Following his official debut project The Arrival mixtape Boxis continued to grind and show growth with this LP titled The End, which, ironically, was the beginning of great many ventures for the Hammarsdale representing emcee.
The End LP has 16 songs with only four features from vocalists, Boxis made sure to leave enough canvas for himself to successfully paint every picture with less distractions. In every song he managed not to bombard the consumer with information, yet stuck to the point effectively and was able to carry-out the message quick. Beats by Sabatha,Mapiwe, Brave, Msp, Master Oscar ,Dakool & Emazweni cemented and are a perfect solid foundation of the whole project I honestly still enjoy this one. Listen to the LP below and let us know what you think of it.
Latest offering by the Supah & forever lyrical and talented individual Supah Mpondo alongside Tushensu this one titled Rainbow Toothpaste EP. The title refers to multiple colours (topics) made to fit in a small package for consumers.
TRACKLIST:
1. Ngeke Uyinuke
A song about a person who will practically beg you when they need your help and then you have to chase them when you want a repayment. Of course they return as soon as they need you again.
2. Rain Check
It’s about relationships that are going bad and have gone bad.
3. You (Interlude)
The last sentence on the previous song is, ‘tell her I said, ‘voetsek’ mombona.’’ I had to take a breather before jumping into the next topic. The sounds of rain make it a fitting extension for Rain Check.
4. I Am Here
A song telling my girlfriend that I am here for her.
5. Quantum Travel
A song about travelling in an overloaded taxi. I open with how the driver wins us over; I follow with how the experience is like; I go into the thoughts that run through my mind; and close with my request to get out.
6. Beauty Lies
For this one, I recorded a video of myself staring at the camera and wrote the lyrics in response to the footage; analysing the appearance and thoughts.
“…If expressions is freedom so why be brutal to the talkative? / I asked a blind man to speak against the lack of vision but maybe it’s my mental blindness that had me leveled with him..” – FireArmz . A Night At The Shelter (feat. Abdus & Kamakaze)
The year is 2006 heading towards 2007, for most, this was indeed the golden era for hip-hop in Durban city. Almost all weekends called for emcees to gather in every tarven and corners of KZN bustin’ sixteens for the sake of keeping the hip-hop torch lit. The good ol’ Bat Centre days. I remember during this period all I cared about was hearing someone rap. I gave zero interest on how one swag looked, just raps I’d listen to. In 2007, though, a very important piece of the puzzle was put into place when The Given Mixtape was released. The compilation literally changed how one viewed Durban rap as a whole. The next level of lyricism was established and time honourned here effortlessly by everyone featured while instrumentals complimented, clapped and gave base (pun very much intended) to every bar delivered to the listener. This project has truly stood the test of time – hands down.
Sixteen years later, this is still on heavy rotations at least where I’m from. It is hard to ignore the impact it made as well as the influence it had to most. It is safe to call this one a classic.
The Given Mixtape runs for about 60 to 80 minutes with 17 tracks & features Manelis, SkyeWanda, Abdus, Ngqondo, Verbalist, Alligator MC, Kamakaze, FireArmz, Amphibious, Ayanda Makukule, Trey, Ayanda Zulu, Mic G, Bassik and Magnified Tones.
Incase you lost your copy or you never got the opportunity to have one look no further. You can still get the mixtape for free via SoundCloud. Get it for free below.
Originally dropped back in 08′, The Durban based Hip-hop duo 4051 officially made this project available for downloads for all the ones who missed it. Listen or Download the album below via audiomack and leave a comment telling us what you think.
He needs no introduction whatsoever Robin Thirdfloor has clearly stood the test of time with his unothordox approach to his style of music and rapping abilities.
Zithembe (A Story About Self Confidence) is exactly about that, a self reflection journey of highly believing in your capabilities. Zithembe forms a trilogy by Thirdfloor of projects about self awareness, first one released in 2019 titled Zithande was followed by ZAZI in 2020.
Zithembe is 10 track project & features Jabulani Cindi, Mthinay Tsunam and Makhalanjalo. Listen to the EP below and let us know what you think.
Latest offering from the Durban based hip-hop talent EmdeeYou titled IStaff Sam. Incase you are not in the know EmdeeYou is the Ukhozi FM ‘Bars On Bars’ 2019 Rap Battle King plus he was picked as the man of the match at the Hood vs Hood (Mlazi vs Mashu) hip-hop show. Istaff Sam features Target, BullyBeats & Peejay just to name a few with a total of nine songs. Download and listen the project on the link below and let us know what you think.
Durban-born rapper, Mos Phaith, also known as Sabotage, celebrates turning 30 by releasing his highly anticipated debut EP, VIII.
In addition to representing infinity, infinite love, infinite energy, & time, the roman numerical number VIII also reflects the rapper’s birthday, 8 December.
The EP features N’veigh, Dawa (aka Flowsik), Thando Nyameni, Touchline, Dave Audinary, Ginger Trill, Just Bheki, Kingsweetkid and Ndudu Mthombeni. Sabotage touches on a range of topics such as Love and Life experiences while paying homage to Hip Hop. Shout out to Sabotage for having Ginger Trill and Flowsik on one song, that’s really a treat for the fans if you ask me. Download and Stream the EP below.
For those not in the know, which I highly doubt, OB Magik is a Durban based multi-talented Hip hop recording artist, music producer and exceptional Songwriter. OB dropped the long awaited EP titled For The Taking which he described as an art of an emerging artist that is going after what He wants and claiming spaces in the music industry because they are for the taking. Give it a listen below and let us know what you think!
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