The Durban Graffiti Exhibition closes with the illest party on Saturday 15 April 2006. The BAT Centre will give out its space for the HIPHOP party of year (so far). Saturday 15 April is the closing of the graffiti exhibition with some of the illest heads in Durban. Read on for more info…

The SA State Theatre along with Roach Inc Entertainment presents Proverb on the 31st of March 2006! Special guest host LEE from YFM will keep things ticking along with some great local support! Line-up: Ba4za, Pressure Point, The Anvillz.  Featuring Beat Oven on the decks. Do not miss out on any of the action…. City: Pretoria.  Cost: Pre-sale (Computicket) R30 / Door R40Doors Open: 6.30pm.  Read on to view the poster…

With the advent of personal digital music players & increased access to information via the world wide web the HIPHOCALYPSE stays with the times bringing you HIPHOCALYPSE Podcasts a selection of tracks compiled into a 25minute presentation freely available for download featuring some of the finest Southern African talent on the come up. Download Episode 1 of 2006 here.

Catch Shut up Just Dance on the 31st of March at Joseph Stone Auditorium in Athlone – Cape Town. Between 16H00 – 19H00 Auditions for the Hip Hop Play. Then between 20H00 – 24H00 there will be emcee, 2 on 2 and crew battles. Cash and Prizes to be won and a lucky draw – Puma Clothing, etc. CDs, DVDs, Clothing and Graff Mags will also be on sale. Cover charge is R20. For tickets call Emile at 082 3958125 or call Tanswell at 082 4744750 .

Mothermix Distribution have closed an exclusive distribution agreement with Cash Crusaders, whereby the retailer will sell brand new CD’s for only R 59.95 in its 112 franchises country wide. The first titles are already available in stores. Mothermix Distribution, who are part of The Mothermix Group, which also includes Mothermix Records, the label of award winning Afrikaans rap group KALLITZ, have been campaigning for lower CD prices for quite some time…

The G.H.E.T.T.O P.I.M.P show on UCT RADIO 104.5 has moved to a new time slot Mondays 8-10pm. The show which stands for Giving Healing Education Through Teaching One Principles Improving Mental Position has been running since 2002 and is the brainchild of Big Rich and Fat Cat and is now hosted by DJ Easy and Dj Azuhl. The show aims to promote new music, old school classics, global and specifically South African hip hop music. Always fun yet informative the show runs parallel with Faculty of HIP HOP which is a non profit organisation involved with grassroots hip hop organising workshops, releasing compilation cd’s and hosting of events. Faculty of HIP HOP members include Ready D, Shamiel X, Shaheen (ex POC), Verbs (USA), BIG Dre (ex Headwarmers presenter). Check out www.facultyofhiphop.org.za,  www.uctradio.co.za  and www.beatbangaz.co.za.

Download RANGE “The Thriller” mp3. (Clean Radio Edits / 192 kbps Broadcast Quality). Look For Range’s Soon To Be Released Full CD “Superman”. Executive Producer: Street Bullies – Lex Management – Big Foot Records.

Download Baby C. “Twerk Somethin” mp3. (Clean Version – Ready for Radio Play / 192 kbps Broadcast Quality). Executive Producer: Baby C & Terry McGill.

EXCLUSIVE REMIXES OF TRACKS BY: NELLY, PAUL WALL. MARQUES HOUSTON featuring MEKO, BOYZ IN DO HOOD featuring T.I. & GAME, BOBBY VALENTINO, JAMIE FOXX, SNOOP DOGG, CHERISH featuring SEAN PAUL, CHRIS BROWN, JAGGED EDGE, PURPLE RIBBON ALL-STARS AND MANY MORE! Read on to download mp3’s…

Also Receiving Spins In Austin, Houston and San Antonio, TX.   Download "Round Here" Radio Edit.  Download "Round Here" Chopped & Screwed.  Download "Money" Remix.   (Clean Version – Ready for Radio Play / 192 kbps Broadcast Quality)  Executive Producer is Bossaliny.

On the heels of announcing their being added to Coachella, Gnarls Barkley, the highly anticipated collaboration from Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo, has been confirmed to perform on the main stage at this year’s Lollapalooza. Lollapalooza will be held August 4-6 at Chicago’s Grant Park. Gnarls will be performing on the main stage on Saturday the 5th. Quickly becoming established as one of the strongest emerging talents of 2006, Gnarls Barkley will join an already esteemed list of Lollapalooza performers including Kanye West, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flaming Lips, The Strokes to name a few. Gnarls Barkley’s debut album, titled St. Elsewhere, will be released May 9th on Downtown/Atlantic label. The album will be preceded by the April 10 the release of the single ‘Crazy’. Read on for more info and exclusive audio streams…

Check out the screening of the Slaghuis Documentary and Punchline Marathon at Nile Crocodile, cnr of Kotze and Meintjies Streets in Sunnyside Pretoria. There will also be performances from emcees G-Focus, Di-Verse, Boliva, Mobe, Autocrat and Kulpo. It all happens on the 2nd April 2006 from 2pm to 8pm and it’s free. For more info 072-608-4381.  Read on to view the flyer…

Acclaimed actor and musician, Ice Cube, will host and perform at Spike TV’s second annual AutoRox, the only nationally televised awards show honoring and celebrating America’s passion for the automobile. For the first time ever, Ice Cube will perform live his new singles “Chrome and Paint” and “Why We Thugs” off of his forthcoming solo LP, "Laugh Now, Cry Later" which will be released on June 6, 2006. The 90-minute show, to be taped on April 7 at the Fremont Experience in downtown Las Vegas, will air TUESDAY, APRIL 18 (10:00-11:30pm ET/PT) on Spike TV. The star-studded homage to cars will feature categories including Best Luxury Car, Hottest Exotic, Convertible, Sports Car, SUV’s, and others. Read on for more info and audio streams…

This young woman has built her way up from nothing, from dropping out of school, from selling donuts and double-glazed windows to making a slew of world tastemakers (from sometime collaborators Basement Jaxx to Jay-Z, who recently signed her) take note of a random, cheeky, and undeniably charismatic talent. Now it’s time for America to make way for the Ess-Oh-Vee, otherwise known as Lady Sovereign. Even for many substantial and popular UK artists, trans-Atlantic success can be elusive.

Already recognized as one of the entertainment industry’s most versatile stars, you can now add #1 Most Added to Nick Cannon’s list of accolades. The prolific performer scores this week with the #1 “Most Added Record” at both urban mainstream and rhythm crossover radio formats with his new song, “Dime Piece.” The breakthrough song is the first single from Cannon’s upcoming album, Stages, due in stores later this spring and kicks off his new Universal Motown label, Can I Ball Records. Read on for more info and exclusive video clips…