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[13 Sep 2013 | No Comment | ]

Tour promoters Airey Scott and Miller Genuine Draft today announced that the Miller Boomtown presents Kendrick Lamar SA Tour has been postponed to February 2014.

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[5 Sep 2013 | No Comment | ]

The inaugural Hugh Masekela Heritage Festival will bring communities together through music and celebrate our South African heritage on 28 September at the Soweto Cricket Oval (The Elkah Stadium).
During a recent interview with Bra Hugh, as he is lovingly referred to in the music circles, he passionately spoke about music, heritage and traditions. Hugh continued to speak about his time growing up and the importance of ones’ heritage:
“A country’s heritage is kept alive by the community and it is visible that the South African society is one of the few societies imitating …

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[29 Aug 2013 | No Comment | ]

There has been a call for all spontaneous dancers in Gauteng schools, to partake in a life time opportunity to showcase their talent on huge platform. The Dance 2 Yo Rhythm, Hip Hop talent competition forms part of the Gauteng Carnival 2013. This project is powered by the Department of Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation with the intended effect of powering the youth through fun mediums like dance and to also highlight safety in these communities by combating teenage pregnancy, underage drinking and drugs in the community. The carnival has over 15 000 people in attendance, thus creating the biggest platform in the country for an upstart dancer, graffiti artist, poet or emcee.

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[29 Aug 2013 | No Comment | ]

Miller Genuine Draft yesterday announced the return of Miller BOOMTOWN featuring international acclaimed rapper Kendrick Lamar LIVE in SA this summer. The three-city South African tour kicks off at the CTICC in Cape Town on the 7th November before moving to Johannesburg Stadium on the 8th November and Durban’s Wave House on the 9th November priced at R350-R1900.

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[28 Aug 2013 | No Comment | ]

Legendary hip-hop collective Hieroglyphics Imperium and Linden Street Brewery are proud to announce a partial line-up of performers for the 2nd Annual Hiero Day, which will take place on Monday, September 2, 2013 (Labor Day) from 10:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. at Linden Street Brewery, located at the Port of Oakland. Hiero Day, a free, all-day all-ages music festival, will feature live performances by The Hieroglyphics, Strong Arm Steady, Latyrx, The Seshen, Fashawn, The Reminders, Free The Robots, The Black Opera, Adrian Younge and Venice Dawn, Craig G, Sake One, DJ DSharp, The Kev Choice Ensemble with hosts Chuy Gomez, Mistah F.A.B., and others to be announced.

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[27 Aug 2013 | No Comment | ]

Jozi’s biggest festival is back! From food to movies to live music, theatre, gaming, street entertainment, comedy, children’s activities and more, the MTN Festival at Montecasino is BIGGER and BETTER!

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[16 Aug 2013 | No Comment | ]

Casual of the hip-hop supergroup Hieroglyphics has announced the start of his Clash Of The Titans tour with fellow legends of the late ’90’s, The Alkaholiks and Cali Agents.  These industry veterans will be bringing newcomers Cisum Tomorrow ft. Wes Nyle and S.B. Baby Cougnut & DJ Twelvz as openers.  Clash Of The Titans begins in Santa Cruz, CA on August 14th and concludes in New Orleans, LA on September 24th. Clash of the Titans is sponsored by  Black Flys, DubCnn.com,  Thizzler, and Franchise X Entertainment.

Although nearly 20 years has passed since all three headliners began their careers, they have all been actively releasing music and touring to celebrate their stellar recording careers. In addition to releasing his …

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[10 Aug 2013 | No Comment | ]

At the end of this month, Jack Parow will release his gevaarlike Live DVD – Welcome to Parowdise. It is packed with live tunes, behind-the-scenes footage and all his music videos. This Live DVD will bring you so close to Parow that you can smell his sweat.

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[10 Aug 2013 | No Comment | ]

Many will celebrate their birthdays but none like THIS Jozi personality does it. DJ Naves, synonymous with amplifying any party experience is back for the 11th Annual Naves Experience this month.

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[10 Aug 2013 | No Comment | ]

Spring here and Jozi based entertainment company Trademark Entertainment is at it again. Known for their various show stopping intimate events, Trademark today announced their partnership with Café Del Khuze to host the first annual Spring Jam TakeOver this September. The concert will feature four international DJ’s alongside of seven of SA’s finest.

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[9 Nov 2012 | No Comment | ]

The South African Hip Hop Awards are an annual award ceremony, managed by the Ritual Media Group (R.M.G) which also runs the Back To The City Youth Festival, Ritual Stores and O.S.T lounge in Newtown.

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[18 Nov 2011 | One Comment | ]

The phenomenal response by fans to the announcement that hip-hop’s biggest selling artist ever, Lil Wayne will perform on African soil for the very first time has created hype and excitement across the country. To accommodate the unprecedented demand for tickets, Canoc Productions, promoters of the South African leg of the Lil Wayne worldwide “I Am Still Music Tour” and media partner, Channel O today announced an extra 2000 tickets are available for the show at the Coca Cola Dome, Johannesburg on Friday, 9 December 2011. Booking at Computicket is open.

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[10 Nov 2011 | 2 Comments | ]

Party People is the brain child of the well known DJ Kenzhero who has been a big industry shaker in terms of social interaction in South Africa. These are monthly events that highlight the growth of Hip Hop and Soulistic cultures. Featured artists include Masta Ace, Marco Polo, Bahamadia, J-Live and many more.

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[29 Oct 2011 | 2 Comments | ]

Copywrite is an underground hip hop artist from Columbus, Ohio. He is also a member of the Columbus crew MegaHertz (or MHz for short). Copywrite will be performing at the Gauteng Hip Hop Expo 2011 during December along with many other artists. Read on for more info.

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[24 Sep 2011 | 21 Comments | ]

He’s hip-hop’s biggest name, its deadliest lyricist and the genre’s most flourishing touring act; he’s an in demand performer with fan bases across the globe; he’s Lil Wayne and in December he’s bringing his worldwide “I Am Still Music Tour” to South Africa.