise’ to Ye’s ‘Donda’, here are 10 local and international albums that defined 2021. Take a look.

Blxckie
Celeb News

‘I was expecting it’: Blxckie on topping MTV Base Hottest MCs list

By Denika Herbst08-12-2021 15:31

New kid on the block Blxckie says being crowned as South Africa’s MTV Base Hottest MC, came as no surprise…

South African Hip Hop Awards
Music

SA Hip-Hop Awards: Boity, Blxckie and Big Zulu lead pack of nominees

By Naledi de Wee02-11-2021 18:04

Boity and Blxckie bagged five nominations at the South African Hip Hop Awards while Big Zulu bagged 11. Check out the full list of nominees here.

Nasty C
Music

‘Hip-hop to the core’: Nasty C shuts down future amapiano features [watch]

By Naledi de Wee02-11-2021 14:20

‘I’ll make a house song before I make an amapiano song’: South African hip-hop star Nasty C says anyone who wants to feature him on amapiano should ‘kill’ that idea.

Gigi Lamayne
Entertainment

Gigi Lamayne: ‘We’re finally being compared to the guys’ [listen]

By Naledi de Wee11-08-2021 17:44

Female rapper Gigi Lamayne shares her thoughts on how far SA hip-hop has come over the years. She also opens up about ‘gatekeeping’ in the industry.

Blxckie
Entertainment

Meet Blxckie: South African hip-hop’s new kid on the block [watch]

By Naledi de Wee05-07-2021 20:47

Blxckie is South African hip-hop’s newest rising star. The Durban rapper is exceeding all expectations as his debut album, ‘B4Now’, continues to win fans over.

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