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The Mobshop Revisited

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15 April 2011 2 Comments

While clearing out the attic we came across some old issues of the Mobshop magazine. The magazine was founded by Ferdinand Isaacs in the mid 90’s and was a South African hip hop orientated magazine. Distribution was tight in those days and only a few copies exist.

The magazine was an A5 size, usually photocopied and attached together with staples. It experienced various editors throughout it’s run and attracted a lot of controversy amongst the Western Cape hip hop crowd. It was usually distributed at the local hip hop matinee (Saturday afternoons at Club Angels in Greenpoint, Cape Town).

Mobshop Issue # 3 March 1996


Price: Free
Editor in Chief: Dave Raeburn

Contents:
Rooted To Naps
The story behind the story as told by Dave Raeburn
True Hip Hoppers
by DJ Rick B aka Blom ‘E’
Hip Hop News
Compiled by Brain Child and Supa Dave
Ego Trippin’ Part 3 article
Field Report by Davy Boy
+ reviews.

Total of 16 Pages

Mobshop – Haroon Graf Cover

Price: Free

Founder: Ferdinand Isaacs
Editor:  Adubb

Contents:
Mr Devious
Homebrewed
If Art Is A Crime – Falco
Daheadbangah Profile
+ reviews.

Total of 24 Pages

Mobshop August 96 – Issue 5

Price: Free

Founder: Ferdinand Isaacs
Editors: Dre, Bowie and Adubb

Contents:

Field Report
10 Hottest
Celebrity Profile
Buttafuoco
Writer’s Profile
10 PHattest
Straight outta Gauteng

+ reviews.

Total of 24 Pages

Mobshop March 97 – Issue 9

Price: Free

Founder: Ferdinand Isaacs
Editor:  Adubb

Contents:
O’Ryan Winter
Aerosol Art 97
+ reviews.

Total of 24 Pages

Mobshop The Yellow Issue

Price: ?

The Editing Mob: Big Dre, Bowie, A-Dubb aka TomDickanHarry

Contributors: Blom-E, Jo-Anne, Falko X, Preach, Ferd and D.S.A.

Contents:

Burn Hollywood Burn
by DJ rick B Aka Blom E

The Devil Made Me Do It
by Bowie

Industry Rule # 4080
by Da Dozah Himself

Field Report
by Da Dozah again

Black On Black
by Jo-Anne

Hip Hop: A Definition by Falco X

+ reviews.

Total of 28 Pages

Mobshop Issue # 11

Price:  R2.00

Contents:
Coolfunk vs Ghetto Ruff – Inside Cape Town’s Civil War
H-Bomb
FAT MC
Master P
+ reviews.

Total of 24 Pages

Mobshop Issue # 12

Price:  R2.00

Contents:
Mobshop Awards
Golden Tones Report
+Reviews

Total of 24 Pages

Mobshop Issue # 13

Price:  R3.00

Contents:
Tyra Banks
Munchies
Kwaito Update
+Reviews

Total of 24 Pages

Mobshop The Winter Issue – Issue 14

Price: R4.00

The Editor: Ferdinand Isaacs

Contents:
Tkzee
Music Reviews
Tips from Ready D

Total of 24 Pages

Mobshop The Spring / Summer 98 – Issue 15

Price: R3.95

The Editor: Ferdinand Isaacs

Contents:

Monica
Master P
Big Punisher
Robin “The Man”

+ reviews.

Total of 24 Pages

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