He can be heard spitting heavy bars on the Maximum Sentence mixtape, on tracks such as the Resume. X-rate who is currently in Namibia blessed tha Cypha with his presence, on the Elimination Process. He was spittin alone side tha cypha’s hottest emcees, Emcee Ekks (mc X) and other cats such as Lethal Ammunition, Bible … X-rate is becoming a cypha regular, read more…

Break-dancing (bboy) classes are going to be offered at the BAT Centre by some of Durban’s illest b-boys every Tuesday and Thursday (starting Tuesday 27 April 2004). School of B-boy are dance classes centred on breakdancing. Break-dancing is going to meet its father Capoera, extend to Gymnastics and other African dances. The classes will be weekly sessions held at the BAT Centre from 4pm till 6pm, every Tuesday and Thursday (starting Tuesday 27 April). Beginners and Advanced students of breakdancing are welcome, Breakdancing tapes and movies will be viewed, and other forms of dance studied. For more info or suggestions call: +2731 332 0451 or mail Miracle mbheles@yahoo.com

With subshows such as the Elimination Process, Tha Cypha is proving that hip hop music is a force to be reckoned with. Opening the minds of new and old hip hop heads by feeding them with a large variety of hip hop tracks from the likes of Slug, Aesop rock, Vast Aire, Immortal Technique, Copywrite, Cage, Atoms Fam etc… Tha Cypha also goes as far as showcasing local emcees in it’s freestyle show known as the Elimination Process….Watch this space for more Cypha info, plus addresses so that you can get your slamming track slammed on Cypha Thursday on the hottest radio station in Windhoek City…Unam Radio 97.4 eraze@dr.com

Over the past year or so the hip hop arena in Zimbabwe had fallen victim to chancers and one hit wonders that had threatened to cripple the entertainment industry. This is now a thing of the past as there seems to be a new breed of emcees that have said no to this destructive phenomenon and have now taken it upon themselves to uplift the flag and true culture of hip hop in the country and the current stream of hits that have been flooded onto local urban grooves radio station Power FM have practically awoken those that have been in a snooze.

Tue 27 April – 15:00 pm to 17:00 pm – Where?  Guga S’thebe – Langa, Cape Town. This is your opportunity to meet Cape Town’s well known band “Spindle Sect”, from Mowbray. If you want to be or are a Rap or Hip Hop artist, come to this workshop. The Spindle Sect will take you through the ups and downs of the Music industry. The Spindle Sect record label, “Headcharge “, will be presenting the fundamentals of Hip Hop production, executed by producers. The Spindle Sect will focus on performance values executed by MC’s.

The greatest news you’ve heard in a long time. After proving himself with several releases over the past few years Necro will be killing the competition with a string of impressive releases this year. Read on for a full list.

Detroit, MI – April 4, 2004. Urban Muzic Zone Records is pleased to announce the signing of prolific underground rap artist, MC Breed. The Flint, Michigan rapper, who is known for his hard-hitting confrontational style, debuted in 1991 with “Ain’t No Future in Yo Frontin” and released roughly an album a year through 2001s, “2 for the Show.”

It had to happen. The South’s hottest, most ferocious lyric spitter joining forces with the world’s number one independent rap music label. When Z-Ro hooked up with J-Prince, CEO of Rap-A-Lot Records, in 2003, it marked the consummation of the most lethal combination in hip-hop. The world better get ready. If you don’t know about Z-Ro ‘Da Crooked’, well, you best to ask somebody.

AfricasGateway’s Eastern Cape Branch Manager Rush spoke to Everlivin, a group from New Jersey, to find out more about this crew. They currently have an album out now titled “Freedom“, with the “Cymarsh” project, Skit Slam solo album and the second Everlivin album dropping soon. Read the whole interview and find out more.

His name resonates with a ring of reverence. He’s clearly someone to be regarded with a great deal of respect and perhaps even some degree of awe. He ministers to the masses through his music and honors the memories of the masters through his message. His flock is a group of renegade rappers known as Syndicate – comprised of members of the Crips, Bloods and other gang affiliations — and with him leading the way, they are determined to remind us all what rap music really represents.

“Now & Then” has The Understudies speaking on hip-hop “now”, and hip-hop “then”. The laid back yet thumping beat from Frequency has the MC’s giving their personal and unique spin on “old school versus new school”. 6th Sense, being a young MC, rhymes how he wishes he could have been around during the old-school, while Mr. Tibbs tells his tale of growing up in the early golden years of hip-hop. With “Bananas“, The Understudies team up with their Freshchest fam (Cunninlynguists, Oktober, Cashmere the Pro) as well as Tonedeff to create a memorable, marathon-style posse cut. Be the first to download 2 tracks here.

HozaFriday is the official home of DJ Dulas, G-Law DJs, GoddFatha, Hill, Maflara, Shot the Wiz, YardStepa and Zulu4u. These are African artists based in Canada working on Kwaito, HipHop, Ragga and RnB. Samples of their music and downloadable MP3s are available on www.hozafriday.com . There is also a live chat for our visitors to communicate with other people from all over the word and a guest book to leave your comments for the HozaFriday Team.

Today’s issue of the Cape Argus ran a story on Godessa and their upcoming debut album “Spillage“. This is a long awaited album so check for it as soon as it drops.  Check the story here:
GODESSA ON ARGUS

Catch Cashless Society performing a free & Promotional show. Part of the pre-African Raw Material Tour Coming Soon. Come through to CD Warehouse in Rosebank on Friday, 2nd April 2004 at 16:00PM. Limited Autographed posters will be available plus an exclusive screening of the new Taxi Wars video.