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(PR)EDITORIAL
ANOTHER WEEK IN AFRICAN HISTORY – GONE… (NOT ‘TIL NOVEMBER THOUGH)
YEAH BO WAS PHAT – THESE IMBIZO LAITIES SURE KNOW WHAT THEY’RE DOING..
WHERE IN CAPE TOWN (AT ANY BLACK CLUB)HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A QUEUE AT
2:00 AM JOE…
BATTLE OF THE YEAR’S PROMOTION IS STEPPING UP – AND IT REEKS OF INEVITABLE
SUCCESS..
OOPY AND I ARE BECOMING “EXPLOSIVE” TOGETHER.. CHEMISTRY JOE..
THIS WEEK ALSO SAW URBAN AEROSOL ARTIST SKY 189 TURN 25.. A WHOLE
QUARTER CENTURY.. MAY THE OMNIPOTENT SPARE HIM A MOERSE LOTTA YEARS OF
BOMBING AND TAGGING..
WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO EXTEND RATHER BELATED CONDOLENCES TO ROZZANO DAVIDS
AND HIS FAMILY – THEY LOST THE “HEAD” OF THEIR HOUSEHOLD RECENTLY..
WELL.. URBANTAINMENT IS HERE FOR YOU TO READ… SO DO DAT !
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BATTLE ’99
BY NOW YOU SHOULD HAVE HEARD THE RADIO AD IF YOU A “KAPIE”(CAPETONIAN)
AND YOU PROBABLY ARE SICK OF SEEING THE POSTERS AND CAN’T WAIT FOR
SATURDAY TO ARRIVE… SO YOU CAN SEE BREAKDANCING LIKE YOU’VE ONLY
IMAGINED. CHEKKITOUT…
BATTLE OF THE YEAR ’99 – SA CHAMPIONSHIPS
14 AUGUST 1999
WYNBERG SENIOR SECONDARY – ABBEY HALL
OTTERY ROAD – WYNBERG(CAPE TOWN)
THERE IS OFFICIALLY ONLY 1 DAY LEFT – SO GET WITH TEH DAMN PROGRAMME
OR JUST CALL EMILE ON 082 854 3159..
FOR MORE INFO – THE HOTLONE IS WIDE OPEN.. ON
————————-088 129 8480————————–
OR
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OH SHIT – I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT THIS EVENT WILL BE CO-HOSTED BY
ROCHELE SCHEPERS aka “SUGA FUNK” OF “CAPE TOWN’S OFFICIAL SOUND”…
ED. 360 DEGREES ASKED ME TO THANK JOANNE, ANTHEA AND EVARON FOR THEIR
TIME AND EFFORT… THANX GUYS!
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HIPHOP DE AFRIQUE
-by dj jumanne
African Hip Hop Festival in Benin
Last month in Cotonou, capital of Benin (West-Africa) the first ever African
Hip Hop festival took place. Groups from 10 different countries, and some 15
local Beninese crews came to perform for an audience of 5000 people, part of
whom came from outside the country.
In West-Africa, local hip hop has had some good exposure through the media,
eg sattelite music tv channel MCN Afrique, and through sales of
international companies, most notably EMI/Jat which distributes products of
acts such as RAS (Ivory Coast) and Positive Black Soul (Senegal). The latter
have toured extensively in the region and are true idols among the
Francophone youth and even in English speaking regions such as Ghana. It’s
probably true to say that in West-Africa, hip hop is crossing borders more
often than in the Eastern and Southern parts of the continent. With M-Net
(and even MCN Afrique) being available in more countries, there is a medium
which could serve as a promotional space for African hip hop. The Rockdown
Africa show toured some of these places and recorded the local rap. What
still lacks is a region-wide music industry. In fact, the whole Eastern
African market is regulated by Tanzanian cassette pirates who release mostly
foreign material. However they do have the duplication capacity and network
to make a success out of the release of a local rapper.
The African Hip Hop festival united West-African rap groups from the
different language zones, and many different styles. Relatively new acts
such as Les Ecrocs (Mali) came up with a unique presentation, fusing
American inspired flows with traditional music and dance and wearing local
dress. The 2nd night of the 3-day festival was the ‘international night’
where the foreign acts appeared on stage. The list reads like a ‘who’s who’
in West African hip hop, including old school heads Pee Froiss (Senegal),
Reggie Rockstone (Ghana) and Remedies (Nigeria). A third night had some
serious dj showcases including Gee Bass from Pee Froiss, and Rab who was
with Reggie Rockstone. According to the latter, the festival was a good
opportunity for hip hop artists to learn about each other’s work and to do
some serious networking. Several crews went into the studio together to
record new material, thus crossing the ever-existent French/English
barriers. The event had been financed completely by one guy, a Beninese
promoter who even paid for an act to come out of Europe. Next year should be
bigger still, and if you wondered ‘where is Eastern and Southern Africa in
this’, even that is being taken care of.
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WAT GAT AN?
AFTER PUTTING LIFE BACK INTO “YEAH BO” LAST SATURDAY, IMBIZO ENTERTAINMENT
IS AT IT AGAIN… THIS TIME – “SI SHAYI GETDOWN”
at – YELLOW DOOR, NY 1, GUGULETU
on – SATURDAY, 14 AUGUST 1999 – 9PM
AMANGENO – NANSI R10
with deejays:
MZURA
ODWA
GOGGI

Well, bLuNt the baNNed has just returned from the Northern
area, from the inFESTation 1999 @ Oppikoppi…
After delivering a hardcore mix of Hip-Rock and leaving crowds in a daze,
they are back with a bang! And is about to “Drop the Bomb” on District 6.
Where? THE JAM
When? 14th August 1999
Why? Explosive-rhyma-tela-kanesis and bad-ass beats…
C/C R15
Detination time: 22h00
ANOTHER SMOKING bLuNt PERFORMANCE!!!
If you’re going to “Battle of the Year” and have nowhere to go afterwards..
you do now…
Myles, the DJ that mixed the Virgin/206 Mix – 18 Heavyweight Beats album,
will be playing at Rhythm Divine this Saturday (14/8) evening…
So for a preview of what the album’s about, and to have a “dammmnnn”
good time – don’t miss this gig !!!!
DJ PEPSI from Gauteng will be INNA DI PLACA next friday majimbos…
ARENA on the V&A will be showcasing the young GAUTENGESE deejay alongside
one of cape town’s jewels, ODWA.
NOT TO BE MISSED.

GABI LE ROUX/GROOVE CITY IS PUTTING TOGETHER A 6-TRACK MINI ALBUM FOR THE
1999
RUGBY WORLD CUP. VERBEEL JOU…KWAITO… RUGBY…WHAT NEXT!!
IT FEATURES BRENDA FASSIE,RINGO, ARTHUR, IYAYA AND… STEVE HOFMEYER
NOGAL ALL ON ONE TRACK!
ANOTHER TRACK ON THERE BY MANDOZA AND BREYTEN PAULSE IS GONNA TAKE YOUR
EARDRUMS BY SAPRIZE JOE..
CHECK OUT ESPECIALLY THE PRODUCTION..YSTER GAZIE..
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AWESOME (DIGITAL) SHIT..
Y’ALL HAVE GOT TO SEE THIS… MASS DOSAGE HAVE BEEN GETTING PROPS FOR
BEING THE ONLY DIGITAL HIPHOP PLAYER, BUT HE’S ABOUT TO BE SHUT DOWN…
EARGASM ENTERTAINMENT HAS JUST GONE DIGITAL. THEY JUST RELEASED SPEX JOE..
AND THAT SHIT IS PHAT WITH A CAPITAL “F”.
HELL NO – I’M NOT GONNA SAY MORE – GO AND SEE FOR YOURSELF…
http://www.eargasm.cjb.net [1]
ALSO SURF THE SPEX SITE – REAL AWESOME SHIT…
http://www.spextatah.cjb.net [2]
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THE SKY IS THE LIMIT..
SKY 189, living graf legend is 25 years young today.. HOORAY FOR SKY.
TO CELEBRATE HIS 25 YEARS ON EARTH – WHAT BETTER WAY THAN TO HAVE A
THROWDOWN FOR THE HIPHOP HEADS…
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT ABOUT 16:00 – AT THE DRUM CAFE, GLYNN STREET, C.T
NO GIFTS – NO COME
ED. SKY ASKED ME TO SAY THAT FERDY MUST ABSOLUTELY HAVE A GIFT..OR ELSE!
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ELEMENTS I’M AMONG
– by KRS ONE
for all you “normal” people who always thought hiphop was just about
“Tupac” (Tyrone Apollis jou aahol)and all that other shit.. FUNDA JOE.
After doing the research and consulting with Hip Hop’s
founders as well as surveying the average fan, the definition of Hip Hop
has expanded from 4 to 9 main components.
Traditionally people have come to define Hip Hop culture as GRAFFITI,
BREAKDANCING, EMCEEING [rap] and DEEJAYING..
..those 4 components alone leave the culture incomplete. They don’t
fully explain the reason that Hip Hop has lasted so long and continues
to grow. Most people claim that Hip Hop is a way of life and as result
there’s a lifestyle accompanying it.. in both my speech and book I
brought forth those additional components.
The first is Beatboxing, the art of seeing the body as an instrument.
It means to express yourself in the face of nothing and it traces its
roots back to Africa.
Street Fashion and Street Language are obvious.
These two components change with the times.
Street Knowledge is the 8th component and it breaks down to the study of
universal law. It’s the set of guidelines you can’t escape in life.
From a practical standpoint, its basic common sense and accumalated wisdom
of inner city families. It’s the set of techniques that are used to survive
and function soundly when all mainstream ideas have failed.
The final component is Street Entreprenueralism.This is a trade.
It’s people trying to make a dollar out of 15 cents.. It’s creating off
each other. It’s the hustle we all deal with..
These components have always and continue to be defining and driving forces
within Hip Hop. It is important to understand that Hip Hop is always
evolving.
It navigates through the environment that is before it. It is self
transformation and the pursuit of self expression. As we head on into
the new Millenneum, it is important that we recognize that we are the
culture
of Hip Hop. In short I AM HIP HOP and Hip Hop is where ever you
go.. If you look at it from a religious or spiritual perspective,
the saying would be; Don’t read the word of God, Be the word of God..
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HEAVYWEIGHT BEATS 4 DA TRUNK
Friday 27 August 1999,
Virgin Records South Africa, in conjunction with 206 Live
release a second mixed album of Phat and Furious Breakbeats.
Titled “206 Mix – 18 Heavyweight Beats” the album is mixed by 206’s
resident, Myles. To put it simply, it’s 66 minutes of funk.
The album will be launched at 206 Live on 27 August.
Special guests, will be Prophets of da City and the Azanian B-Boys
(with DJ’ing and breakdancing like you’ve never seen before).
After P.O.C, it will be the 206 residents Myles and Kevin,
goin’ one-on-one with Ready D on three turntables. This will be followed by
a
short display of what hip-hop DJ’ing’s all about (again courtesy of Ready
D).
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Getto Fabulous nr.2
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getto//getto//getto//getto//getto//getto//getto//getto//getto
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Conceived, speculated, tested on animals, SABS approved &
researched by that Getto Hot Boy Ferdinand ” Oop-Daddy” Marcos,
Cape Times front pager, married broad lover & Sub-Editor-@-Large
of Kloofnek!
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* Intro
* Tit-bitz
* So what if?
* Fave shitz
* Reviews
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*Intro:
“Since we got papers, the haterz be tryin’ to stop us
I’m playin with millions, f*****
Goals and hoes
N***** doin videos
F*** Versace, Reeboks, and Fubu
I bought a H***** that’s sittin’ on 32’s
F*** stun’n, we givin these hoes the blues
A mouth full of gold, diamonds on my whole crew
R**** to show we done what we had to do
So muthaf*** you n****, and yo’ whole crew
Geto Fabulous b**** we be com’n through
So show love, Ferd, Motswako, and the whole crew.
Ask mama ’bout us!”
Bling, ama jimbos wat gat an? Since last I spoke to you it has been
a busy week, no sleep. Just hard action all week long. Ja so I made
the front page of Thursdays Cape Times, YEAH MY AZZ IZ LIVIN’ GETTO FAB!
Yeah so now you know..!! Bling, Bling!!!
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*Tit-bitz:
Week too and the Cape Town music industry is readying themselves for
the December rush…This week saw EMI throwing a dinner for all music
retailer buyers at a hotel in Cape Town. Duck breast was served and
papsak was drunk…
in New Orleans(n’awlins) dey got a radio sation called Q93
and of course some of you know that New Orleans is the home
No Limit & Cash Money records, well anyway most of the stations programmes
are sponsored by No Limit records and other labels in the Crescent city…
by the way it’s totally wack to say you’re bout it, bout it nowadays,
wodie…
the latest Blaze magazine from the US has a contribution by our own
Big Dre, check it out, according to the piece Allan Boesak is our ghetto
superstar? check it out dudes…
At this very moment everybody in the states is Cash Money mal! Ja it
looks like Master P and company is losing dey grip on the rap game. Brothers
Bryan “Baby” Williams and Ronald “Suga Slim” Williams is taking the rap
game by storm and everybody from Foxxy Brown, Missy, Ruff ryders & E-40
all want Cash Money artists on their releases, shit Juvenile’s 2nd
album out sold Mase’s 2nd project,mmmmm?
…So Essential released a cd single,mmm
but their looks sort of took a dive don’t even talk about their vocals…
Monday night I was out at Cafe Camissa where they have their poetry evening
“one city, many cultures.There was mad beef up in the place with Sandile
Dikeni
(editor,Top of the Times) gettin’ mad vex with the folks crittin’ dey
poetry.
Brain Ebden was also spotted dere…
Don’t y’all think Gabi Le Roux is a musical genuis for cooking
up “UZOYITHOLA KANJANI” by Mandoza?…Skizo’s nu album “Encore” was
spotted in local record stores…
Lil Wayne is bout release his debut solo album
on Cash Money records, it’s called The Block is hot…
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*So What?
So what if…I am on the front page of the Cape Times?
So what if…I still got the hots for broads that is either married or
got a boyfriend?
So what if…I make more money than a recording artist in South Africa?
So what if…Urbantainment is the number 1 source on the web & streets
for weekly updates on Urban music?
So what if…I stay by myself and you with your mother?
So what if…Motswako & I are livin’ Getto Fabulous?
So what if…Natalie, Nazli, Fatima, Helen & Tasha refer to me as
OOP-DADDY?
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*Fave shitz:
Cutz:
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DMX – I can, I can (The Wood soundtrack)
Mandoza – Uzoyithola Kanjani
Juvenile – Follow me now
Vidz:
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Bling, Bling – B.G. w/ Hot Boy$ & Big Tymers
Back that azz up – Juvenile w/Manny Fresh & Lil Wayne
Fired up(We on Fire) – Hot Boy$
Holla Holla – Ja Rule
Albumz:
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B.G. – Chopper city the ghetto
Too $hort – Can’t stay away
Gangstarr – Full: a decade of Gangstarr
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*Reviews:
1. HOT BOY$ –
GORILLA WARFARE
Dope Tracks:
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Intro(hot & spice)
Fired up(we on fire)
You Dig
I Feel
Tuesdays & Thursdays
Wack Tracks:
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(none)
BEATS: supremo
DELIVERY: getto fabulous
Production by: Manny Fresh
COMMENTS: My favourite crew or what? Yeah! Hot Boy$ how u love that
playboy, debut in the States @ nr. 5 Billboards pop chart & nr 1 on
the R&B chart. Call mama cos you got served!

Ferd
yeah
still livin’
getto fab!!!
BLING!!!
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EISHHHH JOE!
A small boy asks his Dad, What is politics?”
Dad says, “Well son, let me try to explain it this way: I’m the breadwinner
of the family, so let’s call me Capitalism. Your Mom, she’s the
administrator of the money, so we’ll call her the Government.
We’re here to take care of your needs, so we’ll call you the People.
The nanny, we’ll consider her the Working Class. And your baby brother,
we’ll call him the Future. Now, think about that and see if that makes
sense.”
So the little boy goes off to bed thinking about what Dad has said.
Later that night, he hears his baby brother crying, so he gets up to
check on him. He finds that the baby has severely soiled his diaper.
So the little boy goes to his parents’ room and finds his mother sound
asleep.
Not wanting to wake her, he goes to the nanny’s room. Finding the door
locked,
he peeks in the keyhole and sees his father in bed with the nanny.
He gets up and goes back to bed.
The next morning, the little boy says to his father, “Dad, I think I
understand the concept of politics now.” The father says,
“Good, son, tell me in your own words what you think politics is all
about.”
The little boy replies, “Well, while Capitalism is screwing the Working
Class,
the Government is sound asleep, the People are being ignored ,and the Future
is in Deep Shit.”
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IN THE PIPELINE
– TOMORROW NIGHT
SI SHAYI GETDOWN
YELLOW DOOR – GUGULETU
DEEJAYS: MZURA
ODWA
GOGGI
– BATTLE OF THE YEAR – BREAKDANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS – TOMORROW
@ WYNBERG SEN. SEC. ABBEY HALL, WYNBERG, CAPE TOWN
TICKETS AT R20
– “M” – THE ALBUM
FEATURING THE TRACKS:
“2 KWATCHA HOE” AND “QUESTION”
– THE NEXT HIP HOP HOORAY BY COOL FUNK
PIANO LOUNGE
28 AUGUST 1999
– BOOGIE DOWN KNIGHTS
THE NEXT LEVEL
SATURDAY, 28 AUGUST 1999
THIS TIME WITH A GRAF EXPO AS WELL…
– Fri 27 AUGUST 1999
Black Noise
GUEST DJ’s, GRAFFITI EXPO, LIVE B BOYING
The Jam, District 6, Cape Town
– Fri 20 AUGUST 1999
Brasse vannie Kaap
206
Louis Botha Ave, Orange Grove
Fri 27 AUGUST 1999
Ready D & Prophets of da City
206
Louis Botha Ave, Orange Grove
– 206 LIVE
27 AUGUST 1999 – 206 Live launch their second Mix-cd.
features tracks from The Freestylers, Monkey Mafia,
Dub Pistols, Wiseguys, Propellerheads ETC.

– DJ PEPSI FROM GAUTENG PLAYING IN CAPE TOWN…
– KWAITO TRACK WITH STEVE HOFMEYER ON IT…
– CHISKOP COMING TO CAPE TOWN TO RECORD THEIR NEXT ALBUM..
– “COLOURED” KWAITO – COURTESY OF GROOVE CITY…
– MANDOZA DOING CAPE TOWN – COURTESY OF IMBIZO ENTERTAINMENT
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FEEDBACK
Oh shit…
Damn I checked my email today for the first time in 2 months, and I just
realised how much I’ve missed…
…the urbantainment newsletter/mag is definitely the shit! Keep that
tasty shit rolling son.
Peace
Bradley Williams
Eargasm, JHB
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Yo Motswako
This newsletter is kak evil and on point – meself and Koketso uses it a
lot on our show Saturdays to give peeps listening a breakdown of what’s
happening around CPT and SA……….
Also what Zayd had to say about “too wordy” – well the pen is mightier
than the sword…….also the piece by Brian Ebden was wicked and his
response sure woke my ass up like crazzee we need this more and more….
if we don’t discuss ideas and concepts and problems we’ll never get
Nowhere…….
So keep doing what your blakk ass is doing……..
Also nice to see ol’ Ferd up in here… strength in numbers…
Ferd’s been himself…hahahaha….Yo OOPY I’m still waiting your reply to my
mail…..
Hosh
Rozzano
360 DEGREES
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