Nigerian born lyrical genius “Fishe” has just returned from New York City where he was in the lab working on his upcoming E.P titled “Moment of Truth” due for release in March…

Sola aka Weird Mc is a Performing/Recording Artist, Lyricist, Producer and Composer whose sound is a Hybrid of HipHop/Afrobeat/Club Essence plus anything undefined. Her main influences are Fela Kuti, Missy Elliott, Jimi Hendrix, Angelique Kidjo, Lauryn hill, Tina Turner, Dr Dre, The Neptunes and Lagbaja…

Born & raised in Chicago I started djing back in 1984 just for fun…it became a serious hobby & by 1988 I decided I want to do this for a living. Growing up in Chicago my passion was for House music. In Chicago it was mainstream for our culture that all djs were a part of the House Music scene…

"Soweto’s hip-hop crew is taking its art to the streets! A growing number of Jozi’s hip-hoppers assemble in the Orlando West section of Soweto to be part of the Splash Jam", writes Mohlomi Maubane in South Africa’s Mail & Guardian. Read the entire article here.

Afrikaans Hip Hop group Kallitz will go back to prison after their successful gig in Pollsmoor at the end of 2004. This time they will entertain prisoners at Klein Drakenstein Correctional Services in Paarl, the prison from which Nelson Mandela walked to freedom…

WaterCan@OttawaU is proud to present “The African Way”, Benefit Concert and Seminar Tour featuring artists from underdeveloped countries, planned and promoted by Ottawa University students, and benefiting the world’s poorest people. This collaboration represents an incredible merging of students, independent music and international development…

For a country with some of the highest Aids statistics in the world, South African youth has at times been accused of being remarkably apathetic to the problem. For precisely this reason Levi Strauss South Africa in association with 5FM has decided to create a platform for South African musicians appealing to the youth market to bring the message of “Condoms Everywhere” home. Artists from across the board have been invited for the first ever Rage for the Revolution concert – aimed squarely at the Aids problem and how to counter it from within the ranks of our own youth…

Kenyan hip hop artists are yet to scale the same heights that their ‘kapuka’ counterparts are currently reaching. Is it the fans? Is it the quality of music, or is it the artistes’ own reticence? We let hip hop musicians fill us in on the situation.  Read the entire article at the Pulse website.

This coming year brings us one step closer to Revolutionary Vol.3 and the completion of the series. But before that project is released, there will be 2 Immortal Technique CD’s that will drop in 2005. The first will be a CD/DVD that has a wide range of show footage and exclusive interviews, with Technique…

Have you ever wondered what goes into starting a community radio station?  Unesco have released a free downloadable book which goes into the operational detail of starting your own community radio station.  Topics covered in this book:  Facilities, Management, Installation of Equipment, Financing and Securing the Broadcast License.  You can download the book at the following link: Com_radio.pdf 353862 bytes (Right Click and Save As…).

South Africa will be hosting the first annual International DJ Conference on 1-2 April 2005. The event brings together DJ’s, producers, promoters, booking agents, club owners, sponsorship managers and many more. Register before 28 February 2005. More information about the event on www.djindaba.co.za.

The MC that had one of the biggest songs on both the “Maximum Sentence” and “Expressions” mix tapes from Outrageous Records will finally show the world he’s worth more than just single songs and featuring on other cats joints…

MadCon, the Norwegian hip hop duo may be performing at a venue in Cape Town in the next few weeks. Read the article from the Cape Argus here.

Will, heart and faith, are all of the traits that this female, Baltimore native, ascertained, in order to excel in a male dominated, hustle-minded, fast paced industry…

MODEST, versatile and religious are very rare qualities to be spotted in a HIP-HOP star but for Zambian rapper Chisenga Katongo better known as C.R.I.S.I.S, these are the marks that set him apart from the rest.  You can read more about his album "Officer In Charge" over here