Innovators are to be included in the upcoming release DIY, through African Dope Records. DIY is a product of the nationwide competition that Yfm’s Harambe Show and Levi’s Silvertab were conducting over 12 weeks on several radio stations across the country. Read on to find out more about the Innovators.

The scene on the Eastern Cape is once again in the spotlight, this time around for the B-boy crew Execution Style, one of the regional finalists of this years Battle of the Year.  You can download their newspaper article right here. (186KB Jpeg version)

Oliver Wang went out and got a whole lot of writers to look at some of the most important hip hop albums in history. We recently received a copy of this book to see whether this would be a worthy addition to your book collection. Read on.

His album has been blasting through our speakers for the past two months and we cannot get enough of it.  He recently released that banger Sin-A-Matic and our gazilam Rush over in the Eastern Cape quickly got in touch with Louis Logic to find out more.

UK hip-hop band Fingathing returns to South Africa for a follow up tour and this time with the support of Puma, Something Big Productions and the Goethe Institute, they are to perform in Cape Town at the Valve on Friday the 31st October 2003.

Nomadic Wax production company is currently seeking out African MCs for a monthly showcase in NYC. If you are an MC from the Motherland and you are interested in participating in NYC’s first all African Hip-Hop event please contact info@nomadicwax.com.

7venlox Events presents Move_mental – the 2nd movement featuring live performances by Tumi & the Volume and a solo project by Burni of Godessa, at the Indepenent Armchair Theatre, Observatory on Saturday 25th October 2003.

This week we look at the more extreme side of Hip Hop and standing in that corner is producer/rapper/record label owner and film-maker Necro. See what he says about his rated R DVD and his new album “Brutality Part 1”. Don’t sleep on Necro.

Djing now for 10 years, As-If originally broke onto the HipHop and turntablist scene in 1998 when she famously became the first ever female to make the UK DMC finals. Since then she has continued her turntablisms, entering various competitions.

Look out for ‘CORE’, a new SA hip hop magazine whose first edition is set to arrive on November 24 this year.

This week we speak to Emile YX, lead rapper from Black Noise. It’s always interesting to have discussions with him and this time around he came with even more food for thought. He also touches on the tour in Europe, the sudden surge of popularity of hip hop in South Africa plus loads more.

Enter the strange world of Dub L. Here’s to one of the most innovative albums of 2003 and we speak to the man who is responsible for it. Take a read as we in-depth into his latest album “Dub L’s In Town“.

Emile YX “Jansen”, of South African Hip Hop Group, Black Noise – I have been teaching through hip hop culture for the past 10 years. In 1993 Emile decided to leave the teaching profession to tour with Black Noise. Read more for info on his latest CD.

17 and 18 October 2003: CD Launch at Mannenberg Jazz Café, V&A Waterfont.
19 October 2003: In Store Promotion at CD Warehouse, Waterfront at 2pm.

Jayquan assured me he will be dropping 5 mics and he just did that with a track titled “5 Mics” featuring grandfathers of hip hop Grandmaster Caz and Grandmaster Melle Mel. This guy aint moving around in the circles of Ja-rule or 50 cent but rather with cats like Kurtis Blow and T-La Rock.