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In his new visual album, Shane Eagle portrays himself as a heroic character in a fictitious universe, which is the basis of rap music. (Photo: Kgotso Aphane/Maverick Seizure)
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Xenergy: Domiciled in Shane Eagle’s universe

With the pandemic crimping the flow of Xenergy, Shane Eagle has released a virtual performance in the form of a visual album

  • Sabelo Mkhabela
6 min read
Due for release about a decade ago, Jay Electronica’s Act II: Patents of Nobility has finally seen the light, initially as an internet leak
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Abracadabra: The magic of Jay Electronica

The elusive rapper’s recent confounding and reluctant releases are rap as liberation theology

  • Kwanele Sosibo
5 min read