don motswako and oop daddy's urbantainment - issue #16 - 29/10/99
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the winner of last week's competition is:
khayalethu salman from khayelitsha in cape town
your mdu CD is on it's way mzala...
win!win!win!win!win!win!win!win!win!win!win!win!win!win!win!win!win!win!
win a copy of the self-titled cd by cape town female emcee - "M"...
yes the very same "M" you read about in Y mag.. this is headbangin'!
compliments oF IMBIZO ENTERTAINMENT..
answer the question, then hit me with your name, telephone number and
postal address. You answer correct - you WIN!
which african country is "M" originally from? ........................
hurry and WIN!!
competition closes next thursday, 04 november '99 at 15:00.
win!win!win!win!win!win!win!win!win!win!win!win!win!win!win!win!win!win!
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In this Issue:
*mamela
*wat gat an?
*kwai and kak
*ghetto fabulous
*eishh joe!
*advertise-zing
*duku duku awards
*cape town philharmonic
*chatback
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mamela
it's 00:05. i just got back from the sony "product presentation launch"
held in camps bay(can you believe it).
lindelani mkhize, SONY's head of the AFRICAN REPERTOIRE DIVISION(as opposed
to american and european repertoire division) is whipping ass in this here
(pseudo)south african music industry... the summer catalogue for SONY is
tight...
tighter than a fly's ass..
orrack chabangu, keith lister, and whoever runs universal can kiss
this little man's ass.. but...
he should watch out for don, bruce and oscar though..
i'm still pissed off 'cause i didn't get a chance to talk to the leettle BIG
man..
nuff said - funda...
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WAT GAT AN?
boogie down knights
saturday, 30 october 1999
the jam - de villiers street, district six, cpt
-ready d
-azhul
-big dre
-thee angelo(black noise)
-judah(roots)
live on stage - AMU from jo'burg
b.boy floorshow
r15 before 11:30 r20 after dat!
stiek yt jou bang ding!
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Eargasm Entertainment 1nce again brings it to you raw....
TEMPERATURES RISING - The Biggest HIP HOP event of the Year
CARFAX - 39 PIM STREET NEWTOWN, JHB
Saturday - 30 October '99 - 9PM
Gautengs finest underground DJ line up:
The Chop SU Crew (Blaze, Bionic and Mista Bigga),
Admiral & Appleseed (YFM)
Mass Dosage
Xero
Kevin & Myles (206) on the second kicking floor.
The phattest emcee line-up:
MIZCHIF
Snazz The Dictator
Yang Weapon (Waddi Jones)
Bravestar
Rashid
DataBase
the HIMphatic TABZ
dropping their livest performances ever - the illust live band in JHB,
BIRDTRIBE, featuring Chop Su' on 6 decks.
15k Sound all up in your eardrum
Jamaican - Fresh Juice Bar, Tandoori Chicken Kebabs & Sharwama's,
Pap & Nyama (aka steak), and for the herbivores - the Tastiest
Vegetarian Cuisine, When your tired: Bionic's Coffee Bar...
Entrance: 30 Bones (aka R30)
sponored by: LOUD RECORDS (SONY Music), Eargasm Entertainment,
Loxion Kulca Clothing and RAGE.CO.ZA
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206 Mad Blunt Party
The Ultimate Showdown at 206 Live
Friday 29 october '99
The Final Annihilation of the Life Force known as Man, as the now revised
Mad Blunt posse and a few of their closest Allies storm the North East Sector
(aka Orange Grove) with a barrage of Beats and Rhymes never experienced before.
Very few civillians have been able to stand up to their Gruesome, and somewhat
"Below-the-Belt" Guerilla Tactics.
Led by the short, extremely ugly but ever-so- swift Major Myles, these Militia
Men
will stop for nothing.
'K'- The Observer constantly evaluates the situation, preparing new methods of
attack
if required.
Bionic will mobilise his underground forces, and use his supreme power to
overcome any
non-believers he encounters.
DJ Fonque, has some styles that'll destroy the artillery of any army, while Gez
The Tyrant
acts on your subliminal with his vocal seduction...
Are you willing to take this Posse on ????
A piece of the action can be yours if you dare ????
Meet at the Secret Rendezvous, 206 Louis Botha Ave, Orange Grove, Gauteng at
22h00 on
Friday 29 October, the 63rd Day before the descending of the Nu Skool
(and incidentally also the New Millenium).
20 Beadz will win you favour with the man at the door (and trust me, you'll need
it).
Can we count you in ????
We'll be there waiting for you....
Remember....safety in numbers.....
(If you didn't quite get it, this is an invitation to an event at 206 Live, this
Friday,
hosted by The Mad Blunt Posse of Myles, Kevin, Bionic, DJ Fonque and Gez the
Tyrant,
a couple of cool breakbeat and hip hop DJ's, as well as a Sh#t Hot Emcee)
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royal flash
two dance floors.
front floor with funk, soul, ska, latin, swing, bongo & disco.
back floor with salsa, acid jazz, big beat and break beats.
29 October '99
rhythm divine, long str, cape town
R20 before 11pm, R30 after.
Dress up.
DJs: Uneasy, Fletcher, The Blunted Stuntman, Trevor Mitchell, Nick,
Omar and Bonanza.
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who remembers the line:
"styles i possess manifest my complexion...
..straight from gauteng - check the skills that i'm flexin'"
yes mzala... AMU, the joburg emcee featured on the muthaload compilation,
ashaan's r&b hit and the yizo yizo soundtrack is about to blow cape town
to shreds with his "verbal volcano"...
apart from being interviewed on zibonele, bush radio, c-flat and ghfm,
he will be performing LIVE at boogie down knights. so come and see
how the "gauties" put their shit down..
next week we bring you a one on one interview with jozi's most
happening emcee - exclusive to URBANTAINMENT...
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the FUSE, miriam gondwe's radio show has received nothing but
praise from all over cape town. everybody says that miriam is
DA SHIT...
don't take my word for it though - check it out yourself...
every friday night - between EIGHT and TEN pee em.
89.5 FM STEREO all over those holes on the sides of your head...
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The Esprit Summer Splash
Cape Town's finest:
· Dantai
· DJ Slender
· DJ Odwa
win free t-shirts, caps and funky cooler bags
free CD give-aways
free Y Magazine subscriptions, plus lots more
Saturday, 06 November '99
eight.. till late
cover charge - R15
dress code - dress to impress
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SISONKE - KAUFELA - TUGEDA
IMBIZO ENTERTAINMENT brings you the ultimate unity blasst..
DEEJAYS UNITE !
a kwaito/house event that will feature every single black deejay in
cape town, back to back:
BONGANI NJOLI
SLENDER
MZURA
ODWA
TERRY
GOGGI
PHAT PHLAVA JOE
MOTSWAKO
if you have no idea what the word EPITOME means - THIS IS GOONA BE IT!
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kwai and kak
ACMP Advertising, South Africa's only fully black owned, fully black
managed and fully black staffed advertising agency's Childline campaign
(Public Service Campaign Division), has been chosen as a finalist in the
prestigious and world famous London International Advertising Awards.
The LIAA normally receives well in excess of 16 000 entries from over 80
countries around the world, with only one winner chosen in each division.
On average, only 11% of all entries received actually makes it to the
finalist stage. An international jury of 134 people judges the entries and
our Childline campaign must have scored an average of well over 75% to
qualify.
We are proud to share with you our campaign to see for yourself the quality of
our work, now recognised internationally, but sadly, not at home.
ED:mail me if you would like to view the campaign.. i'll hook you up.
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GETO FABULOUS # 8
- a lifestyle we all strive to -
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*INTRO
*PIMP-A-TORIAL
*LETTERS
*TIT-BITZ
*THE RETURN OF PERCY MILLER bka MASTER P
*FAVE SHITZ
*CLASSIC ALBUM OF YESTERYEAR
*GETO FABULOUS BEAT MAKER OF THE WEEK
*? QUESTIONS
*COMING SOON
*GETO FABULOUS CHICK OF THE WEEK
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*INTRO
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Copyright 1999(c) All rights reserved.
The contents of this page, ideas and slanguage is the property of
MOBSHOP Publications and it's respective licensors and is
copyrighted.
GETO FABULOUS is recognised internationally as a world leader in the
development of pimps and hoes. It is now available in more than
17 languages and has won more than 215 international awards from major
internet publications.
This fresh version of geto fabulous is brought to you by URBANTAINMENT
and MOBSHOP Publications.
(anner brasse het getry but hulle het gevyl.)
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*PIMP-A-TORIAL
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"Ain't that YOUR chick in Motswako's car?
Sipping on a Heineken while you work hard.
Telling you she misses you and where have you been?
She's now rolling with OOP DADDY and she's ONLY your friend!
Don't forget Don Motswako is the illest and
OOP DADDY is the killer and the realest
Y you wanna mob in our shop?
come 2 Cape Town yo ass is gon' get dropped!
Please, please OOP DADDY leave don't hurt us
we just want you to murder us...
Ja another week has passed and our millenium partying has just
started. So look out for us. We will be out at your local clubs
drinking till we fall off our bar stools! Or should we follow
the CASH MONEY RECORDS motto "drink till we throw up". But don't
forget the foodies, 'n man moet tog iet! No more gatsby's and kentucky
for me, it's straight steak and fettucini(sic), you know some extinct
shit for me wodie! At the moment there is only two chicks out there
in the Cape Town area that I'm interested in. And one of them is not
Ms. Natalie Bridgette Becker, she's just a friend.
She's like the sister I never had. So now the big
challenge is to get their attention totally focused on me,
OOP DADDY. The one's name is Chantell, but I do not have the other
one's name. So I got to plan my strategy on how to win them over.
So now you know why Martine, Chantell, Natalie, Rosalina, Maria, Helen,
Zureida and Fatima call me OOP DADDY! This week everybody got paid,
so be on the
on the lookout for them baby mama's that's out for your loot, dem
pigeons & broke ho's cos the only thing that's on they mind is the loot.
And you know only the loot can make these hoes happy, shit hoes
gotta eat to. I'm looking for pictures of well-build ass. Yes ass.
I'm gonna need it for the upcoming geto fabulous homepage. If you
do have some good flicks or know of some people with some then
drop my ass a line. I will even send the photographer around. Herb
Ritts type a shit! Now somebody that got ass is Zureida Jardine!
That women transformed herself into a goddess. Last year she took a
dive in the looks department then suddenly now this month, she's
back and banging.
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*LETTERS
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WOW OOP DADDY!
Man you're really must have been busy.
100 times sex
I've counted, you forgot 1 because it's 99 times
tell us where was it ??!!!!!!
hey this doesn't mean I'm bored and have nothing to do..he he he!
honestly I really enjoy your news letter, we all gotta shine it's
just the matter of time. I said it before I can't wait for you to
be on the world wide web.
just keep it up
see ya
- Spread Love
Shakes Mkhonza,
ED: DAMN AND I THOUGHT I COUNTED THEM ALL! SORRY FOR LYING TO YOU
OUTTHERE BUT IT WAS ONLY 99 TIMES! THE WAIT WILL WORTH THE WAIT DUDE.
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*TIT-BITZ
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...My playa potna from Uptown New Orleans Juvenile's latest album,
"400 DEGREEZ" was recently certified triple platinum,
if my info is correct then this is more than what
Eminem's album sold...Geto 3000 was originally a concept
by Big Dre. It was supposed
to be the "new" Mobshop mag which was supposed to come out about
two years ago. But only what surfaced was a monthly hip-hop jam
which was run by D-form aka Ultra buzzurk from Moodphase 5ive. Also
geto 3000 the website is up and running but has not been updated in
a long time. I also do remember it was at Geto 3000 that Marco polo
and Preach was banned from for life, due to them causing a riot
at one of their jams. Now there is nothing to be heard of Big dre
& D-form's Geto 3000 mag... Ferd Isaacs is now the official manager
of Point Blank. Former managers include James Lennox...Warren G's
latest album is out now, "I want it all" is the name...The latest
Source mag is out in the states (November issue) and it's got Q-tip
on the cover...Mandoza and Chiskop performed live on Monday at the
EMI function which was held at SABC in Sea Point. Fetish also gooied
a set with the stunningly beautiful Michelle Breeze. Wednesday saw
BMG records africa having their "thing" at the Castle in Cape Town.
I heard some of the tracks fromthe new TKzee album and I'm like
why da f*** do they wanna go house? They should've stayed kwaito,
cos everybody's doing house. Sony's gig was last night at the
Rotunda in Camps Bay...Fresh house flava 3 is out, but not yet
at the cd shop I do my shit. But it contains the much lauded Cesaria
Evora track that Glen Lewis plays...Lately there's been a rash of
rumors stating that members of Cash
Money have been shot in a sort of drive by. It is unclear exactly
where these rumors started but many are pointing to the altercation
that took place between Cash Money and Master P's No Limit camp
backstage at a Public Enemy show not to long ago. As everyone now
knows the two New Orleans based groups have a long standing rivalry.
Much of it has to do with some 'street stuff'. Things got exasperated
when Master P began to blow up nationally and was excused of biting
many of the concepts Cash Money had popularized in New Orleans. According
to industry sources, things hit a more intense level when
Universal Records tried to sign Master P. He backed off which left
Universal chasing down P's rivals which happen to be Cash Money. As
of late there seems to be some sort of smear campaign directed at P
while simultaneously Universal has sunk a whole lot of money into
Cash Money. That's why you hear them everywhere. Some people are
saying it's the classic Music Industry giant trying to hate on the
independent. Others claim its just one group rising up while another
is playing itself out. Needless to say all this tension reached a
boiling point when members from both camps showed up at a PE show in
New Orleans. Supposedly C-Murderer dropped some blows on a Cash Money
member and .. 'it was on'. Not too long afterwards these nasty rumors
about Cash Money members being killed began to surface...Good ole Puff
Daddy ya gotta love him for trying. When he dropped his
new album 'Forever' he left a lot of folks here in the Bay Area a bit
disturbed when he lifted the beat from the Luniz classic jam 'I Got
Five On It' and used it in the song 'Satisfy You' which features R
Kelley. Of course everyone and their momma knows that to be a Bay
Area anthem of sorts. 'I Got Five On It' was borrowed from another
Bay Area native, Jay King and his group Club Nouveau's 'Why You Treat
Me So bad'. When Puffy came to the Bay Area in August he was asking
around on how
he could track down Yukmouth and Numbskull of the Luniz. He
apparently wanted to make a nice gesture and do some sort of remix.
Well he finally hooked things up. Yuk and Num are all over the new
version to the point you forget it's a Puffy song. The problem is
Puffy's remarks in the beginning of the song. He gives a shout out to
the whole Bay Area and names off a couple of cities including 'San
Diego'. Local deejays have been having a field day clowning Puffy
about this.. because San Diego is more then 500 miles away from the
Bay Area in Southern Cali. It would be like somebody giving a shout
out to New York City and then naming the Bronx, Manhatten and
Buffalo. It would be enough to scratch your head. Puffy's brilliance
has certainly left the Bay Area puzzled, but he gets props fro trying
to reach out. Next time look at your map Puffy... Looks like everyone's
favorite producer Swiss Beats may have to do
some producing in court. He'll have to produce some valid excuses as
to how he managed to produce the hit songs like 'Down Bottom' by The
Ruff Ryders and Eve's 'Whatcha Want'. Apparently Mr Swiss lifted the
beats and melodies from that came packaged with the keyboard/sampler
he used. That of course is a copyright 'no-no'. Thus far there has
been no comment from the Ruff Ryder's camp..
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*THE RETURN OF PERCY MILLER bka MASTER P
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On 26 November ,the past Tuesday, Master P released his 8th album,
"Only god can judge me".
The first time I heard a Master P records was back in 1994. It was an
album called West Coast Bad Boys, which showcased talent from the
San Francisco Bay area. As I was into Bay area rap at the time I was
immediately attracted to P's rap style, which today has mesmerized
millions worldwide. The first Master P tape I had was his forth album,
"99 Ways to die". This to me was a classic cos at that time he was
not well known as he is now, and of course not as wealthy as he is now.
"99 Ways to die" is P at his rawest. From here on P progressed on
to release projects from other artists on his fast growing No Limit
records. On his follow up, "The Ice cream man" P finally got his first
gold certification for selling over 700,000 units. This was also the
first time the world got introduced to Beats by the pound, No Limits
5 man production squad. "MP: Da Last Don" was supposed P's last solo
project, but just like Too $hort he could'nt stay away. Now we wait to
see how far up the charts this new album will debut on Billboards charts.
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*OOP DADDY'S FAVE SHITZ
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HIS FAVE CUTZ
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MY FAULT - EMINEM
SHE'S GOT MY HEART - ASHAAN
PIMPIN' AIN'T NO ILLUSION - UGK w/ TOO $HORT & KOOL ACE
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HIS FAVE ALBUMS
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EMINEM - THE SLIM SHADY LP
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*CLASSIC ALBUM OF YESTERYEAR
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NOTORIOUS BIG
- READY TO DIE
Yes ain't no doubt about it, READY TO DIE was a remarkable album
when it came out. Even today it stands out from the rest of rap
releases to date. This was Bad boy records' only street orientated
album they released. Many in New York hip-hop circles believe
that this album took the back east coast to platinum success, their
west coast counterparts have been enjoying. Biggie's knack for
telling stories and throwing in some humour has set him apart
from other rappers. Chicks digged Biggie cos he was himself.
He was definitely a ladies man. Commercial tracks like ONE MORE
CHANCE, JUICY & BIG POPPA put the big man up in everybody's house.
But it was the street tracks like UNBELIEVABLE, ME & MY BITCH, THE
WHAT with Method Man, WARNING & GIMME THE LOOT that proppelled him
to street platinum status. Producers Darnell Scott, Easy Mo Bee,
Lord Finesse, DJ Premier, Chucky Thompson, Poke(Trackmasters),
Puffy, Norman & Digga was responsible for some of the most illest
beats to ever come out of New York. This album was the one that build
Bad Boy to what it is today.
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*GETO FABULOUS BEAT MAKER OF THE WEEK
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SWIZZ BEATS
- I know that it's too late to mention Swizz' name here but the last
couple of beats he has done is just GETO FABULOUS ya dig! At this
moment Mr. Swizz is being sued by a keyboard company for using their
demo tracks on tracks like WHAT YOU WANT and DEEP DOWN BOTTOM.
TRACK RECORD:
MONEY, CASH , HOES - JAY-Z w/ DMX
RUFF RYDERS ANTHEM - DMX
WHAT YOU WANT? - EVE
also THE RUFF RYDERS COMPILATON and numerous other projects.
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*?QUESTIONS
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1. How many times is Fresh from Yfm gonna be in Y magazine, shit he
is in every single issue? 2. Don't you think that kwaito sales are
slipping? 3. And how come these house compilations are outselling them?
4. Is it us or is Y mag becoming thinner? 5. Does Zureida Jardine have a
boyfriend?
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*COMING SOON
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*** GETO FABULOUS BRINGS YOU THE FIRST OFFICIAL NATALIE BECKER
HOMEPAGE. WE HAVE COMMISSIONED THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS FOR THIS SITE.
THE LAYOUT AND DESIGN WILL BE HANDLED BY MILKMAN. THE NEXT COUPLE OF
WEEKS WE WILL BE HUNTING THE STREETS, STUDIOS & BOARDROOMS FOR
VISUALS OF THIS STUNNING PIECE OF ARTWORK! ***
*** ### THIS WILL ALL BE PART OF THE NEW GETO FABULOUS HOMEPAGE WHICH
WILL SURFACE REAL SOON. THE TEAM HERE WILL TRY AND BLOW ALL OTHER LOCAL
SITES OUT THE WATER THAT "TRY" AND "WANT" TO BE FIRST WITH BRINGING YOU
THE LOCAL PEOPLE, ALSO INTERNATIONALLY, NEWS FROM SOUTH AFRICA PARTAINING
TO THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.### ***
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ALBUMS COMING SOON:
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TRANCE HOUSE 4- VARIOUS [1 NOVEMBER](BMG)
DONELL JONES - WHERE I WANNA BE [1 NOVEMBER](BMG)
TKZEE FAMILY - GUZ [8 NOVEMBER](BMG)
FRESH HOUSE FLAVA VOL 3 - VARIOUS [8 NOVEMBER](CCP2)
UGK - DIRTY MONEY(JIVE)
LIL WAYNE - THE BLOCK IS HOT(cash money)
SCARFACE - IN MY TIME OF DYING(rap-a-lot)
AG(from showbiz & ag) - THE DIRTY VERSION(silva dom)
U-GOD - REDEMPTION(wu-tang)
E-40 PRESENTS CHARLIE HUSTLE - SOUNDTRACK(sic wid it)
RAEKWON - IMMOBILARITY(loud)
THREE 6 MAFIA - WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARS(SIXTY 6, SIXTY 1)(hypnotize minds)
NOTORIOUS BIG - BORN AGAIN(bad boy)
DR DRE - CHRONIC 2001 [mid-november](aftermath/universal)
NAS - NASTRADAMUS(columbia)
THE ROOTS - COME ALIVE(LIVE ALBUM)(mca)
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*GETO FABULOUS CHICK OF THE WEEK
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***ZURAIDA JARDINE***
Yes, it's on! Ms. Jardine is the shiznit. My, my,my has she gotten
beautiful. Ms. Jardine gimme some.

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I've got to luv y'all and leave y'all, until my words of wisdom hits
you again next week! Let the peace and forgiveness of the Gods be with you!
PEACE OUT
OOP DADDY
Sub Editor for URBANTAINMENT
Editorial & Creative Director for UNTOUCHABLE MOBSHOP
Ceo of MOBSHOP publications
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Assistant to OOP DADDY esq. - Dave Raeburn
Management and direction - Ray Jenkins for Ray Jenkins mgmt.
Legal counsel - Reg Weinstein
Inspiration - Natalie Bridgette Becker & Zureida Jardine
Editorial director for URBANTAINMENT - Don Motswako
any fan-email (fanny mail) and hate-me-now mail can be sent to the following
adress:
mobshop@rocketmail.com
Any eligible women between the ages of 17 and 35, who needs some action
and excitement in their life can submit applications to the above
email adress. We would like to stress that only one person can get
OOP DADDY esq. Runners up will have to settle for Dave, Ray, Reg and
Motswako.
GETO FABULOUS IS A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN URBANTAINMENT & MOBSHOP PUBLICATIONS.
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eishhh joe !!!
An old woman went to visit her daughter and she found her naked, waiting
for her husband. The mother asks the daughter: "what are you doing naked?"
The daughter responds: "This is the dress of love."
When the mother returns home, she strips naked and waits for her husband.
When her husband arrives, he asks her: "What are you doing naked, woman?"
She responds: "This is the dress of love."
And he said to her: "Well go iron it first."
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duku duku
last friday saw the duku duku awards go down in jozi...
we're not gonna waste anybody's time with nominations,
so here are the winners:
best dressed male musician - ringo madlingozi
best dressed female musician - yvonne chaka chaka
best dressed male celebrity - romeo khumalo
best dressed female celebrity - basetsana makgalemele
best dressed group - boom shaka
worst dressed group - o' da meesta
favourite presenter - zandi nhlapo
favorite personality - nelson mandela
best selimathunzi insert - miss gay eastern cape
ED: WATCH THIS SPACE FOR THE IMBIZO BLACK ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS - COMING SOON.
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CAPE TOWN WHAT?????
Dear Sir
Re: Response to your article "Heart of the Art" on the question of the CTPO
(Cape Times 26th October).
I am indeed heartened by the fact that at least someone of colour has the
sense of mind and purpose to challenge the CTPO's urgent plea for the
re-empowerment of white Capetonians. They are attempting to achieve this
under the thinly veiled guise of "can we afford to close the world class
heritage which transcends culture, race and religion?"
This statement used in their (CTPO) ad in The Argus Tuesday October 26,
sums up the situation on a number of levels.
1. They carefully use the word "the" world class heritage, obviously
referring here to classical European music. The word "a" is not used as the
word "the" implies above and over all. This smacks of white supremacy
shielded behind the supposed budding talents of tens of thousands of black
kids languishing in the disadvantaged townships who are salivating at the
mouth for the opportunity to perform, recite and be taught Tchaikovsky;
Mozart, Bach, Beethoven and so on. Let's investigate this fallacious
statement for exactly what it is. At no time in the last five years, has
the CTPO ever performed works of Abdullah Ibrahim. His transposed work was
performed in conjunction with the European Union's Youth String Orchestra
for the recording of African Suite. At no time have they performed a series
of works with horn legends the likes of Robbie Jansen, Winston Mankunku
Nogozi, Ezra Ngcukana and the late Basil "Manenberg" Coetzee who are all
from this city. Paul Hanmer, also a native Capetonian had to use a string
and woodwind section from Johannesburg for his work entitled "Windows from
Elsewhere" and has never been afforded the opportunity by the CTPO to
perform with a full philharmonic orchestra. In the last five years has the
CTPO performed the "classical" piece, Concierto De Aranjuez with one the
world's most talented guitarists, Neefa van Der Schyff? Furthermore,
brilliant jazz guitarists Errol Dias and Jimmy Dludlu have also not been
approached, neither have they (CTPO) performed with Duke Ngcukana and his
unique Jazz Choir from Langa. So what is the common denominator with the
afore-mentioned you obviously ask. One does not have to be a rocket
scientist to link the dots and see that all these brilliant and
world-renowned artists are all black and from these very disadvantaged
areas this CTPO ad speaks about and in the name of. I fail to see how they
will assist in training and nurturing these TENS OF THOUSANDS of black kids
they speak of when in the recent past they have failed miserably at
involving neither incorporating any of them or their work. They have not an
iota of will to transcend culture and race and it is once again the old
smoke and mirror trick.
2. The CTPO is undoubtedly far from world class and no different to the
Boston, London, Sydney and the Chicago Philharmonic orchestra's as they all
perform and re-hash the same work over and over again. I do not necessarily
disagree with the preservation of European classical music. I believe it
has a place and should be afforded the space and budget to operate without
question. A percentage of the citizens of the city support and love this
art form and therefore this should not be denied to them if they can afford
to pay therefore. However, this organisation should never be called or
referred to as the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra. The words
Philharmonic Orchestra simply means, "the philosophy and science of musical
sounds played by a large group of musicians and using a variety of musical
instruments." This is not too difficult to understand in an African context
and environment. So therefore to incorporate African musical expression in
whatever form it may take should not be expressly difficult. However, the
CTPO's motivation and predication is upon the word "philosophy", which
means, "the belief systems and values of a particular doctrine or school of
thought." This pretext is what drives the CTPO. It has been and will
continue to be a platform for white people by white people.
White musicians who are musically competent will continue to earn gracious
salaries and benefits while black musicians like the legendary genius Basil
"Manenberg" Coetzee and master drummer Monty Weber must continue to die in
abject poverty. Brilliant pianists like Ebrahim Khalil Shihab (Chris
Schilder for those that don't know him) who can make any pianist the CTPO
ever employed sound like ten miles of bad road on any given day, must eke
out a meager existence so that some white Capetonian can plunk away at the
works of Mozart and Bach at the CTPO. The CTPO must never be allowed the
luxury of being referred to as the Cape Town anything. They can call
themselves anything but that because they refuse to recognise, respect and
support the cultural desires and expression of the vast majority of people
in this city, in this country and on this continent.

In conclusion, those Capetonians who wish to see themselves rather as part
of Europe and not Africa must meet and respond to this plea by the CTPO.
Our mayor I am sure, could give and probably would give a large chunk of
her discretionary or whatever budget to the CTPO. Their (CTPO) cohorts in
the City Council will undoubtedly convince her that this is urgently and
desperately needed by Capetonians and most importantly by the tens of
thousand of black kids living in Langa, Manenberg, Khayelithsa and many
other township locations. I believe the mayor must distance her good self
from this conniving assemblage of overpaid and lazy Eurotonians lest she
forgets the reception she received from black kids in Langa recently.
Brian e Ebden (dont forget to print the little "e")
Cape Town
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CHATBACK
Don,
I am so happy to get some information about what is happening on the
Kwaito scene in SA.
I am living in the UK at the moment and really miss the beat. I get to
come home once a year for a holiday and buy up all the new releases to
take back so that the withdrawal wont be so bad but it is hard to know
what is kicking at the moment when you haven't been constantly
updated.
It is so good to see the scene growing from strength to strength and
establishing itself as a force to be reckoned with. Keep the info
coming and please try to find out if there is any way for us poor
expatriates to get our hands on the "real"beats from the UK or if we
have to keep coming home for our fix (not that we mind!!!)
Please let me know if there are any bashes planned for late Dec in
Cape Town.
Cathy Jamieson
ED: CATHY SWEETIE, IMBIZO ENTERTAINMENT IS PUTTING TOGETHER IMBIZO 2000 -
THE MUTHA OF MILLENIUM MOTSWAKOS...
THIS EVENT, TO THE DISSAPPOINTMENT OF MANY "MODEL C" BLAX, WILL BE HELD
IN THE TOWNSHIP.. AFTER ALL - THAT IS WHERE THE MUSIC IS BORN.
I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ON PROGRESS.
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