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 Attention Emerging Talent!! So, for the years that I have been dealing with and working alongside emerging talent, more so, artists. I have noticed some behavior pertaining to their brand. That could be credited to lack of experience and knowledge but it could also be ignorance and lack of proactivity. A lot of talent lacks a lot of knowledge of their industries. The very same field they want to occupy one day. Its super essential for anyone to know as much as possible when it comes to a dream they are pursuing or a skill they are great at or anything for that matter they say they are passionate about. The very basic things to know are many times overlooked and undermined and they play a huge role in how you develop as a brand, how you are perceived, and it shows just how serious or not one is about whatever it is they are pursuing. I have listed and broken down six (6) tips for emerging/ up and coming brands/ talents. Hopefully they will serve helpful to some. 1. The bas...

The hustle in the Limpopo Province in terms of Hip Hop has been on an up and up for a solid time now. There's some dedicated individuals and collectives  who stick it up in trying to do the most trying to bring things up to a certain level. From events, mediums and the Music. Speaking of music, the recent drop comes in a form of a compilation mixtape from somewhat an OG , a Limpopo Hip Hop Pioneer. Sifiso Hassan Kabini aka King Tonic, got together a few of notable artists across the province and put together this project titled “ Cut& Paste 2” He's from the era of Ba4za and was deep in the CapCity Movement, also getting mentorship from Hakeem " Flex Boogie" Anderson. He's now doing what most overlook, he's giving back. Here's what he had to say to us. What inspired the need for this project and what is it about? The project was inspired by the growth of Hip Hop in the country, and the thought that I should play a part in the recognition of art...

It looks like Sly YoHighness might just got next as the Motswako Prince. It's now been a long while since we've had a proper Motswako wave breakthrough. Remember when the Morafe and Tuks wave hit, or when Gata lenna came out, Fifi Cooper and the late HHPs consistency and many comebacks? A lot of us have been wondering "who got next"? With the fall of guys like Notshi and KT struggling to properly cement his stance, is Sly the guy to look out for? I hit him up through the socials, to find out what he's been up to and if he really got his sight set on the throne. So how did he get into this whole music and creative space thing? He says he's always been artistic and one thing led to the other . "I love & have always loved acting. I'm very out there & funny too (yes, he is). So once I started writing I kinda never stopped, though I always felt it's a farfetched dream or whatever but I kept on writing, even if it was just for mysel...

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 ...