Just to point point out a few things that may have been left out of Kamma´s article on Grahamstown hip hop.
There are in fact 2 sets of emcee factions. The first being the local Grahamstown residents (Def Boyz ec) that actually live in Grahamstown and practice the art there.
The second group is the students who come from all over the globe and only attend schools in Grahamstown. This set comprises of High School Groups like the Beat Brothers from St Andrews college and (mostly) Rhodes University students like the Innovators.
I have to in the interest of transparency and completeness admit that there is a division between these groups. This is evidenced by the 2003 alteracation twn innovators & def boyz.
We at the Hiphocalypse have tried to bridge these gaps by trying to tncorporate bother factions and encourage joint ventures. In fact Mentalyricist is a Local G-town Boy while Rob-One is the complete opposite, a white Rhodes Student!
Hopefully gaps will be bridged and hip hop will grow.
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