With Mkhukhu Funkshen, the seven-man Skwatta animals bring it on like it never has been before. Mkhukhu Funkshen has 18 blazing tracks – one which is a bonus track that had to make it to the repertoire to complete the shack.

The Originz group members, Hope and Zubz have always been firmly rooted in music, particularly Hip Hop and Soul. Being the strong Afro ambassadors that they are, it is little wonder that the group bases much of it’s content on the African experience of life, love and laughter.

One of South Africa’s newest hip-hop and Kwaito group’s Gunpowda have introduced themselves with a ten-track debut album, Paychek’s that has a brand of refreshing pop sounds. Their street-wise and tightly arranged album has an equal balance of dance and slow jamming tunes for the young at heart. On the album Gunpowda worked with different producers including experienced and well known artists such as Amu and Kaybee

Everytime I jet into Johannesburg I tune into YFM, because besides Bush Radio, this happens to be the only decent radio station that gives local hip hop acts a chance to show what they made of. I caught up with her today just as she was about to leave for London. We speak about her intro to Radio, her love for hip hop and she tells us how to get your tracks on the show. Check it.

Levitation Magazine, a premier South African Hip Hop magazine will be launching soon.  Click on here for the flyer.  Mail order details coming soon!

If comedy is your thing then you better get down to Newtown Music Hall on the 13th September 2003 at 8pm. It’s gonna cost you R80. It’s R50 for the afterparty which will feature Ready D, Naked DJ, Blaze, Redwood, Shaun Duvet and Ramesh. Click here for the Comedy Competition Flyer and the Blazing After Party Flyer.

ALPHA, the debut album from this 4 man Kwaito group marks the results of 18 months of effort. But the road to recognition goes back much further than that.

Afrikaans Hip Hop group Kallitz (pronounced “Coloureds”) will be releasing their album in December 2003 on Mothermix Records. In order to find out more about this group I spoke to the man behind this group. His name is Dokter, the beatmaker and the producer. You might have seen them perform at the Hip Hop Indaba recently so peep it.

I’m thinking Shoalin now. Crazy futuristic ish that’s what’s included in the package of beat meastro Dj Krush. It seems as if the djing aspect of the art commonly refered to as hip hop is very and I mean very popular in the far south, who can forget that legendary track that featured Canadian singer Esthero? Man that ish is so smooth. I know it got ya more open than the Blackmoon track off the Enta Da Stage album. I just peeped out his brand new album called “The Message At The Depth”. It got me in a state of insomnia after listening to it. The album goes into highs and brings it back down to the level of the equator. Dear Goddess I bring this breakbeat just for you as a offering. Ohm.

Once again, that anonymous character from L.E.S. (Lesotho) invades y’all systems with the latest greatest, as promised!  Check out the interview with El Kai, all the way from Lesotho, as they discuss his album “Nearly Had It