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General Discussion / YFM on blast whats the deall?
« on: March 02, 2006, 06:12:16 PM »
Got this e-mail today i guess its being sent out as a chain whats the deal?
March 1, 2006
By Therese Owen
Crisis management seems to be needed at YFM as their three prime- time deejays have announced their resignations within the last month. Fresh's well-documented move to 5fm was announced a mere two weeks ago while S'bu Leope announced his resignation over the weekend. He has plans to start a production company.
The seeming implosion of YFM may be contributed to self-interest and own agendas by the deejays. The popular YFM deejays have bigger interests in the music industry. One only has to look at DJ Fresh, who regularly releases his popular dance CDs, or S'bu Leope, who is kwaito star, Mzekezeke, to see how much mula there is to gain as a deejay on this station. S'bu also owns his own record company, TS Records. Their artists conveniently fit into YFM's format.
For the last 16 months there's been increasing dissatisfaction among music industry players outside of the YFM cabal. There is much concern over deejays' alleged abuse of power.
The deejays on YFM all came from relative obscurity. However, their increasingly powerful positions laid the door wide open for them to abuse that power. The rot set in with the now deceased Iggy Smallz, who was the music compiler.
Not only was Iggy a producer, he was also an artist, and owned publishing and record companies. Long-time Sunday evening deejay, Oskido, is part of BOP, owns Kalawa Jazmee and is one of the biggest producers in SA. He therefore has links to Mafikizolo, Trompies, Spikiri, Alaska, Bongo Maffin and T'zozo and Professor.
Music compiler Nutty Nice produces M'du, among others, and has released his own compilation. Unathi has just released her own CD. Her sidekick, Rudeboy Paul, also released CD compilations and has his own record label. Current station manager Bondo Ntuli has released a CD under his deejay persona, Big Black. S'bu Leope, who recently announced he is leaving the powerful afternoon drive-time, has Brown Dash, Ntando and Izinyoka as well as himself, Mzekezeke, in his TS Records stable. YFM's ex-station manager, Greg Maloka also released his own compilations while there.
It begs the question, where does the rest of the SA music industry stand if they are not connected to the YFM cabal?
At Metro FM it is appears things are not so bad. Only Glen Lewis regularly releases as does music compiler DJ Fistaz.
With the departure of Fresh and S'bu Leope, one can only hope that YFM hires people who will not pick up on their supposed self-interest agendas, or at least do something to manage the problem.
If this free-for-all continues on YFM, it is doubtful the station will survive another nine
March 1, 2006
By Therese Owen
Crisis management seems to be needed at YFM as their three prime- time deejays have announced their resignations within the last month. Fresh's well-documented move to 5fm was announced a mere two weeks ago while S'bu Leope announced his resignation over the weekend. He has plans to start a production company.
The seeming implosion of YFM may be contributed to self-interest and own agendas by the deejays. The popular YFM deejays have bigger interests in the music industry. One only has to look at DJ Fresh, who regularly releases his popular dance CDs, or S'bu Leope, who is kwaito star, Mzekezeke, to see how much mula there is to gain as a deejay on this station. S'bu also owns his own record company, TS Records. Their artists conveniently fit into YFM's format.
For the last 16 months there's been increasing dissatisfaction among music industry players outside of the YFM cabal. There is much concern over deejays' alleged abuse of power.
The deejays on YFM all came from relative obscurity. However, their increasingly powerful positions laid the door wide open for them to abuse that power. The rot set in with the now deceased Iggy Smallz, who was the music compiler.
Not only was Iggy a producer, he was also an artist, and owned publishing and record companies. Long-time Sunday evening deejay, Oskido, is part of BOP, owns Kalawa Jazmee and is one of the biggest producers in SA. He therefore has links to Mafikizolo, Trompies, Spikiri, Alaska, Bongo Maffin and T'zozo and Professor.
Music compiler Nutty Nice produces M'du, among others, and has released his own compilation. Unathi has just released her own CD. Her sidekick, Rudeboy Paul, also released CD compilations and has his own record label. Current station manager Bondo Ntuli has released a CD under his deejay persona, Big Black. S'bu Leope, who recently announced he is leaving the powerful afternoon drive-time, has Brown Dash, Ntando and Izinyoka as well as himself, Mzekezeke, in his TS Records stable. YFM's ex-station manager, Greg Maloka also released his own compilations while there.
It begs the question, where does the rest of the SA music industry stand if they are not connected to the YFM cabal?
At Metro FM it is appears things are not so bad. Only Glen Lewis regularly releases as does music compiler DJ Fistaz.
With the departure of Fresh and S'bu Leope, one can only hope that YFM hires people who will not pick up on their supposed self-interest agendas, or at least do something to manage the problem.
If this free-for-all continues on YFM, it is doubtful the station will survive another nine
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Politics / TK found dead
« on: February 28, 2006, 07:07:54 AM »
just read she was found dead in her hotel room
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Hot Traxxx / 3manskap,isaac mutant,terror mc,illiterate skills,skally wag
« on: February 20, 2006, 05:45:28 AM »
dudes was rocking in PE over the weekend couldnt make it to show due to some personal ish but heard shit was nice
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General Discussion / Bigups to Rattex
« on: February 17, 2006, 06:15:43 PM »
havent heard peeps speak bout Rattex dude is nice and that track number 3 sick sick check for Rattex
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Humour / Jokes / Hishaam PE Representa
« on: February 17, 2006, 07:26:24 AM »
Anybody heard the kid he nice and i mean nice got a new joint from him tightness def something cookin in the eastern cape dont say i didnt tell yall
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Hot Traxxx / Mos Def keeping it real for his brown skinned woman
« on: February 16, 2006, 06:31:26 PM »
Mos Def appeared in court yesterday (Feb. 14) after filing for divorce from his wife, Maria Yepes-Smith.
Mos Def, born Dante Smith, was ordered to pay $10,000 a month to support their 7- and 8-year-old daughters.
The rapper has paid roughly $8000 a month since the order was issued, but said obligations to his three other children and other business issues prevented him from making the court ordered payments.
Mos Def also argued that his payments should be reduced because Yepes-Smith reneged on an agreement to home school the children.
"I'm the only person who's providing for my children," Mos Def told Judge Sarah Krauss.
Yepes-Smith's lawyer Karen Blaustein cited a commercial for Mos Def's new movie 16 Blocks, which hits theaters next month and received major exposure thanks to an ad during Super Bowl XL.
"I've been seeing him in these commercials with Bruce Willis for his new movie," Blaustein told The New York Post after the hearing. "I'm sure he made enough money to pay his child support for his 7- and 8-year-old daughters."
Mos Def, born Dante Smith, was ordered to pay $10,000 a month to support their 7- and 8-year-old daughters.
The rapper has paid roughly $8000 a month since the order was issued, but said obligations to his three other children and other business issues prevented him from making the court ordered payments.
Mos Def also argued that his payments should be reduced because Yepes-Smith reneged on an agreement to home school the children.
"I'm the only person who's providing for my children," Mos Def told Judge Sarah Krauss.
Yepes-Smith's lawyer Karen Blaustein cited a commercial for Mos Def's new movie 16 Blocks, which hits theaters next month and received major exposure thanks to an ad during Super Bowl XL.
"I've been seeing him in these commercials with Bruce Willis for his new movie," Blaustein told The New York Post after the hearing. "I'm sure he made enough money to pay his child support for his 7- and 8-year-old daughters."
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Media / R.I.P JDilla
« on: February 11, 2006, 02:52:21 AM »
the man has pa**ed on guess his legacy will always be remembered RIP Mr Jdilla :cry:
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Hot Traxxx / IQ and Delta (australia) On the present testament
« on: January 29, 2006, 07:22:59 PM »
check out local producer IQ and Australian mcee Delta on our show
http://LINK REMOVED/get/f.php?f=e14dee2d2eeb1f4b49627a8c
http://LINK REMOVED/get/f.php?f=e14dee2d2eeb1f4b49627a8c
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Hot Traxxx / Jealous Ones Envy
« on: January 20, 2006, 07:03:15 PM »
that first album by Fat Joe is sick been awhile since i last heard it just ordered a copy off ebay sick sick album for everybody dat doubt joe peep that album out that rican kid kicks hard
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Hot Traxxx / Ego trip great book
« on: January 20, 2006, 07:00:36 AM »
if you want a great book to reference back to the golden age of hip hop get ego trips rap list got a copy last week that i got on ebay for 10 dollars great book
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Hot Traxxx / DJ KLINIKAL ON THE PRESENT TESTAMENT
« on: January 18, 2006, 06:20:51 PM »
http://LINK REMOVED/get/f.php?f=e8af75bc7c1ef0f8b434c3b1
k yall can download it peep the nice afrikaans tunes before our show
k yall can download it peep the nice afrikaans tunes before our show
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General Discussion / DJ Klinikal on Bayfm
« on: January 15, 2006, 11:52:14 AM »
chck out Klinikal live on the Present testament 3 til 6 this afternoon if you not in PE log on www.bayfm.co.za u free to send in e-mails studio@bayfm.co.za bigups to the net ma**ive
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General Discussion / 3 Years on Ag
« on: January 13, 2006, 07:16:06 PM »
january 9 marked the 3rd year im on Ag damn time flies