This is brother Kamma from Grahamstown greeting everybody who is active in hip hop. We as the family in Grahamstown or Rhini and the surrounding areas would like to contribute to AG by giving people an introduction to Rhini’s Hip Hop scene.  Read more for our story.

This is an announcment from the African FellaZ. The group is made up of 2 emcee’s. One of them being yours truly – Nigel. This album will probably be released in December 2004. We want as many emcee’s and producers to take part in this album and give exposure to as many people at the same time.  Read more for detailed info.

The Militia! Cats from Orange Farm (O.F).  It’s been a long time coming but heads don’t have to wait any longer. The Militia is releasing an album soon, as in March 2004. Initially planned to be released mid-2003, the timing wasn’t right. But 2004 is the year that’s gonna see the rise of the tide in the local hip hop industry. Rated highly by critics who heard it pre-release, calling it the loud voice of the street, a breath of fresh air in S.A hip hop…dealing with social issues especially from the street perspective we gonna see the other dimension of local hip hop. Building a name for themselves on the underground scene way back before (and in) the days of YFM’s Rap Activity Jam, Militia has always been dropping gems. We’re familiar with the phrase “keeping it real” now we gonna see and hear what it really means. That’s what hip hop needs right now no doubt!
For more info on the Militia and the album and how u can get the material before March contact Fiyasko on 073 452 7972.

Meet Stuart, a DJ, the owner of Digital Justice and that fab website on the broken beat culture The Breakdown. In this in depth interview we discuss a whole range of stuff including the benefit you would get from adding his site to your favourites.

In general, the conception of a coloured man is based on numerous and inadequate generalizations. So, what does it mean to live as a coloured in South Africa? It means an exposure to a social bigotry that is underpinned by ignorance and insecurities. This is clearly seen by a set of invisible, sometimes visible, coloured commandments. For a long while these coloured commandments dictated the development of social structures and interaction between a people having no tangible identity and self-worth. Sadly, the ignorance, insecurity, lack of an identity and self-worth still persist in South Africa today. Living with discrimination in your heart.

A nascent tourist industry is developing around the sites where slaves once were sold. The tour operators claim that when theses sites are shown to tourists they are supposed to serve as a reminder of our brutal oppressive history. Yet the truth is that these institutions, by themselves, are not of much value. Especially when all the countries that participated and gained economic advantage from the slave trade barely acknowledge their roles.

Check out the hot new compilation from pH Music featuring some of the best and brightest from the underground hip-hop scene – including Omega Rhed, Storm the Unpredictable, Doujah Raze, O.U.O, Educated Consumers, Poem-cees, Noyeek (Infinite Loop), Asheru (Unspoken Heard), Kool Kim (UMC’s), MF Grimm,and many more.

After a good holiday season, Stick Eight Entertainment hosts it’s first hip hop event for 2004 called ONE701 and will be taking place on the Saturday, 17 January 2004. “Since it’s been a while since our last event, we intend to remind all “Locked & Loaded” patrons about the great time they had by bringing them back to the Bellville Shooting Range for ONE701″, says Bradley Norman of Stick Eight Entertainment.

The definitive look into the deep and harsh world of high profile beefs told by the artists themselves. The mc battle… Hip hop’s war of words… Who’s the illest on the mic… What happens when the raw energy of the inner city spills over from the studio to the streets.  It’s Beef!

Never failing they continue to bring out a quality magazine. This issue shows a picture of Jam Master Jay and they continue to shock us with the same level of dopeness experienced in previous issues.

CeStyle has been called a legend of hip-hop, a monster in cyphers and freestyles, an innovative producer and the most slept on emcee of 2003. The truth is being told, the people are responding, and word on the street says CeStyle is on Fire! CeStyle is reaching tens of thousands of listeners on the internet each week. However, his absence in “some” hip-hop literature is a mystery to many music critics. He is one of the most talented self-produced artists in the game. His metaphoric rhymes reveal a mysterious history that’s as rich and interesting as the sound of his music.

A new hip hop store is open. THE YARD situated at 516 Bartle Rd in Umbilo sells Anonymis, White Trash, Social Ills Clothing and will soon be stocking Tacoma, Zoo York, 5 Boroughs, Dope Industries and Circus Ninja. We also have spraypaint from Motip, Sprayon & Duco. All nozzles markers. Magazines like Realife, Levitation, Graphotism & Stylestudie. Videos and dvd’s available soon and now also stocks comics, graphic novels, toys & figurines and for the sneaker pimps rare limted and sample sneakers are available so don’t front – try your best to get into THE YARD. Call (031)4656359

LATE has been involved in the music scene since the late eighties, from the Breakin’ days to graffiti, promoting nights, presenting radio shows, playing in clubs, doing various PA’s, writing reviews and features in magazines, LATE has done it all when it comes to hip-hop!

13 Classic Hip-Hop Videos Come to DVD! Songs: “Walk This Way” (Run DMC), “Treat ‘Em Right” (Chubb Rock), “Roxanne, Roxanne” (UTFO), “The Freaks Come Out at Night” (Whodini), “Electric Relaxation” (A Tribe Called Quest) plus more!