It is evident that a number of emcees concentrate on writing and hope that beats will just fall out of the sky. It is for this reason that I have made beats available to Durban Mcees…

SAMA award winners Skwatta Kamp are to make a surprise appearance at the MTV base 100th LIVE! concert in Johannesburg on 20 April 2005. The pan-African music TV network today revealed that the fab seven (Slick, Shugasmakx, Nish, Flabba, Bozza, Nemza and Infa) will be joining US rap star Ludacris on stage for an one-off, exclusive musical collaboration during his live set on Wednesday night – after Ludacris recently revealed himself as a fan of the South African hip-hop crew. Skwatta Kamp completes the lineup that includes multi-talented superstar Will Smith with guest appearance by Jazzy Jeff, SAMA victors Lebo Mathosa and Mandoza, and Nigeria’s Seun Anikyulapo Kuti & Fela’s Egypt 80 Band. Top SA radio DJs Bad Boy T & DJ Fresh from urban station YFM will also take their own share of the spotlight, acting as joint MCs at the global TV spectacular.

All the winners can be found here for the Mtn Sama 2005. Read on for the entire list…

On the 16th, of April, Saturday, Pretoria got the true meaning of Tambiko, which is the Swahili word meaning of Ritual, after blessed by the heavy rain which led of postponing for the free hip hop concert, which was supposed to be staged on the day. The concert, which was scheduled to kick off at 12pm till 6pm couldn’t not go on due to the rain during the all of Saturday.

Check out this hot African Hip Hop Group from Liberia, West Africa.  Rebel Clan, has the original raw talent.  Rebel Clan consist of four members from Liberia West Africa.  For more information checkout their site here.

Sick n tired of goin to HIPHOP shows that dont represent all aspects of the culture? Come through if you want to see the illest in up and coming talent. This party will prove to be Sivilised Yet Korrupt…

Over ten years in the making, FREESTYLE: THE ART OF RHYME makes its highly anticipated DVD debut on May 24th providing an explosive inside look into the Emcee element of Hip Hop culture, focusing on the improvisational art of freestyle. FREESTYLE explores the art form’s history, rules, legendary emcee battles, taboos, social impact, and the previously unexamined dimensions of improvisational rapping as a spiritual and community-based art form.

FREESTYLE explores the art form’s history, rules, legendary emcee battles, taboos, social impact, and the previously unexamined dimensions of improvisational rapping as a spiritual and community-based art form. Kevin Fitzgerald was down in South Africa recently and Rush got to speak to him…

By Robert Fay (excerpted from Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, Second Edition. Edited by Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Kwame Anthony Appiah. (Oxford University Press, April 2005)

On the 16th of April 2005, Pretoria/ Tshwane will be witnessing yet another Hip hop Event to be staged by Tambiko-African Lyricists Movement. This will be the follow-up event after the launch of the initiative on the 5th February 2005 at B2Vibe in Pretoria.  Featuring Draztik, Peter Lynch and hosted by Lee Kasumba (YFM).  Catch it from 12pm to 6pm at the Pretoria Art Museum – Entrance is FREE!  If you are in JHB or Pretoria or surrounding areas get there tommorow!  Read on to view the flyer.

May 1 2005 sees the return of Hip-Hop to J-sec after an absence of more than 10 years. Kats has been starving for proper hip-hop foundation and the time has come for Heads to stop compromising. Spokesman has positioned itself to provide a solid foundation and a home to heads. Read on for details…

The music program ‘Pitstop’ will screen the Pollsmoor gig of award winning Afrikaans Hip Hop group KALLITZ on Wednesday, 20 April 2005 at 18h00 on SABC 2.

Emile YX? of Black Noise is about to return to writing his next solo album and would like to get the masses opinions about the content of the last albums lyrics. All his rhymes/ lyrics can be found here at this link. He would like peoples perspectives on the lyrical content of the last album he released. Send your comments to emiley@mweb.co.za or blacknoisesouthafrica@hotmail.com.

I got a lil fed up with cats who dont even know how to dj coming out with mixtapes … or the computer djs out there who dont know how to blend or handle a piece of vinyl so I TOOK IT BACK to the essence of what a mixtape is really all about.. THE MUSIC and THE BLENDS.

Skilfully beating off many hopefuls and propelling herself to the crown of Urban Idol surpassed initial predictions. But by whipping up a frenzy at the Urban Music Seminar (UMS) last year (impressing such notables as Roc-a-Fella’s Damon Dash), she proved why she has been embraced as the UK’s unrivalled ‘Princess of 2Step-Hip Hop’.