The Lost Tapes - KONFAB

[Dpleezy]

The Lost Tapes - KONFAB by Dplanet::, on Flickr

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Tale of the Tape

Recovered from the twisted wreckage of charred hard drives, scratched CD-Rs and dusty tape reels, this previously unreleased collection of KONFAB's work has finally emerged to allow you a glimpse into the mind of one of South Africa's most accomplished lyricists.

KONFAB describes himself as an, "anti-establishment, presently disadvantaged, previously dissed and damaged, seriously pissed-off, with anger mismanaged, half-foreign, urbanised darkie."

This eclectic collection spans a number of years and a variety of subject matter. KONFAB is equally comfortable dissecting the politics of post-Apartheid racial inequality, the devastating effects of colonialism or the state of hip hop.

KONFAB's quest is to stretch the barriers of language and syllabic metre to their artistic limits, whilst simultaneously delivering an impa**ioned message, often with a slightly cra** sense of humour.

The soundscape is provided by Dplanet, Hipe, Saturn (Writers Block), Ootz Tha Afronaut, Brand Lelakabe, Mpumito Bomvino and DJ Raiko. There's something for hip hop purists as well as those with more leftfield, electronic sensibilities.

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Track List
01. They Sleep (Prod. Mpumito Bomvino) (03:57)
02. Enemy of the State Ft. Oracle Flo (Prod. Dplanet) (04:13)
03. Of Hip Hop Ft. Oracle Flo (Skit) (Prod. Brand Lelakabe) (3’52)
04. Next Statement Ft. Ben Sharpa (Prod. Dplanet) (03:36)
05. Hubbub (Remix) (Prod. Dplanet) (04:37)
06. KONpliments (Prod. Saturn) (04:09)
07. What Ft. Sketch & Jaak (Prod. Hipe) (04:48)
08. KONtraversealFABetiks Ft. Oracle Flo (Prod. Brand Lelakabe / Mpumito Bomvino) (03:54)
09. Sick Spirits Ft. Vernon Visqus & aNon (Prod. Dplanet) (04:20)
10. Swart Gevaar (Prod. Brand Lelakabe) (05:07)
11. Survive (Prod. Brand Lelakabe) (05:11)
12. Do or Die (Prod. Dplanet) (04:10)
13. Hidden City (Prod. Saturn) (03:10)
14. Perspectives (Prod. Ootz Tha Afronaut) (02:51)
15. Runonsentence (Prod. Dplanet) (05:17)
16. Hobos Advice Ft. Vernon Visqus (Prod. Dplanet) (04:51)
17. Solar Eclipse (Prod. DJ Raiko) (04:19)
18. Bigger Man Ft. Matlhodi Matsei (Skit) (Prod. Brand Lelakabe) (01:42)
19. Lifelines Ft. aNon & Matlhodi Matsei (Prod. Ootz Tha Afronaut) (04:12)
20. Do or Die (Remix) (Prod. Dplanet) (04:10)

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Release Date: 16th February 2011
UPC: 859705440532
Catalog Number: PIONEERDIG004

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[watziznehmegin]

Got this on repeat since yesterday!! OMG! It's freakin dope! Pioneer unit, thanks for this!

[briCK]

"Konfab sfebe"...

kontrovesialfabetics!!!! this is the dopest MC i know in SA...hands down..

how else can we cop this? i tried going to the website but all i get is a "hmmm, that should not have happened" error.

[Dpleezy]

What's up briCK,

Link seems to be working fine this side.

I'll send you a direct download link...

[krimzin]

Do or Die is bananaz!

[watziznehmegin]

I hope this a start and not a finish, i know gobgab is an Architect, and don't need this rap ish to live, but I do hope he still puts out his album! I thought he had a trilogy planned... None the less this is a really dope offering, and I'm loving it! Some really dope lines on here, too many to quote!

[Dpleezy]

We're working on a new project. I just wanted to clear the decks and get all his previous material out so it wasn't just sitting on a hard drive gathering dust.

I'm not foolish enough to predict a release date but I'm going to push hard this year to make it happen.

[briCK]

So u kneegrows need to leave your hero attitude acting rude stepping to me with no parachute in a world of zero absolutes...
 

[watziznehmegin]

YOU GET DROPPED!! HAHA YEah Man, I love this guys rhymes man! Crazy a**,.. "who the f*** is these rugged a** kidz?!" (insert rooster here) 

[blak boy]

I need to get me some of that kakstad music, looking forward to some dope lyrics. Pioneer Unit keep up the good work