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Nombulelo Mfebe aka Filoe is a fireball of energy, bublyness, positivity and passion.  She's a Mafikeng original, now residing in Rustenburg where she's pursuing her hustle. That already tells you something about her right? Yep, she's a lady on a mission. Plus she's hella funny.  If you had to,how would you describe yourself,who are you? I would describe myself as a very complicated being but all intentions are driven by a pure heart. I'm so friendly yet rude when tested. I'm a ball of EXTRA lol. I'm so extra in everything i do.  I'm passionate and such a perfectionist and I think I'm bossy I want things done my way but I'm also open to good critism. How did you get into radio? I've always loved radio. At home we listened to radio a lot because my parents love it. In my dad's car,in the morning preparing for school. Radio was always on. I loved how much they influenced people. Like you just sit there and talk and then...

Ora Kola is no doubt talented. He's released singles overtime that got positive feedback. Got him it touch with some right people and his fan base and following grew. He got airplay and TV features too. He's even super impressive on a cipher, having won a title of one a few years back,  but unfortunately talent is at the very bottom of the list, of the success recipe. VP Graphics He recently dropped a tribute track to the late legendary HHP and man did he not handle! Its a beautiful one. Check it on SlikourOnLife: Like You He was introduced to the people when he went to Idols and it being such a massive platform, after that there were more people who knew Ora Kola than those who had been introduced and grown to know Oracle. So that's when the big switch up that meant no more "Oracle VersePrince" happened. That was just the rebranding though coz O been " rapper,singer, designer" since he knew he could. Being a triple thread is not ea...

Once in a while comes a person that HHP was. Once in a while comes a person who could just be an everybody's and anybody's person. Both funny and profound. Silly and serious but above all a pioneer. I could lie and say "the dust has settled" and all those other "comforting clichés" that we forever say. But with death, the going on's of life stay reminding, poking, tapping us in the shoulder. Telling and reminding  us of a soul we've lost. When I found out that HHP had passed away last month, I was genuinely in disbelief! I was sad and shocked. I then watched as everything unfolded on the socials and media. I watched as people expressed their sadness, their best and fondest moments,how some made the death about themselves and how some were just straight up foul and being assholes about it. I wanted to write a piece sooner, commemorating him, I really wanted to. With all that surrounded his passing (and still do), there's a lot of th...

You know, when you think you have an idea about a person and then boom! You realise they are a much bigger deal than they had made it seem. You realise the only definite thing you know about them besides how talented they are is that they never smile. That's Shayzar Zimanyi of Mix Masters International. His track record is hella impressive. So, I've known Shay for a long bit. From back in the days when I presumed he was paying his dues and earning his stripes working with a very(back then) unknown Gigi LaMayne kanti guy has been at this long long way before. He starts by telling where and how it all began for him. "I began producing music at the age of 15. Recording artists in the neighbourhood and steadily expanded from city to city.I was fortunate enough that my family was already involved in the music industry locally and regionally." And he says this made breaking out an easy transition as he had the age advantage and the connects. "I started at ...

The South African Hip Hop Awards are back again this year with the 7 th  annual ceremony happening on Wednesday, the 19th of  December at The Lyric Theatre, Gold Reef City, Johannesburg, where great achievements within the local hip hop culture will be celebrated. After a much controversial and ground-breaking nomination announcement which was held on  Monday, 5th of November . The team is proud to announce SABC 1  as the official broadcast partner for the second year in a row, an addition spreading the reach of the awards to millions of South Africans, but also aligning the awards to SABC 1’s proposition of being more than TV but youth culture. Also, we’re honoured to introduce the sponsors which are KlipDrift, SAMRO, Stylin’ Dredz and Castle Lite  respectively, the event proceedings promise to be more entertaining, informative and engaging for the Hip Hop masses that will be in attendance with special tributes to  Ben Sha...

So, the SAHHA people at RMG have dropped the nominees list for 2018 and it's looking all sorts of impressive. I was at the first ever workshop about these Awards and the actual award ceremony about 7 years ago and man they have grown! The challenges are noted and the  moves  are celebrated. Growth is evident. This good for the culture. Its good for history and the kids. Its good for SA Hop.... Maybe next year they'll add "Best Hip Hop Writer/Blogger" and your girl might be in the mix 😏 There's some categories I'm looking closely at to see who's gonna take the bag. Like Best Male,Lyricist, Remix,Video,Female, and DJ. People have been putting on the work no doubt. But we know who's taking "Song of the Year" right? I know there's gonna be some folks swaying this way and some swaying that way, oksalayo that's the list and that's it.(you know the SAHHA anthem "they didn't submit") and  that's truth....

It seems good ol' ciphers and sessions will be instinct in a minute. While some come and go, some manage somehow to keep afloat long enough to manifest into something bigger I remember at some point the whole Pretoria was buzzing with sessions from Rankuwa at LSU, to Zone 1, then came the Loliwe sessions. Mams also had a few like the ones at the Backyard and Blackhole lounge, Mabopane,CBD and Sosha also had their own but none of those are left standing. A group from Soshanguve is doing something that might just be on a proper take off. I hit up Karabo "KRB" Skosana to find out more about the "Sessions in the Kitchen" happening Thursdays at Piki's Lounge aka Vibe's Café. Please tell me a bit of a background about SIT-K. SIT-K (Sessions In The Kitchen) all started back in 2012 as a Cypher session at Modise's backyard, but was formally established in 2014. Modise is the owner of "Kiss Madolo", a local brand which launched "Mdeni Mat...

You know when you wish had a magic wand you could just wave and make someone's life nje? Like you know they are talented but life is just being it's usual unfair self. Jay  is one of those people. He's been pushing so much that he's on his 20th name change but still under 25 years, am I exaggerating? Maybe but you probably get my point. He recently dropped a couple of tracks and changed his name again (👀). So I was like I got to talk to the boy,naturally I started with the name change story. What's with the name changes vele? Haha , I've been getting that a lot lately , well I've been going through a lot of stuff in my personal life due to the fact that I hadn't felt Like "LJ lattrel" in a long time, and I'd like to think that that is a chapter of my life I wanted to close. So when I sat down and thought about what to call myself after i had convinced myself that i have healed and i was ready to make new music and tell people that...

Creativity is something unmatched and somewhat natural. And if you're blessed with it,there's nothing else to do but embrace it. So, I've known Karabo Kola for a lil while and like most people, I met him through someone I met through someone. Anyways he's got this cool thing he's doing with #OpticBeads. He designs the coolest accessory pieces with beads and I've seen them and even purchased a couple. Karabo is a Pretoria born and Soweto raised guy in his late 20s who describes himself as pretty laid back, shy and lots more other things. "Trust me I am very shy. I love sweet things, I love clothes, accessories, gadgets. I'm a sucker for music, movies, just everything that's ART. I believe I am an artist too,i just haven't found my craft yet but it's hidden somewhere in Optic Beads. My best friend created a word for me says I'm an "UnArtistic Artist". The pieces that he makes are pretty remarkable. I mean, taking a lo...