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A Rustenburg Hip Hop conversation cannot be had without the mention of Dox DeezoL. He is among the few that has been making major moves in and outside the city and representing it the over the years.  Dox, whose real name is Edwin April began his music career in his teen years and acquired much popularity then as his brand was widespread throughout the Rustenburg area.  He has always been on the go from early on and his track record speaks volumes. His persistence and drive has seen him move from Rustenburg to Pretoria to Joburg and making the biggest moves in each city. From as early as Grade 10 Dox was already getting radio play and interviews. Some of his proudest moments includes a 30 minutes long launch of his EP on Motsweding FM, getting featured on two compilation projects by HipHopLiveSA with artists like Proverb, RashidKay and PDotO. Dox has also done many event and brand activations in Rustenburg and surroundings. He's also been a regular on Metro FM since 2019 and h...

Kgosi Boipelo is one of Pretoria's most promising talents as far as music is concerned. Having called Ga-Rankuwa home for the longest time, this is where he spent his time finding himself, learning his skills and moulding his rap career. Like any other, the journey has been eventful, full of lessons, ups and downs and growth. He now says he is ready to take on his musical journey as a solo artist. He has just released a remix to a song of his titled, “Capcity” that was released early this year which pays homage to "Capcity" as Pretoria is famously known. The “Capcity season 2 Remix”. The remix marathon features 11 of Pretoria artists who carry the torch as proudly as he does. The remix was released on the 31st of July and features Capcitizens- Teboza, Roman Bishop, 2kLani, Kaz, SP, Lebo, SirFiveNine, GR8, T-Tech, Habatake, Wzrd, and they all came through with different flavours and rap styles, something that Kgosi Boipelo was intentionally going for. “The capcity remix wa...

Tan89Media .     When Choosing A Stage Name... Choosing a stage name, an alias or an “aka” as an artist is an imperative task because it is a big part of your brand and how you want to be perceived.  It might be as simple as using your real name as or as complex as coming up with a whole new name. It can be as simple as “AKA”, “Kabza De Small”, “Qwabe Twinz” or “Master KG” because it’s really straight forward and doesn’t need much breaking down or decoding.  Some stage names are unique to the core, though they might need to be explained to be understood. For example- Focalistic, Priggy Ugly, Da Mthuda, Sean Pages, Sho Madjozi, Lady Zamar or Lady Du… might have an interesting backstory too.  As an emerging talent I’m assuming you think through your name and what you want it to present and say about you and not for the mere fact that it was given or you like how it sounds. Though some stage names are names that stick from a time given by the streets, friends,...

Mpumelelo aka "Double-ts Saza" is a 33 year old filmmaker, musician and an entrepreneur who resides in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria and he is a big believer of faith.  So much so that he has named all of his entities "Double Faith".  "All my entities were inspired by the word Faith which happens to be the name of my ex-girlfriend from Bloemfontein. Instead of having faith like everyone else, I chose to have Double Faith in everything I do. I even created a slogan that says "Don't have faith but have Double Faith."  Mpumelelo is currently running three "Double Faith" ships in the form of "Double Faith Entertainment" which is a record label and an events company. Then "Double Faith Visuals" which is a film production company that deals with professional music videos, photography, documentaries and online TV content.  The last of the three pillars is his proudest venture, "Double Faith Connect" which is a mu...

  I have been watching and observing and reading and listening and I couldn’t just not say anything. Coz some of these things that are happening and some of these things that people are saying .... really piss me off! But it’s not about them. I hope you are keeping well and safe. Like I said, I have been watching and unfortunately the winds of change would sooner or later come to tide and this would be your reality. Though I expected it, I hate that it’s happening. Please just bear in mind that its only momentarily. I really do hope you are doing okay and you are as strong as you make it out to be. And I hope you are not going under because of the dust of the gravel road. You know what it is. You know the ying goes with the yang, day goes with night and ups goes with the down, so I really so hope you do understand this and you are stayin put and staying up and waiting for spring time. You know who you are. Don’t forget that. Don’t lose that. Don’t discard that. Don’t question that....

 I first got hint of Tru Crack through a track of his titled "Yanos". I think I first heard it on Motsweding FM. This was when AmaPiano was rapidly taking over. I had never heard of him before nor of his music. This was early 2020 and the track was newly released. He then released 2 more tracks that same year.  Tru Crack, real name Ofentse Mothelesi is a Hip Hop (Trap) artist, producer and sound engineer. His music career dates back to over 10 years since he started out and it was around 2016/7 that he started getting visible and making moves that would see him where he is now. He took his musical interest seriously to a point of enrolling at Audio Academy to study sound engineering.  After this, Tru Crack went on to work with the late HHP as his rehearsal engineer and other artists like Reason, Towdeemac, Unathi, Fifi Cooper and Khuli Chana. He's also appeared on SpeeKas' well-known "Sotra Cophers" Freestlye Series. Though he is now a Gauteng resident, Tru ...

Black Coffee is a DJ and a musician who has done super well for himself and he is one of South  Africa’s proud exports. His brand weighs quite a lot of weight, so when anyone gets his recognition it is bound to be a proud and surreal moment for them . This was such the case for one Johannesburg based emerging Afro/Tech House DJ and Producer, Dr Feel. He found  himself, well 2 of his songs featured on the legendary DJs’ Spotify playlist. The songs “Ngoma” and  “Vaudzeyi Vanamate” made an appearance on “Black Coffee Track ID’s on Spotify beginning of July.  Dr Feel is an all-round producer and who has been specifically releasing Afro House music nonstop since  2019/2020. Before then Dr Feel was a strictly Hip Hop Producer even producing one of Ifanis’ hit  songs “February” but it seems the change in direction as far as his music is concerned was a well- earned move.  Dr Feel has never shied away from being a huge fan of Black Coffee and he is one of the ...