Sjava And Ruff Launch South Africa’s Newest Record Label, 1020 Cartel

Sjava And Ruff Launch South Africa’s Newest Record Label, 1020 Cartel. Multi-talented musician and songwriter Jabulani Sjava Makhubo has paired up with decorated producer and engineer Mfanafuthi Ruff Nkosi to launch South Africa’s newest record label 1020 Cartel.

The label is expected to drop its first project iSambulo by Ruff and Sjava on the 28th of August 2020. The pair teames up with Mithando Migogo of Sosela Legal & Advisory to establish 1020 Managaments, the operation and strategy arm of the 1020 group.

Sjava says on the launch : ” Ruff and I are really excited about launching this label because at the core, we’re activating a movement which promotes excellence in arts, collaboration and creating value for everyone involved. I have so much on the four artists we currently working with. They are so talented and have so much to offer.”

In addition, Ruff said : “It has been an inspiring experience putting together the unique talent of each artist on this one project. ISambulo draws from different genres “African Trap, Hip Hop, Soul, Poetry, Maskandi and Classical. The sounds are perfectly blended and the end result is smooth and clean.

Kid Tini Responds To A Question Of Whether A-Reece Is The Man Whose Name He Has On His ‘Revolver’

Kid Tini Responds To A Question Of Whether A-Reece Is The Man Whose Name He Has On His ‘Revolver’. In the absence of A-reece on social media fellow rappers still have him on their mentions.

One more remaining rapper at Ambitiouz Entertainment Kid Tini gave fans a curious answer after dropping a catchy line. The Cinga rapper simply quoted “I keep a revolver with yo name, just in case. “

A tweep asked if it was A-reece he had on the supposed revolver. Tini and Reece have a history of beefing but later proved they have squashed beef. Speaking about the feud, Reece said : “Kid Tini has always been chasing this thing of trying to be my adversary.”

Tini once last year that: “Last time I saw that man, he wasn’t to happy to see me, but I’m cool, I’ve moved on so long ago. I feel it’s such old news. I got respect for the man like I said before…” Kid Tini said.

“That sh!t was just a little fun. It was just some healthy competition I felt the game needed at that time,” He added

Reason Reveals Why He Hasn’t Collaborated With A-Reece Yet

Reason Reveals Why He Hasn’t Collaborated With A-Reece Yet. It can now be declared a fact that A-Reece isn’t an easy man to find and keep around at least long enough for a collaboration.

A number of rappers have tried to get with Reece for features included in that list is Cassper, Stogie T and now Reason. Seeing how the Selfish rapper and Reason have pen games and lyric delivery that is out of this world, fans questioned why that hasn’t be made reality yet.

The father of four simply replied that he tried getting a feature with but like the rest he couldn’t reach him. The Paradise rapper was invited at Sway In The Morning last year, after numerous attempts Sway only poked toward to seeing him at the Castle Lite Unlocks.

“I wanna say Calloway to invite South African MCs to come on Sway in the Morning, who’s gon be the first? A-Reece! A-Reece man hit me back man, I need a number on you, let’s make that happen,” Sway said.

The 23 year-old ended up giving Sway freestyle in his Castle Lite Unlocks show. Currently Reece is working on Paradise 2 album, no release date announced yet.

Cruz Afrika Currently Searching For More Artists To Sign On His Record Label ‘Afrika Hotlines’

Cruz Afrika Currently Searching For More Artists To Sign On His Record Label ‘Afrika Hotlines’. If you an artist looking to get signed by an established musician then Cruz Afrika may be the man you need right now.

In the rise of his musical journey in music, rapper Cruz Afrika decided to creates platforms to give opportunities to upcoming artists. The .. rapper planned to recruit more artists but only received a less number, for this reason he decided to put a word out that artists are still welcomed.

“I’ve started signing artists at the label Afrika Hotlines and I’m looking for more artists. I wanna create STARS  .Please Retweet for a talent out there 2 see this, they can drop 1 dope song on Email : afrikahotlines@hotmail.com

“Kindly Email us : Afrikahotlines@hotmail.com | Please send us only one songs,however it has to be a radio friendly and Tv friendly and more commercial ” If you do not hear back from us within 3 weeks ,please accept that your submission was unsuccessful.”

Afrika is recently woking on releasing his much anticipated project Half Of Me EP.

Cassper Reacts To The Beef Between Prince Kaybee & Anga Makhubalo After Fans Drag Him Into The Mix

Cassper Reacts To The Beef Between Prince Kaybee After Fans Drag Him Into The Mix. What is slowly becoming a norm are celebrities finding comfort tearing each other’s images online. There’s never one way to tell if there will be beef usually it starts out small until it reaches a point of little to no return.

Media personality Anga Makhubalo and DJ Prince Kaybee recently gave fans quite a show on twitter when they dissed each other. The feud began with the flexing of cars, then escalated to toffee and not having awards.

The comments ended up having Cassper as a frequent mention to a point where he reacted. He was often times called out for the similarities he shares with Prince Kaybee.

“Why my name is a part of this whole thing when i have been ignoring all the bullshit is what i dont understand. Haai you can’t win at this app. Masepa fela!!

“Im actaully such a fan of your tweets so this caught me off guard. Oh well, it’s twitter so nobody is safe. Anybody can get dissed & anybody can catch a stray for no reason. Anyway, enjoy your day Mulo, lemme add to the attention you wanted by replying to your tweet myself. Enjoy”

Kaybee made it clear ealier this week that he doesn’t hate Cassper and would love to drive his Bentley. He then emphasized there’s no way he would not oppose views because he likes a person.

“I actually like Cassper, an inspiring Tswana man. I would like to be his friend and DRIVE his Bentley.., But I don’t think if I like him I shouldn’t have an opinion. For instance the Nickname I gave him was just me playing around and actually saying what I think,” wrote Banomoya mastermind.

How DJ Speedsta Clarified Confusion On Him ‘Switching’ His Hip Hop Sound To The Yanos

How DJ Speedsta Clarified Confusion On Him ‘Switching’ His Hip Hop Sound To The Yanos. SA Hip hop fans are often always wishing for their favorite stars to not change or mix the hip hop sound. The domination of a new genre Amapiano led to many artists wanting to sample and fuse.

When rapper and DJ Speedsta played fans a new track of Da LES, it was swiftly assumed that he was also abandoning hip hop. The Mayo rapper came forward t clarify that he was playing a hip hop song with a fusion of the Yanos, back to back. He ended off with an assurance he will never be a DJ for any other genre except only Hip Hop.

“Lol  Nah it’s @2freshLES new single coming now now …. It goes from hip hop to Yanos & then back to hip hop.  I love the Yanos but I’ll forever be a hip hop DJ. ”

Speedsta remains a committed Hip hop DJ but has his share of views concerning what’s dragging its success.

“The public always has a lot to say when things happen in SA hip hop because they think we one big happy family. Don’t kid yourself. You’re favorite rapper can’t even have a full convo with another “fav”

What you guys see & what really goes on are 2 different things,” wrote Speedsta

The Big Hash Drops New ‘High School’ Single Ft. Kwesta

The Big Hash has just dropped off his new ‘High School’ single today that features Kwesta. This is a joint that was teased some weeks back and is said to be a single off his upcoming album. Produced by 808x, it’s been said that on the song Hash “waxes over an 808x beat about the life he’s living after the leap of faith he took in dropping out of school in pursuit of his dream”. This almost 5-minute long song is a fast-paced rap record that does not lack with them bars believe us… Kwesta actually starts things off with a fire verse just after Hash laces the first chorus and then Hash comes in with his fiery words throughout it all until the end.

Listen below:

Zoocci Coke Dope Teases New ‘DRUG$’ Song

Zoocci Coke Dope is clearly gearing up for new music drop which many consider being his ANXIETY +. Besides other messages that finds him requesting RTs & comments to unlock music drop dates, Zoocci actually went ahead and teased off a new song called ‘DRUG$’. Although it’s still in its demo form, this new teaser finds him lacing some deep words atop a very piano-heavy instrumental. Zoocci’s music has always been known to provoke certain deep emotions or narratives, and this surely keeps on track. No other details have been given about the song yet.

Watch Willy Cardiac’s New ‘Fan Of Me’ Visuals Ft. Eric Bellinger

Over the weekend, Willy Cardiac dropped off his new visuals for ‘Fan Of Me’ which is a song that dropped back in May and features Eric Bellinger. These visuals were actually supposed to be shot in LA according to the intro but COVID had other plans. It’s quite a high energetic video that carries scenes of Willy performing the song in what looks like an abandoned court. Other scenes find him being kidnapped by the leading lady (or fan) of the video and as that narrative continues, we find Willy getting tied up and we guess being obsessed over… Eric Bellinger doesn’t appear in the video for obvious reasons.

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Kanye West Shares ‘DONDA’ Album Cover

So Kanye West’s expected new DONDA album unsurprisingly did not drop last week and yeah like we said, no surprises right? However even though that was the case, he did share the artwork of the album which could be looked at as some progress but remember we also got Yandhi artwork too, and did that official drop? He shared the artwork via a post on Twitter but of course, did not explain reason for the delay even though we might all know them. There’s just a lot going in Ye’s life right now and although he did say he would focus on the music clearly it’s an easy thing to do right considering the drama. No other drop dates have been given.

New Una Rams ‘Shy’ Song On The Way

Una Rams has just revealed that he will be dropping off his new single called ‘Shy’. He made the announcement on social media along with a Tatenda Chidora captured image that doesn’t seem to be the artwork by the way but an extra visual. In his post, he shares that he has been waiting about 2 years to finally say “link in bio” for this song. Last year July this song was actually teased but clearly it had been in the works for a while now. You can now pre-save it and can expect it to drop Friday, July 1st.

Sliqe Drops New ‘Please’ Visuals Ft. Frank Casino & Flvme

Sliqe has just dropped off some new visuals for his ‘Please’ song that features Frank Casino & Flvme. This song stems from his 2019 #InjayamVol2 album and starts off with a scene of a car parked in a deserted parking lot that has a man exchanging some suspect words to the receptionist lady who later exists the car heading to the office. It’s clear that the narrative in this clip is harassment as it laster revealed that the man that was in the car holds a higher position in the workplace that Sliqe is seen trying to score a job at. Frank & Flvme are also seen performing the song in the hallway and in boardroom meeting with the corrupt man. And it ends off with the lady finally deciding to leave though… This is really good.

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Manu WorldStar’s ‘Nalingi’ Officially Certified Platinum

Manu Worldstar’s ‘Nalingi’ hit song has just gone platinum and we have to say, it’s been a long time coming. This song has really done wonders for him since it’s release in 2018 and has catapulted Manu’s reach beyond just South Africa.

“With the ‘Nalingi’ remix dropping at midnight it’s such a fitting occasion to be presenting Manu with his first platinum plaque. The fact that he’s achieved this feat with his first major-label single is just incredible. We’re only two years into the Manu Worldstar story and we’re so excited to see how the next few chapters unfold,” – Shingai Darangwa, Manu WorldStar co-manager

September 4th he’ll be dropping off his MOLIMO debut album and so far the ‘Choko’ single has already amassed 250k streams and has climbed to the top 30 on radio monitor’s most played songs in SA this week. It’s actually moving faster than ‘Nalingi’ did…

Nasty C Opens Up About How Hip Hop Impacted His Ability To ‘Speak Out’

Nasty C Opens Up About How Hip Hop Impacted His Ability To ‘Speak Out’. Rapper Nasty C counts as one of the few rappers who began showing interest in music at a much younger age. His passion nred the Ivyson man we have now who is crossing borders and winning at all times.

People get into rapping for all different types of reasons, it’s not always about showing off talent but to fulfill a certain personal need. For the 23 year old Nsikayesizwe Ngcobo, it was about how rapping allowed him the freedom to face fears and speak out.

Counting T.I as the reason he reached for a pen, Nasty C expressed speaking to Spotify how without Hip hop he can’t imagine how things would’ve panned out. “Without hip-hop, I don’t know how I would’ve made it to where I am right here. It’s given me a voice. It’s given me confidence to speak on certain things, to speak for a generation,” he says. “It’s a big step—it’s like me coming of age.”

Nasty was only 15 when he dropped his first mixtape, 2013’s One Kid a Thousand Coffins

The multi-award winning rapper is currently on final stages with his album Zulu Man With Some Power. The project includes T.I . and No I.D. (who produced JAY-Z’s album 4:44).

JayHood Announces Joining New Record Label 4 Billion Records

JayHood Announces Joining New Record Label 4 Billion Records. It has been a notable struggle what artists endure when they trying to get to the mainstream. What makes it all worth it, is working until you reach your desired destination.

JayHood has been dubbed one of the best MCs in the game as has even recieved nominated for it. All this is after he has released Run It, Mii Drug, H.I.T, and A Dropout Freestyle amongst many. The 23 year old has been recognized by the likes of Slikour, Blaklez and Stogie T. Now to put more validation to his work, Jay announces a new venture.

Hood shared a new sign to 4 Billion Records with images to showcase his new excitement and milestone.

Last time Jay caught the attention of fans was when he revealed how Ma-E from Teargas was always his role model (musically) growing up.

“I would say Teargas, me and my brother are three so we used to be like ‘damn these guys are good. So each one of us had a character, my brother would be K.O and so and so. I started to fall in love with the whole thing. it wasn’t just a joke to me i really loved it. I was Ma-E, i love Ma-E . He doesn’t know this but i love him,” said J.

K.O On Why Local Hip Hop Artists Need To Start Representing South Africa In Their Music

K.O On Why Local Hip Hop Artists Need To Start Representing South Africa In Their Music. Looking into the state of SA hip hop would you say it needs original sound accompanied with real stories?

Last week we heard the likes of DJ Vigilante talking about how SA hip hop has lost its lost originality. In the entirety of his statement he mentioned Zakwe, Big Zulu and Duncan to say the least as the few artists who are still representing authentic sound.

“SA HIP HOP artists wanna sound more American . What happened to our own SA HIP HOP sound. Remember the era of NEW AGE KWAITO ? , Era of DO LIKE I DO , CARACARA ? SA HIP HOP was at the peak because we were doing us.”

Earlier on the day, K.O highlighted sentiments almost similar to Vigilante’s stating how Hip hop rappers need to represent local stories.

“Couple of INDIVIDUALS from hiphop are obviously still doing their thing but it’s the contrary for hiphop as a fraternity/culture. The overall Top 100 iTunes chart says it all. It’s our job to fix this! Let’s make music with our people & their stories in mind again. REPRESENT!” Wrote the Caracara star.

SA hiphop I hope we’re all cognizant and taking notes from the constant decline of our impact as a fraternity – coz I am. Amapiano still moving things, Gqom and House are reserging. We’re not a threat to no one cos our sound/attitude doesn’t resonate anymore…”

K.O is nominated on 5 categories in the upcoming SAMAs26 Awards

Here Are Top 7 Interesting Details About Gemini Major’s Upcoming Album

Here Are Top 7 Interesting Details About Gemini Major’s Upcoming Album. Last year 2019 it was brought to our attention that Gemini Major was putting together the biggest project of his career. What we weren’t told was when or what to expect from it.

In his attempts to reel fans in on the anticipation of his album, Gemini shared what fans can look forward to. The disappointing part is that it hasn’t reach its final stages, meaning a little delay can be marked on.

The Right Now mastermind wrote on social media that he is struggling to choose the songs to include in an album. In his reasoning, they all great songs.

“Having trouble finalizing the album track list ,And it’s simply because there’s too many nice records am attached to,I can’t even pick my top 15,” he wrote.

Emtee Answers If He Would Ever Collaborate With Any Artist Signed At Ambitiouz Entertainment

Emtee Answers If He Would Ever Collaborate With Any Artist Signed At Ambitiouz Entertainment. It has been made clear once more by the trap star Emtee that he wants nothing to do with his former label Ambitiouz Entertainment. When asked if he would collaborate with any artist signed to the stable, he gave a precise answer.

The question rose when he made fans assume that AE was behind his Instagram account hacked. “My Instagram is hacked again. Do not accept any cap, messages or offers from my IG account, I’ll let y’all know when I get it back.”

The topic was revisited when Nadia Nakai claimed to have been hacked as well after releasing 40 Bars music video. The visuals had reached over 50 000 views when her hacked YouTube account had it deleted.

“My email was hacked and some extorted me every week to not release it and STILL released it day of release! My insta got hacked! Now my YouTube!  wow bro!  #40BarsMusicVideo,” – Nadia.

5 Fun Fact You Need To Know About Ms Cosmo

Ms Cosmo is one of the most elite female ip hop DJ’s having pushed the development of hip hop and has also played a part in promoting the impact that women in this particular industry have but still struggle to get recognition for.

Cosmo has dominated the hip hop industry for many years with her involvement as a radio host, a vlogger, a DJ, a mentor and an inspiration. We are giving you five fun facts that you need to know about this lady who has been leading the pack.

Nonqaba Nozuko Rwaxa known as Ms Cosmo grew up in Soweto before moving to the the northern suburbs

Cosmo comes from a mixed family as her father is Xhosa and her mother is Zulu

The DJ has a degree in BCom Finance and Investment Management from the University of Johannesburg and worked as a Commercial Property Finance consultant.

Ms Cosmo was a student at DJ Zinhle’s Fuse Academy which was founded for aspiring DJ’s and has since opened up for Kanye West during his February 2013 South African tour

The 5FM DJ has launched her online podcast called ‘SHESOCIAL’ where she has chilled conversations with women in the music and media space

YoungstaCPT Reveals Who He Would Like To Make A Joint Album With

YoungstaCPT Reveals Who He Would Like To Make A Joint Album With. Although he feels like a lot of his work is overlooked for awards, Youngsta is still all about making music for his people and he has his eye set on working with a like minded rapper who has given props to his craft.

After a tweep asked the rapper who he would like to make a collaboration album with, Youngsta responded saying that without a doubt he would like to work with Stogie T.

Stogie has previously mentioned that he is a fan of Youngsta’s work placing him in his top 3 list of favourite rapper’s so it seem like the Cape Town rapper’s aspiration of a joint album might not be that far in to the future.

Fans of the Young Van Riebeek rapper replied to the idea of a joint album from two such prominent conscious lyricist’s and let’s just say it was a thumbs up from all across the board.

Did AKA Just Low Key Shade Cassper Nyovest?

Did AKA Just Low Key Shade Cassper Nyovest? The results are in and it looks like the Mega still reigns supreme after securing two comfortable spots on the Apple Music Top 10 chart for S.A songs.

AKA secured the number three spot with his collaboration featuring Gemini Major titled Energy which has been raking up the streams on the digital platform Vevo.

The second track that made it at the number eight spot is his smash hit single ‘Cross My Heart’, which has also been making waves since its release.

The Mega took to twitter to celebrate his victory with a statement that has been mentioned by Cassper Nyovest a few times, also using the term “ke hip hop dawg” to refer to his success, which leaves some room to wonder if this was a jab, as Mufasa isn’t on the list.

K.O Donates To A Scheme Feeding Over 200 Kids Weekly

K.O Donates To A Scheme Feeding Over 200 Kids Weekly. No good deed deserves to go unnoticed, K.O has recently played a good samaritan by donating a number of goods to the under privileged group of kids.

Social media has played a major role in changing many lives across the planet, at times it takes a simple tweet. It has happened again in SA hip hop.

One of the members who works for a community charity scheme tweeted the Supa Dupa rapper as more than just a fan. He showcased the support he provided by voting for his SAMAS26 nominations.

K.O is nominated on four different categories, Say You Will feat. Nandi Madida and Supa Dupa for music video of the year. Supa dupa – Record Of The Year. Best Hip Hop Album for Ptyunltd, and Best Collaboration of Supa Dupa. He is leading as the most nominated rapper.

To return favour and perform good will, K.O tended to the fan’s request for donation who later showed that indeed the CaraCara star came through.