AKA outdid himself on his third studio album – because 24/7/365 is a mixtape – Touch My Blood. His mixture of conventional pop song structure, unforgettable melodies… Read more “#Featured | 7 Pop Culture References on AKA’s Touch My Blood Album”
Tag: South African hip hop
#Satire | Rappers Against Racism
The amount of racial hatred parated by Whiteness™ on-line has attracted condemnation from the least likely of quarters in society.
#Fotografi | The Grey Series Studio Sessions
Four years ago, a mixtape concept curated by the film duo Drop XVI, producer Nyambz’s Studio Next Door, and emcee B.O.Y Wonder’s Ondaground Productions was recorded in… Read more “#Fotografi | The Grey Series Studio Sessions”
#Fotografi | BTS @ Yungloon Taliboom’s Videoshoot
The producer/emcee duo comprising Maloon TheBoom and YoungstaCPT’s recently-released video for their song “Muchas Gracias” was filmed at the beginning of 2017 in Cape Town. A lot… Read more “#Fotografi | BTS @ Yungloon Taliboom’s Videoshoot”
#Fotos | Back To The City [Main Stage]
The main stage is a hive for disappointment. It remained true to that reputation this year.
Back To The City: The End Is Coming
When the final Back to the City takes place in 2021, oral recollections of past festivities will serve as testament to what happens when a bunch of… Read more “Back To The City: The End Is Coming”
#Throwback | When #FillUp Was Still A Dream In Cassper’s Dome
Imagine if Cassper Nyovest failed to fill up the dome. How would South African Hip Hop look at him? What would #TeamAKA think and say? Most importantly,… Read more “#Throwback | When #FillUp Was Still A Dream In Cassper’s Dome”
Rouge: Coming In From The Cold, Redda Than Red
In 2013 Deko Barbara-Jessica Weidi, who is of Congolese descent, was an upstart R&B singer who’d recently started rapping because of the push her producer friends gave… Read more “Rouge: Coming In From The Cold, Redda Than Red”
#Phototessay | Behind The Scenes At Uno July’s ‘Isukile’ Videoshoot
When power cut in the middle of his studio session in November 2016, Gugs-born Uno July took a short break in the Red Bull Studios’ lounge in… Read more “#Phototessay | Behind The Scenes At Uno July’s ‘Isukile’ Videoshoot”
#Featured | Khuli Chana For Red Bulletin Magazine
The residents of Mamelodi West and its surrounds gathered at the Solomon Mahlangu square towards the end of May for a screening of Red Bull Amaphiko’s ‘The… Read more “#Featured | Khuli Chana For Red Bulletin Magazine”