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General Discussion / WHAT ARE YOU DOIN RIGHT NOW!!

« on: June 17, 2006, 01:32:08 PM »

:lol: I know this is the most stupid thread but..it just came.What are you doing and WHAT IS ON YOUR MIND?THE MORE CRAZY THE BETTER.be frank!
Ima bout to bathe just waiting 2 fill up,scratching my balls and my head,im thinkin whether i should take my girl out or just watch the world cup all day.  :? Nah! ill watch soccer,i told her six months in advance im gonna watch the world cup,she agreed.She doesnt like soccer but i think she understands....i think :wink:

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Sports Arena / Official FIFA World Cup 2006 Thread

« on: June 16, 2006, 07:58:51 PM »

England game i just yawned and went to sleep that,But i think Crouch is trying very hard...but :?

I am so disappointed with the Ivorians,its the same story they dominate the game but lack the killer instinct=goals.I was impressed with Arsenal right back yeboah..is that right,anyway he can create chances.I hope angola do us proud in the next hour.

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Hot Traxxx / Hottentot hop track is a cla**ic

« on: June 15, 2006, 12:51:41 PM »

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=25064554

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Humour / Jokes / D Angelo has grown so Big like this

« on: June 15, 2006, 12:21:18 PM »

Damn! i cant believe its him,i wish Usher will end up As D in this pic.

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Humour / Jokes / Funniest thing i've heard in a while

« on: June 15, 2006, 09:22:24 AM »

:lol:  :lol: i cant even type now.......Damn!

I saw this thread on another forum it says, Tupac and Buckshot slept in the same bed when recording 'One Nation' And they didnt even sleep in the 'L7' position
They were "[ ]", head to head, toe to toe.The funny part is since this gay fever broke out,it cool anymore 2 sleep with your own bro in the same bed,as we used 2 when we were small.

This fellow said
"when i crash at my boys place i always sleep in his bed. i aint sleepin on the floor.
it's funny cuz im thinkin bout sleepin in a bed, and other dudes is thinkin bout "damn, if i sleep in the same bed as my male friend, im certified gay"
seeeeeeeeriously insecure, homophobic dudes. smh.
what happens when a dude pats you on the back?...
You just say"sorry brah, i aint gay, you cant do that." lmao

when you fuk alot of chicks, and you know you're not gay, sh!t like sleepin in a bed with a male friend AINT a big deal. like a bed forces sex on people or some sh!t. read a book n!ggas! read fukin book!"

other oner said:
ya'll are too much. how come ive slept in the same bed with almost all my guy friends at some point (through cottage parties, random nights at the bar havin to crash a closer house, etc....) and ive yet to do anything gay? ive yet to have my mans **** touch my back?

sleeping in a bed with a guy you know is not gay.
having sex with a guy is gay.

anyone else want things to be cleared up?......lets continue.

standing next to someone taking a piss in the bathroom is not gay.
holding some guys **** while he pisses is gay.

are ya'll still following?....worried you may be gay?
do you live in fear that everything you do around another man can be percieved as gay?

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Sports Arena / Official FIFA World Cup 2006 Thread

« on: June 14, 2006, 07:12:00 PM »

Definately! not the Tunisians.The Croatians outplayed the Brazilians yesterday but they were bit unlucky.Perreira wont crack it this time,i predict brazil are gonna get knocked out,in the quarterfinals or the semis.The way they played last nite....  nah! :oops:

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Hip Hop Events / Will U B THERE?TRI-CONTINENTAL HIP HOP FESTIVAL

« on: June 14, 2006, 07:00:45 PM »

I SAW the commercial on tv and was impressed with the artists who will b there.Definately on the 17 JUNE.

Durban - 17 June

STAGE WARMERS: Concerntration camp, Groundworks, Gini Grinith, DJ Bionic, DJ Sistamatic, DJ D-Uniq, DJ Raiko
Main acts: Ben Sharpa (SA) + Wordsworth (US) + Jonzi D (UK)

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Hot Traxxx / ALBUM LISTEN:TUKS,H20,WIKID,YOUNG NATION,OPTICAL ILL,ETC

« on: June 14, 2006, 06:53:02 PM »

TUKS is good,thats a cla**ic album right there.
http://www.amuseafrica.com/listenhere/

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General Discussion / HYPE MAG:UNf*** D PLANET

« on: June 14, 2006, 06:08:28 PM »

UNf*** D PLANET..... IS THAT RIGHT

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General Discussion / HYPE MAG:UNf*** D PLANET

« on: June 14, 2006, 06:07:41 PM »

I apologise to any one i may or have offended about the D PLANET issue,it was just an article.Anyway he seems like a cool cat around this joint.About the points i made,well im sticking to them coz IM A CONSUMER,A POWERFUL ONE TOO.

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Hip Hop Events / AFRICAN HIP HOP INDABA TOUR

« on: June 11, 2006, 05:56:37 PM »

Aiming to expose hip-hop culture to the ma**es, this event serves as an opportunity for local breakdancers, writers, rappers, Djs, skateboarders, bmx riders, capoeira martial artists, roller bladers and graffiti artists to compete and get exposure. It also serves as a venue where parents and teachers can find out more about hip-hop culture and what young people are involved in.


 
National Tour

09th June 2006 (Fri) Worcester

10th June 2006 (Sat) Robertson

17th June 2006 (Sat) Mossel Bay

23rd June 2006 (Fri) Port Elizabeth

24th June 2006 (Sat) Grahamstown

30th June 2006 (Fri) East London

1st July 2006 (Sat) Transkei

7th July 2006 (Fri) Durban

8th July 2006 (Sat) Guatang/ JHB

9th July 2006 (Sun) Pretoria

14th July 2006 (Fri) Bloemfontein

15th July 2006 (Sat) Kimberley

An estimated 115 500 people reached on tour

Other Events

African Hip Hop Youth Conference on Robben Island.
19/20th August 2006 Fri/Sat.

National Finals 25th Aug 2006 & 26th & 1st

African Hip Hop Awards on 27th Aug 2006 in Cape Town

25th August 2006 (Fri), Drommedaries Hall – Good Hope Centre

Workshops on Hip Hop eg DJ, MC, Graff, B-boy

Regional MC and DJ Battle Elimination’s

National MC and DJ Final Battle

26th August 2006 (Sat) Goode Hope Centre

Workshops on Hip Hop eg DJ, MC, Graff, B-boy

Hip Hop New Skool Dance Champs

Regional Breakdance Elimination’s

National Breakdance Final and team selection

27th August 2006 (Sun)

African Hip Hop Awards – Joseph Stone Auditorium or Artscape



Website www.blacknoise.co.za
Venue Various
Email emiley@mweb.co.za
Telephone (021) 706 0481
Province Western Cape

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Hip Hop Events / Durban hip hop news weekly

« on: June 11, 2006, 03:07:17 PM »

By GIlda Van Schalkwyk

Hip-hop is blowing up big time in Durban and the underground movement includes a bunch of proudly South African hoppers.

The music industry in SA is a small one and more often than not, artists know each other and hang out together. Getting known in the industry means knowing someone, who knows someone who is already in it.

This is what happened to the rowdy bunch of energetic hip-hoppers who walked into my office last week. They had all met each other somehow along the way and each had visions of keeping hip-hop alive in our city.

Enter Mic Check Entertainment. Nkanyiso Ngcobo got into hip-hop in 1988 and was "jamming to the sounds of DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, MC Hammer, Vanilla Ice and Snap".

"I started rapping and listening to rap all through school. Eventually I looked around the city and realised there was no hip-hop outlet to showcase the genre," said Ngcobo.

After some exposure in other provinces, he returned to Durban, decided to find a venue and invite rappers, DJs, graffiti heads and break-dancers; the four components of the genre.

Eventually rappers were meeting at venues like the Bat Centre, where they held regular sessions.

Ngcobo started Mic Check in 1998 as a monthly matinée. It grew in popularity to the extent that acts now travel from Cape Town and Joburg to take part.

By about this time, Durban had nurtured several talented artists who have now joined forces to compile an album titled Isinamuva Liyabukwa, (The One who Laughs Last, Laughs the Loudest).

The official launch of the CD will be held on June 16 at The Beach Club. Artists appearing at the launch celebrations will include DJs Paperkut (who is featured on the CD), Renegade, Precision and Ntsika (from Durban Youth Radio) will be host for the evening.

The CD's release has taken place largely thanks to the eThekwini Municipality, who became involved in the recording from a business perspective. Ngcobo says the album took two years to complete.

Ntsika, aka "Ntsika to da Xha" says he started "digging the hip-hop beats" while he was in Grade 9. He then met Ngcobo after being introduced to the Mic Check sessions.

He is most proud of the fact that Durban Youth Radio focuses solely on South African hip-hop for two hours every Friday night.

"We just want people to be aware of the KZN talent and to support these local acts."

Now working on a solo album, a mixtape called Hip-Hop Shosha Mzansi Vol 1, Ntsika will use some unsigned artists from Cape Town who rap in Xhosa  
.

Next up on the lineup is Karabo, but he prefers to be known as DJ Precision. As all rappers and hip-hoppers go, they refuse to use their real names and surnames.

DJ Precision is one of those out-of-towners who wants to keep the genre growing in KwaZulu-Natal.

"I grew up in Mafikeng and got into hip-hop early on. I met various DJs and became exposed to underground hip-hop. Friends and I always got together and threw hip-hop gigs.

"I was just about to give up on it all when I met Nkanyiso and got involved in Mic Check. From there on out, I have been at sessions all over the city and have done the odd Tira and Sox gigs."

This rather savvy DJ is studying architecture and working on completing his degree while putting together a mixtape.

Another out-of-towner is DJ Renegade, who came to our shores from Mozambique in 2002. He is also studying architecture and is now in his third year.

Renegade's first gig was at Rivets at the Hilton Hotel and thereafter he met DJs Tira and Sox and Precision. He then met artists at the Inqaba Hip-Hop Sessions at the Bat Centre and is now working with Ntsika on the Mzansi mixtape.

"When I started out I'd play it by ear. I am quite a quick learner. Now you can find deejaying at the Panama Room, often with Tira and Sox, but I eventually want to move to Cape Town to work."

The only DJ out of this lot featured on the CD and involved in the launch is Paperkut - real name Verdine Petersen, son of Durban musician Roy Petersen.

Also developing a pa**ion for hip-hop at a young age, Paperkut grew up in Jozi and started as an MC in 1996. This 23-year-old was first introduced to the turntables through DJ Bionic, who owned Club Metropolis.

Paperkut got his big break when he co-hosted a show on Yfm.

"I came back to Durbs in 2002 and met Nkanyiso and all of us would chill at The Lab in Glenwood. It was a record store, where we all would hang out and drop rhymes."

He met DJ André, who taught him how to scratch, and he has played at places like Havana, Skyy Bar, Renaissance Bar, Tilt and Reform. He also plays a regular Friday night slot on East Coast Radio.

The gusto and pa**ion these guys have for their music is impressive. With so much going on in Durban, there is no room for complaints from Durbanites who say there is a lack of entertainment in the city.

Our city is alive and happening, it's just a matter of finding out where it's at.

Source:Tonite

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General Discussion / HYPE MAG:f*** DPLANET

« on: June 11, 2006, 11:40:14 AM »

Yo! whats up guys, im knew here i never knew about this forum until i saw it on Hype.Any way its on the f*** THAT SHIT ARTICLE:
it goes like this;

"D PLANET FROM AFRICA'S GATEWAY FOR
TRYING TO TRASH HYPE ALL THE TIME.
WE HAVE SINCE REALISED THAT EAGLES
SHOULD NOT a**OCIATE WITH CHICKENS
BECAUSE THE LATTER CANT FLY.YOU ARE
A FAILED,BITTER CHICKEN WITH NO VISIBLE
ACCOLADES IN HIP HOP.ROCK 'N' ROLL IS
BECKONING.

TO all the haters of hype whats with the playa hatin,represent.I LUV the mag,but their CD'S STARTED TO BE STRAIGHT WACK FROM VOLUME 4 TO 9.
I respect that  Fung.. the editor, i remember in one of his previous issues he said"The power is within you(hip hop artists) to create that presence for your products.Moaning,grumbling and complaining about international artists getting the shine on hype.What we actually need are own jay-z's who mastered the art of business from their street days as drug peddlers,hence they have been bizness people who are smart and look out for their backs in any given situation."This guy is something,represent.

My feelings on the Mzantsi rap artists:why they dont sell more records,

1.First things first,how many artist have fan websites i dont believe this shit,less than 2% yet they keep on reminding us "support us guys",f*** THAT SHIT,if i belive the artist's music is dope ima cop it like i coped Prokid,proverb,Tuks, and Blood money'sMobb deep

2.Most albums you'll find that there are 2 to 3 tracks that are good,the rest are straight wack.Artists must create a cla**ic album,when i put on that CD i mustnt press skip everytime.

3.Oh my gosh! last night! on TV i saw this Mbhanqanga artist,who sold 350 000 copies of his album.Guys its possible to sell those kinds of records with a low or tight budget,Create fan websites to interact with fans,go to primary,junior,high school and varsities market their product,free shows,distribute few free albums and word on the street spread like fire,produce a mixtape b4 your album is out so that people can know your shit.Example is Zubs produced a mixtape b4 his album came,and he admitted that he would have never sold those kind of records if he did not produce that mixtape.