Even in the midst of her impending jail stint and allegations that she used the death of Christopher ‘Notorious B.I.G.’ Wallace to further her career, music artist Li’l Kim had nothing but love for the big guy when she sat for an interview to discuss their life together with VH1’s Fab Five Freddy for the VH1 Hip Hop Honors, paying tribute to the legendary rapper on Monday, September 26 at 9:00 PM.

A serial killer starts killing people, first a biker, then a construction worker, then a cowboy and Indian, then a sailor. However by the time the local cops figure out the M.O. they realise the last person to get killed must be a cop. The local chief calls in a cop from Sydney, Tony, who takes trigger happy to a new level.

Sing (Stephen Chow) is an inept crook who is trying to be bad but is as bad at it as he is kind. He joins the Axe Gang, China’s most feared gang. The Axe Gang tries to take over a sleepy little village but the town is protected by a powerful force that changes the town and Sing forever.

Max is a 10 year old boy is an outcast and fills his lonely world with dreams when forced to spend his summer vacation alone. Only it turns out Max’s dreams are real and he has to save the world with his two creations Shark Boy and Lava Girl by stopping the evil Mr. Electric.

Mamie had a baby boy 19 years ago with her step-brother Charles. 19 years later Nicky a filmmaker claims to know the identity of her son but will only reveal it to her he can film the reunion. Javier, Mamie’s boyfriend suggests that they film him and his life as a sex worker about massage and ‘happy endings’ (when a man is having sex, yes, that kind of ‘happy ending’) instead.

A separated woman (Jennifer Connelly) caught in a bitter custody dispute moves into a run down apartment building with her daughter. Her problems compound when she and her daughter become the target of the ghost of a former resident.

Make sure you get down to the Hip Hop Connected event on the 30th Sept at the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town. It starts at 8pm and tickets cost R30 at Computicket or dial a seat on 01-421-7695. Featuring DJ Raiko, Archetypes, Ben Sharpa, Azanian B-boys, Basemental Platform, Parliament, Driemanskap, Writers Block, Tribo Sol and Klenched Fist. Hosted by Controversy with live band “Akademix”. Also featuring BMX and Basketball demos. If anybody wants to put up a stall in the foyer area (cd’s, clothes, dvds etc) or visuals as part of our exhibiton should contact Toberin Meyer at (021) 410 9917 or hiphopconnected@yahoo.com. Click here to view the flyer.

The Nasty “Terrible” T-KID 170 is the autobiography of graffiti writer Julius Cavero aka T-KID 170. This autobiography chronicles the life of a gang member, turned graffiti artist and style mentor for urban youth—the uncensored Bronx hip-hop story. During a gang shoot-out in a local park, Julius Cavero suffered three shots to the leg, one nearly severing his major artery. Left for dead, by gang rivals and so-called comrades, T-Kid survived the ordeal only to come face-to-face with 3 weeks of intensive surgical procedures…

Martha Cooper has the reputation of being the first and foremost photographer of emerging Hip Hop culture in New York City. However, the Hip Hop culture is just one of Cooper’s many photographic fortes. From 1977 to 1980, Martha Cooper was a staff photographer on the New York Post. She worked out of her car, driving to assignments around the city’s five boroughs. Always on the lookout for interesting “weather” shots, Martha habitually drove through the Lower East Side of Manhattan on her way back to the Post at the end of the day to develop her film…

On the 23rd Sept 2005 SilvahKneedle will be presenting the Reaktor Room at London Calling, corner Op de Bergen and Browning street in Fairview – Johannesburg. Featuring Witchcraft, Soulah System, Distant Cousins, Seven Seals and Broken Puzzle. R30 gets you in the door plus you get a free cd. For more info contact 072-576-9259.

In the interest of furthering the awareness and level of local production, all DJ’s, MC’s and producers are encouraged to bring their demo’s to the info sessions which will be taking place in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban. All workshops are free. Read on to get detailed information…

Alfred Burgess aka B-boy Bennie wins 3rd World Breakdance 1 on 1 Champs in Germany this weekend. Yes, thats right, 3rd in the World and from Kuils River on the Cape Flats. Alfred is a 17 year old breakdancer that has represented the South African team 4 times. Last time this happened was in 1997 when Black Noise won 3rd at the World Team Breakdance Champs in Germany. Last year Ubuntu won 6th at the World Team Champs…

Last week our staff writer ‘Controversy‘ headed on down to the Battle of the Year in Cape Town to cover the live performances plus the Emcee, DJ and Bboy battles. Find out how it went and also check out who won the battles…

“The paper begins with an explanation of the concept of Empire, which is sited as being particularly helpful in a discussion of hip-hop in post-apartheid South Africa. South Africa continues to deal with the economic and political consequences of apartheid while also having to deal with the demands of global capitalism. According to the paper, the use of the term Empire alludes to the complex ways in which power is manifested on the global stage. It is this conception of the notion of Empire that provides a point of entry into a discussion of what the author refers to as hip-hop activism.”  Download the entire PDF document here written by Adam Haupt.

Huneypot Productions will be running 3 events from September to November. These events will be happening at Cool Runnings, Armchair Theatre and Zula Sound Bar in Cape Town with appearances from Ben Sharpa, Rattex, Dig Dre and more. Read on to view all the details…