21 posts tagged “live”
I have to say, Back to the City was AMAZING! I can't big up Domz, Osmic and the whole crew enough for the work they put into making the event the massive success it was. It really made me feel proud to be part of the SA hip hop movement!
We arrived straight from the airport and joined a panel discussion about the state of South African hip hop. The panel included Mizi from Hype Magazine, and Slikour and Sugasmaxx from Ventilation Productions. Everything from local music quotas, the quality of production, being self-motivated, unity in SA hip hop, making it overseas and wearing South African designer clothes was discussed. Hopefully everyone went away feeling more positive about SA hip hop.
When the show started there were too many dope performances to mention, but my personal highlights were HHP, F-Eezy, Young Nations and El Nino performing ama Vuvuzela (El Nino's verse brought the house down) and of course, Driemanskap.
Drie were performing new material from their soon to be released album, Igqabhukil’ Inyongo for the first time in J-Section. Judging by the crowd's reaction, the boys are going to take the country by storm. All I can say is that I was grinning like a fool for the whole performance and the boys made me proud!
I'm already looking forward to Back to the City 2010!
Check out some photos by Anne-Sophie Leens...
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Check out the full set of photos (18) on Flickr
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If you're in Paris this Friday, check out Ben Sharpa at Glaz'Art for the F@#k You I'm Furious party. Our partner in crime, Milanese, is also going to be dropping science so you know it's gonna get ugly. Check it out!
For more details check out our gigs page.
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Last weekend in Cape Town, cellular service provider, MTN, officially launched their mobile digital music download platform MTN Xploaded. The launch was a 3 day event that started with a press preview at the Radisson hotel on Friday. On Saturday and Sunday there were live performances at the Waterfront Amphitheater. Needless to say, Rah, Kritsi and Vux rocked the spot on all three days.
Tracks from Rattex's debut album Bread and Butter are currently available for download either online or directly from your cellphone via MTN Xploaded. Check it out!
Rah and Kritsi rock the press (click for larger image).
The Scooter Dance (click for larger image).
Get down (click for larger image).
Rockin' the Waterfront (click for larger image).
Hold up (click for larger image).
Rah and Kritsi (click for larger image).
Throw your hands in the air (click for larger image).
Crowd getting down (click for larger image).
Kritsi and Rah having fun (click for larger image).
Spaza rock star (click for larger image).
Check out the full set of photos (29) on Flickr
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If you happen to be in Lyon, France, this evening, check out Ben Sharpa live at Le Sonic.
Ben has been rocking crowds in France and Switzerland this month as part of his first tour organised by our sister label Jarring Effects. You can check out his remaining dates on our gigs page.
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Heavy Hitters II
Friday 6th March 2009.
Featuring: Ben Sharpa, Archetypes & Last Days Fam + Ootz live on beats. DJs: KGB + Tha Cutt.
Shivava Cafe (formerly Songwriters Club) - 66 Car Street, Newtown (Nr. Carfax), Johannesburg.
R50.
Rah rocked the crowd at the UCT Freshers' Braai alongside Kritsi and Vux, with DJ Raiko on decks. The freshers showed love and we all had a great time. Check out a couple of photos...
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Munks Concept Stores & We Love Music Presents...
Ben Sharpa
Archetypes
DJ KGB
DJ Niffty
Tha Cutt
+ Last Days Fam
Cool Runnings / 4th Street / Mellville
6th December 2008 / 9pm - Late
R30
Do yourself a favour and catch Terror MC ripping the mic live at Club Hot Spot, located on Main Road, Retreat, this coming Friday (5th September). R20 on the door.
Terror has worked on a lot of new material recently, with production from myself, Ameen and Hipe. His album, Dead Streets Scrolls, is due to drop in the first quarter of 2009.
Liberate Yourself Video on Youtube
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On Saturday night I went through to Albert Hall in Woodstock to watch Jaak performing at the Max Normal TV show. We'd been at the 7784 launch party in Khayelitsha all day so I was pretty exhausted, but Leon Botha was warming up the set with some classic old skool jams and some tight scratching, which helped give me some energy and get me in the mood.
Jaak, or Jaak 'Paarl' as he was introduced by Waddy, absolutely tore up the set and worked the crowd into a frenzy with some banging jams including How We Roll. I was incredibly impressed by Jaak's stage craft - one of the tightest MC performances that I've seen in a while.
We took a breather outside while Die Vegas and Parow Show did their thing, then came back to check out Waddy, Yo-Landi and Neon Don do their thing. If you've never been to a Max Normal TV show you've really missed out. It's pure, deranged entertainment.
Check out some photos:
Jaak and fan (click for larger image).
Jaak on set (click for larger image).
The crowd goes befok (click for larger image).
Max Normal TV doing what they do best (click for larger image).
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Pioneer Unit is taking Hip Hop entertainment back to the hood with a series of spectacular events that will showcase South Africa's finest talent, both established and up and coming.
We're keeping the price of entry down and the quality of the entertainment up at the highest level. There will be super-high quality sound, rap battles as well as dance and singing competitions where the crowd decides who takes home cash prizes. There will also be hot, home-cooked food on sale for only R2 a plate.
This is entertainment for the whole hood, so don't miss out!
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To celebrate the release of Rattex's new mixtape, Pioneer Unit Records proudly presents the first in a series of music spectaculars...
7784
"Lezi zezase kasi. Gcwala uchiteke."
Featuring a full-length set by:
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> Rattex
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Plus extra special guests:
> Driemanskap
> Jaak
> Garlic Brown
> Crosby
> Kanyi
> Sim
> Maxhoseni
> Mic Substance
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> DJ Eazy (Faculty of Hip Hop)
> DJ Azuhl (Beatbangaz)
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Kritsi Ye'Spaza - Your host with the most!
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> Huge super-high quality sound system!
> Rap / Dance / Singing competitions to win cash prizes!
> Hot home-cooked food for only R2 a plate!
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Date: Saturday 21 June, 2008
Time: 12 - 6pm
Venue: New Hall, Site C, Khayelitsha
Price: R10
Food: R2 plate
Competition prizes: R100 per competition
Click here to join the Facebook event for updates and reminders.
That's how we rrrrrrrrrroll!!
