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Osmic Menoe is the founder of the Back to the City festival
AFRICAN MUSIC FESTIVALS

Osmic Menoe on building Africa’s biggest hip-hop festival and its lasting legacy

For 19 years, Back to the City has united South African hip-hop and founder Osmic Menoe reflects on the festival’s culture, impact and vision

  • Kibo Ngowi
8 min read
YoungstaCPT and Imraan Christian’s efforts as contemporary voices of Cape Town saw them walked away with the best video title at the South African Hip Hop Awards. (Nate Chantrain)
CAPE FLATS
Video

Crusading for the culture

YoungstaCPT’s debut is an autobiographical album that explores coloured identity

  • Zaza Hlalethwa
5 min read
Rapper Emtee paid the Mail & Guardian a visit to speak about his musical journey
AFRICAN TRAP MOVEMENT

Finding Your Niche with Emtee

Rapper Emtee paid the Mail & Guardian a visit to speak about his musical journey, what’s shaped his musical style and how he found his flow.

  • Oupa Nkosi
  • Malcolm Sekgothe
1 min read
Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh mischaracterises and misunderstands contract law and the common law generally, the authors say.
ANC

Literary bent to hip-hop’s Democracy & Delusion

Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh’s dual release of a politically charged record and book was influenced by his father.

  • Govan Whittles
8 min read
Contributors to the hip-hop industry were honoured and celebrated at the third annual South African Hip Hop Awards 2014.
AFRICAN MUSIC

SA rappers called to unity and feted by fans

Hip-hoppers Cassper Nyovest and AKA dominate the accolades of this year’s South Africa’s Hip Hop awards.

  • Katlego Mkhwanazi
3 min read
Kiernan Forbes
AKA

AKA pulls out of SA Hip-Hop Awards

What was supposed to be an evening celebrating the best South African hip-hop artists – as voted for by fans – has taken an ugly turn.

  • Rhode Marshall
2 min read