Sisters 'n RAP

          Bathandwa ‘Borstol’ Bandla an underground rapper (19 years old) was born and raised in the dusty streets of Khayelitsha in Cape Town. Where he was raised by his aunt Vuyiseka Thelma Mapeyi, who today he considers her as his mother since he was raised by her. He lost his mother and father at a very young age (if you heard some his songs, he mentions this) and he was therefore was raised by his aunt. He attended his primary school at Holy Cross Primary School in Woodstock and he recently matriculated from Glendale Sec School in Mitchells Plain. He is now currently studying at the University of the Western Cape doing his first year.   He fell in love with Hip-hop music at the age of 11 with the inspiration of the likes of P’zoh, Zanzolo, Rattex and internationally, it was Eminem, Dr Dre and the list goes on. “These rappers played a huge role in making me the lyricist I am today. I used to sit in my room and write my favorite rapper’s lyrics and at the age of twelv

  The Baxter’s Zabalaza Theatre Festival is calling for applications from theatre-makers, directors, script writers, community groups and theatre companies to participate in the 2015 Zabalaza Theatre Festival. The festival will take place at the Baxter Theatre Centre from 20 to 28 March. The deadline for applications is by 3 October 2014 . Click here for the 2015 Zabalaza application form !!! Productions which are selected from applications received will first be auditioned and will then be invited to participate in the Zabalaza mini-festivals, which are planned for January 2015, when the final selection for the 2015 festival line-up will be made. Auditions take place from 6 October through to 12 December 2014, so artists are strongly encouraged to apply early. The Festival organisers are looking for one or two-handers, children’s theatre productions, puppetry, musical theatre, drama, comedy, physical theatre and storytelling. “As we are celebrating our fifth

REDseason - REDseason - REDseason! "What's all this REDseason thing? Why are you always dressed in red?" If you don't read this update you will have no right to ask me anything about red. My name is Zubenice , a young Rap artist who rather regards himself a musician than a rapper. Let me get straight to the point! I wear red, I love red! Anything else besides that? - Yes, so much! There is a whole lot of us in this Hip Hop movement. There are rappers, dancers, skaters, and everybody, including those who just love it as a fashion. We are just too many and we all look the same. It is important for an artist to have something that will make them stand out from the crowd. It is important to have your own image. I chose wearing red clothes. I wear my red outfit whenever I go to a music-related or entertaining event. It makes it easy for people to recognize me. For instance, imagine you're at an event and there's this rapper who really does it for you! It'

SIVE MBEJENI   WILL DROP AN EP SOON, SOME OF YOU KNOW HIM FROM THE   WORD AND BEAT MIXTAPE   WHICH CONSIST OF 16 ARTISTS BY THE   CREATIVE DATABASE  BEATMAKERS CHALLENGE THAT WAS RELEASED LAST YEAR WITH THE LIKES OF   ONE MOVEMENT ,   SSK ,   IMBONGI ZEMVELI ,   RIVLN CLIQUE   ETC. The EP will be titled The Lost Soul its something different that people aren't familiar with yet cause music or any art form is made from a personal point view so this project is more like the definition of   Sive  the artist.You might ask why the title "the lost soul" well when this EP drops you will get the answer to that question, And we have tried to make each and every song different from the other so that people who will appreciate what we did, have a variety or a blend of almost everything out of me cause these project will contain something like 6-7 songs, so when a person play this CD they should listen throughout from the 1st song to the last without skipping.We have real

HOMEBOY HAS PERFORMED IN A SHOW CALLED TOGETHERNESS IN SITE C SOME PEOPLE KNOW HIM FROM THAT SHOW. HES NEW IN THE HIP HOP GAME SO DON'T BE HARD ON HIM GUYS Homeboy the General Real name  Bongekile Nqiyama born in a small town in the Eastern Cape Called Engcobo ' currently residing in Cape Town khayelitsha he is a hiphop/kasirap artist that is dedicated to conscious,hardcore,love,social issues and everyday life that is happening in the ghetto,building an intimate Relationship with his fans through their experiences and his too.  His aim is to bring back the message and life in the South African music industry. Homeboy's passion of music began in April 2013 and he has grown musically and physically,he's music playlisted on Local radio hiphop shows such as Bushradio,Radio Zbonele,UCR FM now he is in the studio recording his 1st Mixtape titled: Kasi Library,Homeboy the General is featured on a sound tracks compilation project that Feats cats all over

UNATHI MPOTULO EMCEE CPT My name is Unathi Mpotulo , but I go by Uneek . I’m a hardcore hip-hop emcee hailing from Cape Town. I started rapping at the age of 12 and I've been in the game since the early nineties. You’ll hear a lot of malevolence in my lyrics. I own half of a budding company called Da Insane Entertainment , which deals with music, clothing, graphics and events. I’m also steadily infiltrating the market with my street¬-wear label Skill Born . I am the other half of a hip-hop duo called Informal. Growing up I listened to Rza , Army of the Pharoahs , NWA and Dogg Pound Gangster . Now I am into Skeem Team, Tech Nine , and Snow Goons . I do hard, aggressive and lyrically on point music. Sisters 'n Rap was also with Uneek in Bushradio 89.5 fm at the Headwarmaz Hip Hop  show where she told us the Bushradio listeners about the journey of Sprite competition and shes the only female who made it to the top 4 finalist of the competition among

THEATRE4CHANGE THERAPEUTIC THEATRE - T3  Presents,  AMAZING WOMEN ARTS EVENT (AWAE)  Amazing Women Arts Event (AWAE) is an initiative that is made possible by positive energies from Theatre4Change Therapeutic Theatre - T3, Mandisi Sindo and Themba Mchunu. It plans to happen annually in Cape Town on the Women's Day. This year's 1st Amazing Women Arts Event (AWAE) will take place in Khayelitsha at Makukhanye Art Room at On the 9th of August, 2pm - 7pm. On the Women's Day. YES. Amazing Women Arts Event (AWAE) has been a dream yet it seems that the dream is coming true. However, as we all know that this event won't happen without the presence/contribution of Artists, Audience Members and Theatre Practitioners. The love that has been given to Vuka Mandela Theatrical Magic by artists and audience has also pleased for this initiative. We need you.  To Artists: this initiative is STRICTLY FOR FEMALE DIRECTORS, WRITERS AND PERFORMERS (F/M), we call upon interested f

  When you hear the word " Driemanskap " then Gugulethu rings bell. Driemanskap is a Hip Hop crew which has taken over the Hip Hop music by its horn. The crew all grew up together on the same street at NY7 Kakyard Street in Gugulethu . growing in a society filled with violence and poverty inspired them to latex on form a group whilst in high school back in 2001. Hip Hop to them is a way of expressing their views and pain a their surroundings, they are inspired by what they see and do everyday.    It is one of the best crews in Cape Town ad all over South Africa. Bringing a unique sound and style in Hip Hop genre known as " SPAZA . It consist of four members El-Nino, Ma-B,Dla and Rendondo , Driemanskap choose their genre which is Spaza known as "Underground Hip Hop" has now dominated all over Cape Town. Driemanskap also started recording at home and did their songs on recorded cassettes, performing at school Hip Hop session like A

He describes himself as a Humble and funny person who has the ability to stick to his plans and visions. He also says he is easy to get along with. Something I went on to discover as I interviewed him further. Kayswag is a 22 year old Rapper/Graphic and Fashion Designer. A Multi-talented being who began MCeeing from as early as 2005 even though it wasn't as serious as it is now. Like most Rappers, Khanya Fusi, whom at the time was still focus on studying, met a person known as CypherLyric who introduced him to a diverse range of hip hop activities like battling and the ever so interesting cyphers. In 2009 he moved to Cape Town from Bloemfontein, Recorded a Mixtape with his crew and the rest, as they say, was history. SnR: Did the attending the cypers and battles inspire you to take hip hop more seriously?  KF: I had a low self esteem back then. I underestimated my abilities. As I grew older, I began to understand my abilities better. The Cyphers drove my passion  SnR: Woul

You've been following Cape Town Hip Hop for some time now, most people get surprised when you say you base in Eastern Cape. You follow every move that is made from this side, you don't miss the news of Cape Town HipHop the battles,diss tracks, new rappers on the block, new tracks, the Headwarmaz show on Bush radio, even the upcoming events in Cape Town. Basically you're up to date with the movement on this side. As you look at the HipHop scene on this side what are your thoughts,from the artists,fans, even organisers, the Dj's and everyone around it? Do you think Cape Town HipHop is where it is suppose to be? Ludwe Manskap Mvandaba My thoughts on the Cape Town Hip Hop scene .I adore the fact that the population of Cape Town is drawn or should i say stolen into the genre.The supporters and fans embrace their artists. Hip Hop is growing at a fast rate in Cape Town so much that the South African public and media notice their movements,from sessions,shows and media a

29 MARCH 2013 Don't miss out on the two shows in Delft and Phillipi   Clash Of The Titans 2014   Hosted by: Elitha Ello + Ntombi Thembela  Damage: R20 Venue WHITE HOUSE IN DELFT  Line-up :  1. Siba 2. BuntuJobela  3. Inkanyamba 4. Frame Work  5. GOT 6. Raptile + BOB (ParkSide)  7. Anele Kose  8. Princepless  9. Rap Legions 10. Argo  11. Test  12. Samora  13. Kay-Swagg  14. L.manzi 15. K.r  16. Anele kose  17.Undefined (Bible + Asa-Qha)  Entertained by Dj Ranger with some good music  For more information contact Buntu Jobela or Ncumani Rajesh Fumbe on facebook     HEADS 'N RAPS PRESE NT   Heads on the Move HOSTED by NTSIKANE     Line up  1Sim Music   2 Poetician  3Vegita  4 Amaza Marimba Band 5 Qilimba  6 undefined (Asa Qha and Bible)  7 One Movement 8Tshova noNtsikane 9Pro.X  10Brownie  11Simmz  12Qhawe  13Ruff-Kat and many more   Date: 29 March 2014 Venue: Philippi ParkJam near Intsebenziswano High School Tim

They say Hip Hop is a tough game only the best survive. Hip Hop is a MALE dominated genre where you will find few female rappers in the industry, we even hardly see female rapper at the line-up.  Being a female in Hip Hop Industry is very challenging whether you an emcee, fan or a event organizer because mens don't take females serious. Women's are facing lot of challenge across the world not in MUSIC only, we live in a Country where you will hear on the newspaper,radio or television that a women was beaten or she was rapped. Its even hard on us to engage or raise our views in a debate session because the minute you interact on that debate you have a fear of being around mens, you know 4sho that even if you say a right thing you will find others calling you by names more specially in Hip Hop debate they will say "you are a group that's why you say that". Same ladies who support hip hop in Cape Town quit because of such behavior.   Cape

Timo Abdul Aziz Pahad New Single #vocallCHORDmachine  Most of you know him as Taycee Da MicZilla's hype man when he started. Most of you know him as Mr "My album is Halaal". Most of ya'll know him as Mr "Smokers Section VOL.1". Ladies and GENTLEMEN I'm talking about the GUY who brought you the "BLACK SATURDAY's and every sunday HELD it OWN with the OPEN MICS with TIMO. I'm Talking about A Rapper/Poet/Actor/¬Voice Over Artist/ entrepreneur/ Disk Jokey yep he also goes by the name of #Best|Rapper|DJ• Beast on the Decks messed up HIP HOP DJ.  South African Hip Hop Music Awards (SAHHA) nominee also Australian MSF TV documentary Award Runner Up. Mr TIMO ABDUL AZIZ PAHAD. Real name Themba Jekubeni born in a small town in the Eastern Cape Called Cala "eRounin' now currently residing in Cape Town working with AliceLibo Music who is crew members to the late "Taycee da MicZilla" RIP, Mtezman the Gux KING PROUCER and B

    Sisters ' Rap is one of the Heads 'N  Raps fans who happen to be there every weekend so they took the courage of researching about the open mic session and this what they have to say about HnRs!!!!!!!! There was an open mic here in Phillipi, called Udaba Nosiba around 2009, but faded in 2010. Masibulele Ntsikane Lote, was involved in that open mic session and he is one of the artists that used to perform during the running of the open mic session. After the session faded, Ntsikane took the courage of opening his own session, which is known today as Heads n Raps. Heads n Raps is a platform for upcoming and well known artists to showcase their rap skills in the eyes of the Hip Hop music supporters. The open mic session is not only focused in rap music, poets are also given a platform to perform their poems in the Hip Hop session. We all know some rappers started as poets artists and now they rhyme on top of a beat. HnR don't have a age,race nor gender b