Interview: Pro talks about his new album
Pro’s about to release his fifth album Continua, it should be dropping on the 12th of March. I guess he pulled a Jay-Z and dropped the lable by leaving TS Records. This new album will be released by Bentey and EMI- Bentey is the same lable JayR and Redbutton are under. Yeah we looking forward to this.
Well the 2012 SAMA nominees for Best Street Urban Album which I think means rap and hip hop have been announced whats your take on the list.I caught up with some of the nominees last night and they gave me their take on what the nomination means.
Press Play: Let It Show (feat. J Cole)
Press Play: Celebration (feat. T-Pain)
Under the Young Money stable we’ve seen Lil Wayne, Drake and Nicki Minaj have phenomenal commercial success.
Oh my gosh Snow was so cool when we were in primary school or somewhere. This dude was produced by a pioneering rapper called MC Shan who made so much money of this track that he just quit rapping. Well you know I just want to take you back in time. Laugh enjoy and if you arent old enough well take heed
Press Play: Macaroni & Spaghetti
Story Behind The Track- Its a track about how Thibe and farai are different, thibe representing more of macaroni and Farai being the other side of sphagetti, we are different and the same at the same time!but yet we can both fuse our talents and promise our believers we gonna represent! The meaning of the lingo ( Macaroni& Sphagetti) means all good. This is a banger the beat is probably stolen though but who cares we ride with it.
The local brand Butan has finally made it inside Shesha doors after doing well in the Menlyn store in December, Shesha has decided to spread the brand in most of their stores. Get world class street swag and represent whats real. Look out for a Shesha store stocking Butan at The Glen,The Zone,Eastgate, Menlyn,Canal Walk. Power to the staff and most importantly you the buyer.
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We were out in Hartebeest this weekend at the Shugasmakx video shoot for the Take It Easy single featuring Moneoa. Other people that came through were Eezy from Teargas,JayR Pro,Dj Gobbz and Kwesta. Check out the pictures
Got to check out Material last week and already in the back of my mind I never expected to ball out laughing, because although Riaad Moosa is probably one of the funniest comedians in the game right now, the movie game is a whole different animal. So without expectations I watched this movie and with all honesty I can count on one hand how many local movies can evoke such emotion. What makes a movie good is when you figure out how it will end but you stay glued because the characters manage the story so well. Its a light hearted eye opener of typical Muslim Indians commitment to culture,religion,family and history. In the movie Riaad is embracing all those things but his challenge is following a dream that his family beleive compromises all those values. It’s sounds all serious but thats the core of the movie which is carried through in a non forceful comical manner. Special mention to Joey Rasdien with his chirps and his yellow beetle. I can’t compare this to any Bollywood movie cause I haven’t watched none, but in comparison to most local and international movies that I watch this is definitely one to check out.
Its been a while and im inspired to write, my new years resolutions normally take time to process so my inspiration is a bit delayed. I took sometime to look at the hip hop year in 2011, and I must say the game changed in a major way, well atleast the cats that were in the forefront were replaced by a whole new generation of artists. If you dont know about them by now you must be living in the same planet this blog has been over the past few months they call it Nowhere. The game last year was held ransom by AKA,L-Tido,Kwesta, Cashtime Fam and let say Khuli Chana depending on whether you want to call him new school or not. I’ll be doing weekly big ups of each of them sharing and giving my opinion on their history,albums and what I think. Its all my opinion feel free to drop yours and your thoughts on the local rap game in 2011 and Beyond
When the schoolboy puts down the schoolbag to pick up the new swag in persuit of being a beast and a problem a couple of awards later you realize his probably on the path to achieving his goal. AKA rapping days date back to high school at St Johns with his then crew Entity. Then they were sidelined not only because the focus was on the Motswako movement -a hip hop style introduced by rappers from Mafikeng then lead by HHP,Tuks, and Morafe- but also because one of the members was the son of the then CEO of SABC Dali Mpofu so their street cred was questionable based on the assumption that they were rich boys that got preferential treatment. They also never helped avoiding that perception with their videos that had speed-boats, yachts and yellow bones, all the things that were unheard off even by the most commercially successful acts in South African hip hop at that time.
The groups first album was their last album and with the boys leaving high school hip hop was put on the back burner but AKA then still known as Keenan decided otherwise. I guess when you’ve been kicked around and your credibility has been questioned you either go home crying or you come back with more attitude, charisma, swagger and ofcourse music that we’ll ensure your career doesn’t dejavu. AKA’s chose the latter-Picture the dude who lost a fist fight and ran home to get his fathers gun to solve matters- Teaming up with his new crew IV League he took the full time duty of being the rapper and they dropped his first single “DO IT” which became an instant hit on YFM and 5fm, this opened up doors to collaborate with artists like Pro-Kid and Khuli Chana which gave birth to the hit club banger “I Want It All” AKA’s popularity and fan-base was definately growing but what sealed the deal were those bell and heavy synths of what I’d like to see as AKA prophesizing his future in what he called the Victory Lap.
With the track been number one on the MetroFM charts for 5 weeks, and on the playlist of every trending hip hop club dj and within a few months of the release of his album AKA was nominated and won at the Channel O awards for the most gifted hip hop video all over Africa and if that wasn’t enough he then dominates the Metro FM awards for best hip hop and best produced album and on top of that beating South African IT girl Zahara in best newcomer award. In 2011 AKA opened a bakery which only serves humble pie to all the non-believers. With so much achieved in so little time as a solo artists AKA is on the path to leading a new generation of rappers who rap hard but don’t essentially have the ghetto hardships linked to most successful rappers. It’s groundbreaking and he has all the qualities to fill it as long as he stays consistent.
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