Chris Brown ain't playing with these drops yo, looks like he's trying to get new material out as quickly as possible. You don't see us complaining tho...

Indeed, you read correct. Your favourite music and urban culture website is getting a nip and tuck. We're finna re-up on the swag 'cause even we feel ...

Indeed, you read correct. Your favourite music and urban culture website is getting a nip and tuck. We're finna re-up on the swag 'cause even we feel ...

Soon after we got the trailer for Patty Monroe's Reminiscing music video, we get the final product. The visual is taken off her Malatjie album and it'...

It feels like only yesterday when we we went on the ground with Young RJ alongside Guilty Simpson and Supa Kaine for a quiz on South Africa and a disc...

We get some new music from Chris Brown just after he gave us Pills & Automobiles apparently off his forthcoming eighth studio album titled Heartbreak ...

J Cole has been lowkey busy directing a series of doccies that has him showing his fans that he's more than just a skilled lyricist. In the past he wo...

All hands on deck are required for this feat. The good people over at Ritual Media Group are embarking on a search for pieces of the South African hip...

Radio presenter, hip hop dj and rapper, Dj Zai Maya is taking us on the road with her in her new online show titled The Way Zai Slays. In the first in...

I think I've grown to be be a steady Audio Push fan from their recent drops starting last year going into the work they've put out this year. We get a...

It's that time of the year again and you need to step up and put your work forward to be counted in the 6th Annual South African Hip Hop Awards. Since...

TravIS BlakK (yes, the capital letters matter) is feeling vocal on TALK ABouT IT as he chooses to express himself even though some things are much har...

The East Rand is shining yet again with Boi Statz delivering his The Spiyo Freestyle. Boi Statz has all the products of Cap City and the Beast Rand in...

The breath of fresh air that is Lungelo Manzi cannot be contained in mere words. He goes ahead and blesses us with a new piece after giving us pieces ...

This is not even a prank, the Migos are coming down to South Africa in October! This is all thanks to Mabala Noise in partnership with MTV Base, Gagas...

What a damn proud moment for me right now. Can someone send a signal to Dj Khaled out there to say Africa is outchea putting him on? Lawd Porry (aka ...

Skepta brings to life the popping artwork for his song Hypocrisy where he channels an old school TV show and we end up seeing ladies singing his hook ...

Chris Brown has been hard at work with his Privacy Tour, his Welcome To My Life doccie and the new Black Pyramid clothing line. Not to mention having ...

This song makes my heart bleed as I just happened to be talking about this loss with my driver the other morning. How life has become so fickle and ho...

Been waiting for this video to drop since the footnotes went out just a few days ago but it's finally here. You guys remember one of the first tracks ...

It's always a jolly good time when upcoming artists link up for a track. White River (Mpumalanga) duo First Class Audio team up with two of our previo...

My soul is flying at the sound of this music. We get a new edition from the Still Movin' Mondays series by Euroz, Demrick, Reezy and Dizzy Wright titl...

Lobola hitmaker Gigi Lamayne is setting sail the ship for her debut album follow up, iGenesis Deluxe. When we spoke to her earlier this year she made ...

The American boyfriend revisits his album which dropped just last year with visuals for a track titled Miserable America. The video starts off with a ...

July has been quite the eventful month. We certainly have more fire music dropped this month unlike in June, so I'm very optimistic about the Verse Of...

You can't keep a good man down! Papa Lefika, Khuli Chana, just never stops shining and we have some more good news coming from his side today. I'm sur...

Watchu know about freestyling on the spot inspired by a brand new beat? That's precisely how our Spotlight went with Xikwembu Nation leader, Yung Swis...

Multi award winning Namibian duo, Paradox, have shared with us the album art of their 5th studio project titled The Known Unknown II which is due to a...

In the opening you'd think the track's an instrumental until FiveOne starts rapping. Months after dropping the visuals for Ki's To The City, the boy w...

In their brokenness many people have written some of the greatest music in the world. The Zambian born rapper PatricKxxLee has added his name to the l...

Why does this track remind me of HazzadazMove? I love the different keys used on here, some old skool meets new skool with jazz elements here and ther...

Why does this track remind me of HazzadazMove? I love the different keys used on here, some old skool meets new skool with jazz elements here and ther...

We sat down with Yung Swiss to catch up about how life has been going for him from homelessness to being in a better space in life right now. He talks...

We told you Zakwe's got something up his sleeve today! It's Before I-Single and it's definitely worth the mystery. We saw that he and Cassper Nyovest ...

Oh snap! Did the coolest Kat of them all just say we're getting emojis from him? I think hell yes! Not so long after World Emoji Day, Bonang Matheba f...

It's been over two years since Chinx passed on but it doesn't mean that the music doesn't live forever. Frenchie decided to drop the visuals for a tra...

The duo of LeLi and Zolisa are reflecting on Changes in their lives and they realise that the only thing that's changing is the Rand. Their visions an...

If you like it then you shoulda put a ring on it! Well, that's what Priddy Ugly finally did when he proposed to his girlfriend of over seven years, t...

One Shaman is feeling himself with these bars right now okay? He doesn't wait too long after his killer Soke freestyle to drop yet another edition to ...

I had Yung Swiss on the Red Couch (it drops this Friday by the way) and I tried by all means to squeeze out news about who this "Janet" that's all ove...

Russ, or should I say the "king of Soundcloud" is enjoying life right now with all the fame and fortune so he decided to give us the visuals detailing...

Now that was hella quick! Meek Mill dropped his single titled Issues that's off his forthcoming project Wins & Losses just a few hours ago and he alre...

Quick fact, Travis Scott is insane. But I bet you already knew that. Word is he opened his appearance on Kendrick Lamar's DAMN tour with a flying bird...

The Sonic Genius just dropped the tracklist for his upcoming project titled Morning Star that's set to drop on the 31st of July. The kid's been busy w...

Young Gunner has been dropping behind the scenes happenings of his life for a minute now, giving us a glimpse of his music and touring life. The rappe...

Oh man, you just gotta love Driemanskap and everything they stand for Bawo. I can never cease being in awe of their undying African pride agenda. They...

I'm here for the good waves. This music video makes me so jealous for my own pool party. K Camp finally shares the viral visuals for his track Racks L...

Twista gives us yet another single off his recent project titled Crook County and it feels like he drops a track every week, one being hotter than the...

Ishuu! Talk about hair and shoe goals, Trinidad James is a different human being guys. He brings us his video for Disrespectful and he straight up tel...

We hung out with JR while he was on The Best Drive with DJ Sabby previewing new music from his album what.a.life ahead of its release. The album was #...

Nasty C and A-Reece just dropped some new fire and it got us all excited right now. The boys are in top form and the finesse is A-Grade, so we double ...

I cannot contain my excitement at the star that Wizkid has become right now. I mean, he's always been THAT guy that drove me crazy with the fresh Afro...

Originally from Nelspruit, this amazing duo called Hot Winter bring a sense of nostalgia in their classic sounding Trust Issues. They have a big probl...

Our favourite African-American rapper Frenchie has shared the tracklist for his upcoming album Jungle Rules. Fresh off his exciting trip home (yes, So...

Uno July is back with another piece taken off his 24 hour EP the Zero Hour Zone LP. Isukile speaks to Gugulethu at its heart and he's rolling with Si...

Who ever said that we must fret over not having something lied to us! Wires just made a whole song that says it's okay to be missing something. A hook...

We're halfway through the year and 2017 has been quite the event. So much has happened in the world, outside of just the crazy motions in the music. J...

One of my most notable artists from London, Skepta, drops a new piece after his insane No Security video earlier this year, as well as perking up peop...

Twista is getting us ready for his album which is set to drop on the 7th of July, and is already up for pre-order. The Chicago star has already blesse...

Somewhat of an "underdog" in his squad, star wordsmith Rockie Fresh comes through with a new rendition of his old track Nobody from his 2013 mixtape E...

Calvin Harris finna get us ready for Summer with his music, and he is also prepping us of his forthcoming album titled Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 that dr...

New merch alert! The Vaporwave Pantsula, Okmalumkoolkat, is producing some new pieces to add to his diverse range of personalised merchandise. We saw ...

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"... And why should beauty be in the eye of someone else either than the subject of beauty itself? A personal ...

No man, we've been waiting way too long for Vince to drop these visuals. We get to see his video for Rain Come Down with Ty Dolla $ign and although th...

Watchu know about premiering your newest single on a Louis Vuitton runway in the fashion capital of the world? Ask Drake. His new single Signs, inspir...

Calm down. Breathe slowly. Then...read the whole story. The legendary Wu-Tang Clan's vintage clothing line is coming back to market under the creat...

Played this track and just when I thought I could hear everything Twista was saying, all of a sudden he goes off and all I heard was "xnsis ddocud nds...

We just saw that Nasty C and French Montana will be shooting the video for Allow in L.A and now you can look forward to seeing him headline Mabala Noi...

Durban's Chris Snakes comes in guns blazing against this minimalistic beat which highlights his creativity and his energy more than anything. His flow...

The long-awaited joint EP by two of the most talented (and pettiest) artists is finally here for you guys to hear, it's called Burn My Name. Ray J and...

The street calls for Dave East's Paranoia are getting louder with every new music drop and he's not flinching with the consistency either. He drops th...

Put it all in the music where the the source of it all is. Nasty C just dropped the emotive motion picture for his song UOK dedicated to his late moth...

The boy MX finally drops off Committed To The Vision EP and it's all guns blazing on this piece. You immediately hear his determination with the intro...

These are the echoes of a familiar "warning" based on biblical readings about a time when the world will turn itself inside out, its people going off ...

Here's someone that my heart can draw closer to. His premise with music is that he needs to affect people positively based off the irresponsible role ...

Okay, this man is quite lethal with the spit game! Cape Town's Ayanda King Sisusa is going OFF for a solid 3 minutes and 50 seconds as he almost speed...

This here is the collaboration track between Jagermeister's Back The Artist star, Cido Mooi, and Reason titled Trap Machine. The track is super pacy a...

About three months after releasing the film on Apple Music, Travis has made the short film for Birds In The Trap available to view on YouTube, it was ...

It's lit! The guys from Unidentified give us their fan video for Travis Scott's Money Power Respect. The video is a combination of different clips of ...

A video with pretty ladies doing everything for you while you just sit there and look cool, not to mention it features some of the most popular artist...

Ahead of his highly anticipated album Big Fish Theory that's set to drop June, 23rd, Vince gives fans a single titled Rain Come Down featuring the peo...

“Black man, woman… You are Kings and Queens! You’re ain't inferior to none, claim what’s yours! This world is yours ‘cause you built it.” Demmit! I...

I don't know how Nasty does it. Being so "together" through such a painful thing. Naturally things are not always as they seem to the outsider but we ...

Yeyi! This man is not about your life okay? "Spoon you for what? Cuddle for who?" You already know not to knock on his door this winter, he's a Sava...

Part 1 Part 2 This is a heavy thing to watch unfold 'cause it's the daily experience of many a South African and with the popularity of soci...

One of Durban's freshest talents, Missu, features some up and coming artists on a single titled Waves and it's a definite must-hear. Missu's sick elec...

We were at the launch of KFC's new music streaming platform, Soundbite, where we spoke to Thabisa Mkhwanazi (Marketing Director) about what the big id...

Travis Scott casts NBA Rockets' James Harden as his lead in the latest visual for Way Back. Harden seems to be in some sort of pressured daze as he go...

Aren't we just so loved? Young Swiss decides to share two new tracks with us as a token of his appreciation for the love and support he's been getting...

It's that time of the month again where we conglomerate a list of the tracks we dropped this past month on Slikouronlife. This also begins the road t...

After what felt like forever, we finally got the long-awaited visuals for Yung Swiss' single Jungle featuring none other than the Cashtime boss, K.O. ...

What the hell has gotten into youngins these days? Everyone is busy spitting mad bars lately and I honestly cannot get enough of the heat. The boy KK ...

LMAO! I'm dead convinced that whoever has the keys to free South Africa has thrown them away and no longer wishes to be associated with us. Mayivalwe ...

Sounds like an instrumental in the beginning but TSA soon drops the intro, blessing this mellow beat with a catchy hook and dope lyrics sounding like ...

Tity Boi has made the album available for pre-order along with a free new song, 4AM featuring Travis Scott. The June 16 drop is looking like a star st...

The boys from Punchline Music drop their EP titled Pissed off The Neighbours and you know we obviously got the exclusive because we're the plug. The n...

Born in South Africa and raised in Detroit before relocating back to SA, the boy Malfis gives us a track titled Doin' Good joined by Jay Claud3 which ...

The first 8 seconds of the beat (and yes I counted) will mislead you into thinking it's a love song because of the melody and vocals, but it then swit...

Raekwon teams up with his protege P.U.R.E on yet another track that's not on his recently dropped The Wild album. Escapist sounds like a soundtrack pi...

Mz Louis Layne is all the fierce on 9 To 5 as she asserts her position on breaking the mould of robotic societal expectations. She wants to be her own...

Kris Karma Just dropped his fourth project titled Wisdom in A nutshell and I've given it a spin countless times, this is a pure masterpiece and reliab...

Kris Karma Just dropped his fourth project titled Wisdom in A nutshell and I've given it a spin countless times, this is a pure masterpiece and reliab...

Bergei Fresh and Fash are securing the bag as they celebrate a new relationship with Kappa through Issa Vibe Ting. The low buzzing, blaring production...

You know someone means business when they open up a track with a rapidly inclining flow. Hey man! What are we running for? I feel like I need to be ...

Missy Elliott calls all the girls on this one and they go loose on the I'm Better remix. Her comeback track didn't go as far as one would've hoped for...

This is RnB Ink and he couldn't resist the lure of Julia Michael's Issues which he decided to bleed passion on. He croons all through the song as he p...

We call it #HistoryAlert 'cause Nasty C is the first urban/rap artist to feature in a campaign with a luxury brand such as Mercedes Benz, something no...

What is the level of finesse in our motion pictures? Perfection is the standard. The long awaited visual for Yung Swiss' collabo with K.O, Jungle is h...

Some authentic kasi rap going on here. Flipside is a three-member group from Diepkloof, Soweto and they may have a gem here. The track is titled Is'p...

The Big Fish Theory album by Vince Staples is on the way and he's already got himself into some sticky waters being stranded at sea with a sinking boa...

The Big Fish Theory album by Vince Staples is on the way and he's already got himself into some sticky waters being stranded at sea with a sinking boa...

Archives? Almost! T-Wayne is unearthing their long kept treasure from 2009 and quite frankly I'm happy that they were even able to keep the album toge...

TdsoTheHashish, signed under The Last Empire record label, is a Durban-born rapper who was given the status as one of the biggest artists on the come ...

Uno July is all the late night reflection in these barren streets as he raps his thoughts out loud. A lot of tension around him, people switching up o...

South Africa how you feel? I just read comments about La Flame's shows and it seems that one should actually pitch up barefoot, with no phone nor wall...

After listening to this track, it is quite evident that Neezy has some Motswako influence. Reminds me of something the legendary Motswako king Mo'lemi...

The young king, Christyle went in on his latest single Movie. Talking about, as he says, "what people would consider not living right", making a movie...

Travis Scott has done like Meek Mill and shared 3 new joints and between A Man and this one, I was a bit stuck in decision but this one stands out for...

NRM is gonna hurt you if you're not cautious in your approach. We're stepping slowly as we approach the furnace even though we're jamming along to thi...

The legendary KRS One dropped his album The World Is Mind. He is probably one of the most important emcees in the game and my homie Thabiso The Hip Ho...

It's that time of the year again where Forbes shares another of their lists and this one is the big five, the Forbes Five most richest hip hop artists...

This is the beautiful thing that we love Chris Brown for. He tags with the GOAT Nas for Die Young to bring to attention the misfortunes of young peopl...

Mista Rogers blesses us with the G-Mix of his 2015 cut Like You and the added sauce is much welcomed. E-40's slick flow on this joint stands out for m...

You may, or may not, have seen that "Smashis" has changed names to Zingah, but mores that he has cleaned out his social media and is about to embark o...

This is stuff that magic is made of. Vitu shares the first two singles from his upcoming project This Time Next Week which is a Hip Hop and Jazz influ...

KLY and the killer producer, DJ Maphorisa bring us into their world on the Snap That Sh! visuals. It's a private party for the fellas as they, along w...

While the fans are gearing themselves up for his visit to the country next month with Bryson Tiller, LaFlame just drops a few lines during his Virgini...

A bunch of clowns! We love them and I can also see that a lot more of Mzantsi is warming up to this half of the Ubunifu Space team from the UK. They k...

It's the genesis of The Return Of The Don with Kool G Rap who tags along Fame and Freeway for a come back single Wise Guys after a 6 year silence in t...

April has been a much slower month than March which has such an influx of music drops. But, April hasn't been awful either. A lot of joints were dropp...

Boy am I proud of this Kidd, not so long ago we were jamming to his What Were You Doing At 19? mixtape and now he's been taken under the Mabala Noise ...

As we gear up for the release of Cassper's third album, he's gone ahead and shared the tracklist with us as the album is now available for pre-order. ...

"A story can be told in a look. A story can be told in abstract way..." - Kyle Lewis We dig deeper in conversation with Kyle Lewis to talk about what...

"A story can be told in a look. A story can be told in abstract way..." - Kyle Lewis We dig deeper in conversation with Kyle Lewis to talk about what...

FiveOneMPH shares his rap video titled Ki's To The City fresh off being eliminated from Vuzu Hustle season this week. The video's pretty conceptual. I...

Luda takes a go at Bruno Mars' hit That's What I Like by jumping onto it leaving Bruno's vocals in tact as well as a verse by Gucci Mane after he remi...

We sat down with prolific video director Kyle Lewis to talk about his come up in the visual business, who gave him his first shot and what the journey...

I like this part of the game. Juelz Santana takes a go at Kodak Black's Tunnel Vision for the streets. It's safe to say that Juelz has managed to ceme...

We're back with the most lit bunch of people, our Facebook Onlifers. But they're on good behaviour this week at least. Yeyi, last week was so litty, I...

I am warming up to Frank Ocean's Beats 1 Radio show, you know why? Cause new music with every episode. He shared Lens in the past edition this weekend...

Yooh! The situation in this song is so LIT! I don't know how many times I've played this song already. Seboba is in big trouble with the daughter of h...

This is the kind of hip hop I fiend off to be honest. That "get up and fight", conscious, self reflective rap is my haven. J. Period is mobilising for...

Well what do we have here? This exclusive room ka Chris Brown is quite something. We see him follow a mysterious love into a show room that's kinda pe...

It's a bum fest in DJ Citi Lyts' latest visual for his joint Shishiliza. We saw him nudge at Pearl Modiadie on his TL this weekend about this song, pe...

Ciroc just "cut the cheque" with Cassper Nyovest, the Tito Mboweni music video is steady climbing to a million views, and back at the ranch team Famil...

The OG's got all the juice and he don't owe nobody no damn thing! Uncle Snoop shares the visual for his single Promise You This which is slated for hi...

ArtisTek teams up with Lunatic for this groovy joint *BEE* that celebrates black progression and growth. The sample already has you bopping your head ...

Dj Kuxx fell in love with Motswako and he never looked back. So much so that he carried it in his name and right now he teams up with bafana ba ko ten...

Dj Kuxx fell in love with Motswako and he never looked back. So much so that he carried it in his name and right now he teams up with bafana ba ko ten...

Flavour, flavour! Shu! Swazi rapper Swiss puts us onto the flexibility of rap when he does that thing he likes to do of fusing RnB, Hip Hop and even H...

Super lit! I love this video. And the song. I'm just so excited about Luda on the raps. Takes me back to his 90's and early 2000's finesse on some of ...

The SHINE arrival is almost upon us. May 5th the album finally drops and Wale's been dropping new music and plenty remixes ahead of the time. He share...

The foot is on the paddle with the music right now and it's lift off. Artists are in the swing and the momentum towards bodies of work is steady climb...

Oh oh! I suspect we are in for big trouble this year with this bunch. Yhu! The collective goes by the name The Night Is Young and as you can see, it's...

Aaah yes! Chrisette Michele wastes no time in swaying right into the instrumental when her version of Drake's breezy Passionfruit opens. This is one o...

Cape Town's Miss Celaneous pairs up her don't-mess-with-me attitude with Youngsta's gangster for Gehard and it's nothing less of what you'd expect fro...

Hip hop is a mouthpiece for self expression and at its core is being a voice for the people. To what extent artists use the genre to highlight social ...

We get another visual from A Tribe Called Quest's We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service and it's a dope black and white linear-esque shot th...

I suspect Calvin Harris' album is gonna be pretty shining with colourful features by the time it drops later on this year. His latest singles enlists ...

We had a quick chat with Yung Swiss about his upcoming work where he explains to us that he's already onto his debut album and that it's gonna be a co...

Well look what we have here! I would like to notify you of this graduation ceremony of said artiste RVCKY who went from our #UnderdogDay feature to co...

Angie's on the rise and and she's bringing you All Of This fire to the table. This is her new single featuring Thwenny Twenny and Castino. I love how ...

We caught up with DJ Citi Lyts to talk about what's happening with the music for him right now and he put us onto his Friday mixes that he's currently...

In part 2 of our chat with Instro we dissect the importance of one single role in the greater scope of the music industry value chain. Although the va...

Episode shares a piece taken off TTP's Mind Over Matter mixtape titled Lost Sight. Now I will not fault you for getting a little bit tangled in your o...

We sat down with Instro about his project Help Me Not Forget Me and what inspired such a reflective title for it. He talks about foresight and having ...

Hip Hop is proving to transcend so many walls, genres and fields lately and this is testament to that fact. Last year we saw Riky Rick win a whole Loe...

I didn't think this day would come so soon. I'm mad excited for the people to finally see these music videos. A lot of the people who attended the pre...

Raekwon is getting ready to drop The Wild this Friday and after dropping a lot of nuggets from the piece he brings back This Is What It Comes To for a...

This that new new Frank Casino. I actually wanna shut down Tuesday. We're done here, we can all just go home okay? Young homie is coming for the whol...

CAP F%!EN CITY PAPA! Shucks, I actually can't contain my jubilation. This joint goes in and I'm only past the PdotO verse in listening. Iyoh! WHAT LE...

After sharing his extremely powerful Land Of The Free music video, Joey has now reveled the tracklist for his upcoming album ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$ whi...

Boss Zonke has announced his departure from his record label Mabala Noise through a series of some tweets. It would appear his revolutionary speech at...

PatrickxxLee is back with some new work and this time it's the smokey visuals for Dark Paradise. I won't lie, Patrick is the kind of musician who can ...

We caught up with Tellaman, Jessica Nkosi and Moozlie after the #Veliswa preview at Rosebank last week to get a feel of what they thought about Nasty ...

We have to commend Nasty C on the stellar turn out at his #Veliswa preview last night in Jo'burg, Durban and Cape Town respectively where his fans mor...

Palm Tree Paradise finally delivers the visuals for AbaRight after many hurdles like losing some footage and having to re-shoot for the video. Triumph...

The boss, Rozay, revealed the album cover for his 9th album Rather You Than Me in the most stylish way by getting Martha Stewart to do it. @mart...

Slikour was just pointing out about how inspiring SA Hip Hop is right now with all the brand partnerships that we're seeing increase for artists in th...

Three new visuals to preview across 3 cities in one night. Nasty C will be sharing the visuals from his Bad Hair Extensions album, namely Don't Do It,...

Malfis teams up with Nigerian muso Scoobynero for this groovy joint Libido. The joint is a perfect fusion of hip hop and afrobeat influence in the hoo...

Le Paris drops off the hella grungy music video for his Stilo Magolide assisted smash Papa Action. We see him and Stilo in abandoned floors, and him i...

It's that time again. We're compiling all the tracks that were featured on SOL for the month of February in SA Hip Hop so that you can just click on o...

pH is blessing us with an album next week Monday and you best believe it's gonna be something to go to town about. If you recall correctly he dropped ...

Uncle Snoop is styling on us right now. This new joint is hard mayne! Promise You This takes you back to that classic 90's vibe and flavour that is v...

After Chad Da Don announced that we should gear up fro his new joint All Day We Do, he's changed his mind and is instead dropping a track titled Whisk...

I do quite love this song. For the longest time when Miss Pru dropped it last year I had it on loop, for days on end. Powerful track about overcoming,...

Iyoh! While the MMA's were trending this weekend, Remy Ma was trending tops worldwide as well. This is because of this lethal diss to Nicki Minaj afte...

Man, this interview is so dope actually. In part 2 of the conversation we talk in depth about what the music industry looks like from the outside and ...

We sat down with Palm Tree Paradise to talk about their group dynamics, how they function and what Tropical Reign is all about. I'll say, they've seen...

Oh-oh! I think we can all relate to this, and if you can't, well, you need to fix that quickly. Ohmz and K.Set are the annoying neighbours on this par...

Kid Ink drops the high spirited visuals for his 2 Chainz collabo Swish and my oh my is it something to look at. I love the basketball influenced visua...

This is that compelling track taken off Yung Swiss' dope EP Bottom Baby which dropped last year. It falls into your ears in the top half of the projec...

Kirk Knight is talking to the Magic Mirror on his walls about the possibilities of a life swap. Something a lot of us have once thought of at some tim...

Future announced his self titled album set to drop tomorrow, which is already available on iTunes for pre-order, sometime this week. From observations...

Future announced his self titled album set to drop tomorrow, which is already available on iTunes for pre-order, sometime this week. From observations...

We all like a man who keeps his word noh? Unless if he made one to "off with your head" then we got problems! 2 Milly links up with Manolo Rose for ...

How could TinismDotcOm ever sit on the side lines of this themed day? Never in a million years. If you've followed the label's work for a while you'll...

This joint is a tribute to Pusha T whom ShaqIsDope admires. What inspired this joint is a cancelled show that they were both meant to perform at, wher...

Quentin Miller is chilling on the Darkside, car parked and all. He and producer Childish Major link up for this blaring bass tune. It's got that tap y...

Last week, Sjava and DJ Maphorisa surprised us with a new single titled Ngempela featuring the amazing sounding Howard as well. The joint is a romanti...

Please take heed of the song titled if you're the squeamish type? Good. Now that that's outta the way, Tyga and Desiigner are all the sauce dripping ...

So dintshang vele hierso? I'm here for the entertainment. Wacka Flocka comes through on his latest drop Was My Dawg firing shots at probably the most ...

Grafftis is burning the midnight oil on Before Midnight where he reflects on being the future and whomever misses the train might wish they had boarde...

INFO Lepara just got that end of the month green robot and he, as well as O'mez want to turn up naBosisi Bendawo. The joint is actually named after a ...

Alexandra's patriots Jovislash and DJ Phatpro who have been collaborating for a while now decide to officially merge to form the A-Town Kings duo as t...

Over multiple reflections of himself, Raekwon raps his fire joint This Is What It Comes To which he just dropped last week while we await his 7th stud...

Uitenhage what's good though? Swiss Da Goon is reflective on his echoed joint Legendary Status which sees him look back to when he started and how mus...

Nou die klink soos reg mooilikheid! I'm proper tempted to do this whole post in Afrikaans maar I'll keep you on the same page as us so as to not lose ...

Nou die klink soos reg mooilikheid! I'm proper tempted to do this whole post in Afrikaans maar I'll keep you on the same page as us so as to not lose ...

This is magic. Film director, Gus Sutherland is set to drop a documentary titled The Unseen: A Detroit Beat Tape made up of 90's VHS tape archives fil...

Although this was released late last year, it was undoubtedly one of the best songs released in 2016. AKA was already teasing some of the shots from t...

What you know about clean, punchy rhymes rippling off a smooth OG's track? Dass right! Raekwon announced that he'll be dropping his next album The Wil...

Fetty is cooling off being a romantic on Island Boy after dropping his ever sweet With You recently. Since his Zoovier mixtape release he's been shari...

Taken from his new album Room 39 set to drop today, Ty Farris teams up with Royce 5'9 for Hold On. This joint is packing mad soul with the gospel choi...

Now these are the kind of deals we should all be discussing. I'm with Lewy Dalyricist's state of mind on this one. Family first, fighting for what's y...

Yikes! I'm here for the verses bra. Ora Kola comes through on Here It Is with the coolest of demeanour to tell tales of the mess he's observing in his...

Well this is a pleasant surprise. One of the queens of rap, Missy Elliott dropped a surprise track (almost) accompanied by a music video. CANDY FOR TH...

Baelani, as her fans affectionately call her, has dropped the tracklist of her much anticipated debut album which she's currently on a world tour for....

"Let them with ears understand" - Lauryn Hill Chrisette Michele takes to music, or rather spoken word to lash back at the negative reception of her d...

The vibes in this here music video are too much! This is such a dope visual. Well shot and the FOMO induction is also sky high. Tumi Tladi delivers th...

Listen, you heard the Kid's new joint?! Hawema! You don't want these type'a problems! Kid Tini boxes in the ring with fellow lethal wordsmiths PdotO ...

Gigi is hitting the grond running too this year as she preps us for the drop of her iGenesis Refill album which, naturally, is the deluxe version of h...

Derek Wise graces us with the dope music video for his latest drop Get It Myself after a bit of silence on his front. We see him riding the streets th...

If freestyling and flexing dome pieces is your cup of tea and you feel that side of the art is neglected and mostly by mainstream artists; then Khalig...

This is strictly for laughs! Agreed? Look, this whole Chris Brown and Soulja Boy beef and upcoming boxing match is mad funny. More-so, the entertainme...

It's award season and the first to kick off the year is the 16th Annual Metro FM Music Awards. They held their nominations announcement last nigh and ...

I first got introduced to these cats through this catchy joint of theirs Le Ngane and I was wildly impressed. I swear Durban's got the juice when it c...

Tumi Tladi is set to drop the music video of his joint Used To This with Santy next week Tuesday but to keep us company he's got the movie looking tra...

Nang'uPapa Action. This time he comes to us in the form of Le Paris, a singer, rapper and producer from Tembisa. He's rolling with Stilo Magolide who ...

Okay, R-Mean is straight worming his way into my heart. If you remember correctly last year he dropped a heavy mixtape titled Nas & Em in which he was...

Get ready for Freddy vs Jason the album by Fabolous and Jadakiss. Ahead of that they share Rapture with Tory Lanez. The track is a musical feast clad ...

The High is taken off Yung Swiss' latest Ep titled Bottom Baby. The High is an infectious and catchy record built for the summer but tailor-made to an...

Yo! Someone tell Manolo to cool off off em! Yhuuu! I need you to just tap into this #Freestyle033 with Funk Flex on Hot 97 where Manolo Rose and Memp...

This is my type of vibe. Heart in raps is the cup of tea round these here parts. ShaqIsDope shares his memories with us from high school and having no...

So many quotables in this here piece! I laugh when she says, "how you a hatin' !ss ni!@a about to get evicted?". It's funny 'cause we need to prioriti...

One of the golden boys to look out for this year is Yung Swiss. After the 2016 he's had, it's only upward and beyond for him right now. Speaking of wh...

No vacay for K.O, it's straight to the market. If you recall correctly, he announced last week that he'll be dropping his merchandise this year. You c...

AKA dropped a picture that catches the scenic beautiful surroundings of Thailand. If you recall he announced that he is shooting the video for The Wor...

Hands up for the Urban Disciples! Word on the concert streets is that fans hate being told to put their hands up the whole time throughout a performa...

We featured Mulalo Teddy's New Skool Rise illustration series mid-2016 where he paid tribute to some of the new skool acts that were blowing up the sc...

"Hi sir, ma'am, what would you like to try on our menu today?" Wash your hands as we enter the food space with this here cookery by Cape Town's Timo ...

Many could say it was inevitable with them already having worked together on Gambino's Golden Globe award winning Atlanta TV series, but now the Migos...

Look, I'm here for the giggles and I hope none of you take this beef nor the boxing match seriously. If you do, please may you excuse us for a minute ...

Look, I'm here for the giggles and I hope none of you take this beef nor the boxing match seriously. If you do, please may you excuse us for a minute ...

Look, it doesn't matter whether the Years have split or not. The show must go on and Lloyd Banks carries on with his Blue Friday Series drops and he r...

Now this is special. The Colouring Book artist and avid social commentator along with his father Ken Bennet are set to join the board of trustees at C...

Finally. Palm Tree Paradise is ready to let the world understand the meaning of their paradise but more importantly the Tropical Reign EP. Look, we ha...

"Had the date palm not existed, the expansion of the human race into the hot and barren parts of the "old" world would have been much more restricted....

Palm Tree Paradise is set to drop their EP Tropical Reign this coming Monday. To tease us a bit, the Durban crew decided to drop this promo video whic...

Rumour is that this here joint carries some shots for Soulja Boy. Enough about all that though. We're here for the music, Breezy raps the entire song ...

Few moments before midnight on New Year's Day, DuBoiz and AKA performed Hallelujah at The Annual Donaldson Dam Picnic Explosion. There hasn't been a...

The gang from Durban Palm Tree Paradise who blessed us with the hit Unbelievable and were co-signed by Aewon Wolf, who even directed the video for the...

It's back to business and the Cashtime chief K.O is already pushing his merchandise campaign. He's been seen rocking the merchandise this festive at a...

Yo get Scoop on the phone. Yo tell him that OG Chase B is kicking it with Its The Real Podcast and they're talking about his tour life with Travis Sco...

Hmm! MTV's 2016 Hottest MCs Top 3 stunner Chance The Rapper and crooner Jeremih just dropped a surprise mixtape together titled Merry Christmas Lil Ma...

Shout out to the familia for all the love and support they show for the platform. We get more wishes from Proverb, Sanele and Miss Pru. Side bar, Mi...

We caught up with golden Sowety Baby, DJ Maphorisa, while On The Ground at the South African Hip Hop Awards and we asked him about what he has planned...

Wait! Wait! Wait! What is this? Smashis is really up to something crazy yo'll. First of all, he just went full blown Zingah on us, changed Twitter ha...

We caught up with production wiz DJ Maphorisa, the Motswako godfather Towdee Mac and the jiggiest of them all, Smashis, who also celebrated his birthd...

We caught up with production wiz DJ Maphorisa, the Motswako godfather Towdee Mac and the jiggiest of them all, Smashis, who also celebrated his birthd...

It's the DreamTeam, DreamTeam, DreamTeam! And they're hanging out on SABC 1 for this summer's juice. You must have seen by now that they stay geared u...

PnB Rock sings just as well as he raps and on Selfish he shows his softer side by swooning over his lady interest and wanting her all to himself. We s...

Yaaas!! I've been waiting for a video where Breezy and Usher are both dancing. Who else felt a little bit robbed on New Flame? Anyway, your faves hook...

Ishuuuuu! I said... Okay you read what I just said! I am beside myself with this joint. HAWEMA! This here is some fresh Zunglish Trap for your Afrikan...

After the South African Hip Hop Awards last week, the A-Team took their celebrations to the studio to shed their feelings of how far they've come, tea...

Breathtaking. Yet another display of story telling in short film. So intimate. Personal. Invasive to an extent. It really evokes all the right emotion...

We were On The Ground with Yung Swiss who shared his deep story of how he has not seen his mother in 10 years. How he was living couch to couch and hi...

Gather around, gather around. The time for carols and gift exchanging is upon us and DeJ Loaf does her own version of the classic All I Want For Chris...

In part 2 of our chat with Yung Swiss we get a little personal with him. He also talks to us about how he met Reason, DJ Speedsta and Ginger Trill. He...

Yes! I am just in love with Wale's musical space right now. We're warming up for SHINE Season and he's been sharing some music as a prelude, we saw hi...

Little Simz is prepping us for her sophomore album Stillness In Wonderland set to drop 16th December with this reflective Poison Ivy. We just saw her ...

We sat down with Yung Swiss fresh off the drop of his buzzing Bottom Baby EP which I must add has been doing really well in the downloads section. He ...

Tropicana jig have you living correct with Stilo Boet Tropics and King EISH, Riky Rick. Shukumisa sees the fellas minding their best business with a w...

You know it's a good time to be alive when you hear Migos Freestyle with Travis Scott on his .WavRadio show. Yip! It's a good time to be alive. The fr...

It rings true that dreams do come true. After we saw Young Thug hook up with his idol Wyclef Jean earlier this year, they dropped I Swear and now the ...

Can you believe this? A whole surprise SA Hip Hop album. Hearts must be in jubilation this morning. The North god's work ethic is unfu!#wittable and w...

We sat down with Supa Mega at his newly established offices for Beam Group, a holding company that houses the AKA, Supa Mega Show and merchandise, 3rd...

Ooooh! Wale is awakened'o. After dropping the buzzing Groundhog Day which was prompted by J Cole's points in his False Prophets, he comes through on a...

Deep down inside we all have been asking how Mayo was made. But I think Vines By Sphe really got the answers hey. This guy is a genius. He literally s...

Bloem's PlayazBeatz introduces his Interlude Sessions with Episode 8 featuring the homie Ohmz. Listening to this I felt like I was part of the Episode...

One must really commend the ability of our young artists of late to strip away the predictable and bring in the power of storytelling in their music v...

Season 3 of Jovislash's Freestyle Fridays is on a strong wind. He drops off the Intro for his upcoming mixtape set to drop in two weeks. Revelations i...

So yesterday, MTV Base kicked off it's controversial Top 10 #SAHottestMCs round table with the panelists and we couldn't help but check coast on what ...

Look, we can't ignore the magnitude of what it is for an independent artist, a rapper at that, to go on a national tour for most of the year. I mean? ...

Talk about perfect timing. Vines By Sphe is back with a new video. This time homie is telling AKA's World Is Yours verse as a story. It's mad cool and...

We caught up with Yung Swiss at his EP listening session last week before he delivered the ever colourful Bottom Baby to the world. We spoke to him ab...

Oh what an actual groove! What was I just saying about DJ Maphorisa's godliness on production? So the finale of Coke Studio (South) Africa season 2 h...

We caught up with Miss Pru at the 15 Years of Butan celebration to wrap up her 2016 highlights and Ameni going over a million views on YouTube is one ...

Watchu know about DJ Maphorisa's versatility in this production thing? We predominantly associate him with the house music scene but he is fast showin...

Listen, AKA has a lot on his plate, but damn you can't fault this man for the music. Amu says AKA makes him believe in the future of hip hop, so min...

Lloyd Banks is such a sport. He decided to announce the return of his 2010 series "Blue Friday" owed to his hometown team winning a match. He kicked i...

Last week Friday we were treated to K.O's 2016 hottest SA Hip Hop MC list. Click here to read it. The list got many of y'all talking. Some loved the l...

It's Monday and time for you to check out all the On The Ground videos we dropped last week. Peep them after the jump: @MissPru_Dj On Her 3 Nomin...

It's season 3 of Jovislash's #FreestyleFridays and this time he does a very South African rendition of R. Kelly's Gotham City for Jo'burg City. Theres...

Bobby Ray takes Christmas to the hood where Santa even pulls out a gun on him 'cause he owes him money. HILARIOUS. Nonetheless, this is not an actua...

Yung Swiss's Bottom Baby is finally here. The project is prolly the most sonically driven project to drop from one of the new comers in the game. Bott...

Finally finished my new single yesterday. Being a perfectionist is a blessing & a curse. - AKA Ladies and gentleman. Boys and girls. AKA is dropping ...

We caught up with Miss Pru at the South African Hip Hop Awards nomination announcement to talk about her being nominated thrice after she showed us he...

We caught up with the talented Sjava at the South African Hip Hop Awards nomination announcement to briefly talk about how things have been since he d...

We spoke to DuBoiz at the South African Hip Hop Awards nomination announcement over a week ago and he updated us on what he's been doing since we last...

PMB stand up! District XIII in the spot. They come through with Mexico a rather easy toned tale delivered over a semi grungy beat about a good time. W...

We're gearing up for the drop of Yung Swiss' EP this Friday and as part of the build up, he has dropped a time lapse video of Kyle Light creating the ...

We caught up with the boy doing things to gets reaction about being announced as one of the nominees in the Lyricist Of The Year along with Solo, Kid ...

When you're chilling on the stoep and your future bae literally runs past. Life made! A cherrie on top is when she agrees to go out with you that nigh...

Pheuw! Ray J is all the way spicy on this song with the same title as his ex's husband's joint Famous. It's not secret that he came out saying he's no...

Yung Swiss had a dope 2016. From spazzing on the David Genaro Remix to flexing on Mayo, the PlayGround music signee really won the hearts and dabs of ...

Yung Swiss had a dope 2016. From spazzing on the David Genaro Remix to flexing on Mayo, the PlayGround music signee really won the hearts and dabs of ...

Here's the full song! We introduced you to Majik earlier this week ahead of the drop of his joint I Swear and we heard it in the background of his i...

90210 was only an Apple music exclusive because Apple loves being the first to ish. But now because Dad/Travis Scott loves us all, the Hype Williams d...

I'm here for the flow! Are you hearing Talib's form on this joint? What about Niko's mad spit? I CANNOT FATHOM! This one's taken off the Awful People ...

Newly founded production and musical clique, CMG, comes through with visuals for their first offering Shisa Bhe. The squad comprises of Nate, Eindo an...

We sat down with Mr Jig himself, Stilo Magolide, as well as his familia Truhitz. Now, let's start you off with who Truhitz is, he just produced Stilo'...

Is this the embodiment of "rhythm and poetry"? I think so. I needed you to see this video. It's so magic. The beat is intentionally dramatic, accompan...

Mabala Noise just announced that the music video for DuBoiz' Dope Dream featuring Tyga will be shared this week on Vevo and Youtube! Yaaas! We can't...

This is Majik, he's a rapper and he's about to drop a brand new single titled I Swear featuring Cass this Friday. Now, we like him 'cause he took the ...

So you've noticed that we've been asking what the highlights in SA hip hop have been for the guests in our On The Ground series at the Orlando right? ...

Through @JonathanMannion Album Cover Exhibition @GeminiMajor Biggest Moment In SA Hip Hop x #FillUpOrlandoStadium @DJ_Sabby Talks Artists Challe...

So let me put you onto this gold. An award winning musical in the US called Hamilton is set to drop The Hamilton Mixtape on 2nd December and ahead of ...

Man, this is so moving. I know Rozay is opulent AF, still is in this song, but the nuances are very subtle. I love the simplicity of the video and the...

BalconyInterview Pt. 2: @reece_youngking On @PJayB3nchMarQ x Getting Along With Women BalconyInterview: @reece_youngking On #Paradise x Young Artis...

On The Ground: @MrCashtime Talks Working With @okmalumkoolkat x Representing The Culture On The Ground: @smashis On #Figyinitout x @MrCashtime's Gu...

SMOOTH! Joe ain't lost it one bit. He's set to drop his #MYNAMEISJOETHOMAS album on the 11th November and he's struck gold with tagging Gucci Mane alo...

We're gearing ourselves up for the release of Ntukza's solo album Family Over Everything and he's just blessed us with the tracklist. Features on the ...

“We been grinding for way too long mjitha, sicel’ AbaRight” – that is the motto and leading theme of the song as Palm Tree Paradise motivates people o...

The smash is here! It all sounds like a mad beach party to be honest. And with Stilo Magolide being Mr Tropicana, I can't be faulted. I mean, just cav...

The much awaited follow up to David Genaro and the smash feature on DJ Speedsta's Mayo is here! I give you The High by Yung Swiss. This joint hooks yo...

"Niggas would rather run from the culture yet come for the easy payment..." So I'm not the only one who heard that. This is the soundtrack for my moo...

After the huge success of their single Unbelievable which has lead to collaborations with industry stalwarts like Reason, DJ Speedsta, Maraza, WTF and...

Decisions. Decisions! Well ain't this something? Mawe2 JUST dropped Summertime about a week ago with Mabrigado and he comes through with this new, ne...

"Cause the bars don't struggle and the struggle don't stop..." - Hova If you thought A-Reece was here for play-play then you got another thing coming...

Imagine a world where the kotini is brought to the tropics for a shaking? RIGHT THERE! Yes. That's precisely what we're in for this Friday when Stilo ...

We were On The Ground with Smashis at th KOOK free koncert and we spoke to him about what's going on with his music. We managed to get out that Figyin...

Man, this is a beautiful conversation. Straight off the drop of his much anticipated debut album Paradise, we sat down with A-Reece and we spoke about...

We were On The Ground with Palm Tree Paradise during their Jozi trip and we spoke to them about their sound and how the whole group functions. I won't...

This is such a beautiful song. The best part about it is also the fact that it's packed with purpose and hope. Lil Durk teams up with James Fauntleroy...

What a way to kick off the morning! Breezy comes through on this bouncy joint taken off the collaborative mixtape between his squad OHB artists and UK...

Palm Tree Paradise are touted to be blowing up really really soon. Why am I saying this? The cats are refreshing and their sound is pleasant to the ea...

Palm Tree Paradise are touted to be blowing up really really soon. Why am I saying this? The cats are refreshing and their sound is pleasant to the ea...

On The Ground: @KwestaDaKAR x @ThandoThabethe x @JayRox05 x @iamph x @SketchyBongo #MTVMAMA2016 On The Ground: @MrCashtime x @okmalumkoolkat #FreeK...

Kenyan quartet Sauti Sol will be flying the continent's flag really high when they tour the United States of America. The recently crowned "Best Group...

We caught up with Nasty C as well at the Mabala Noise Music Launch and we asked him what the status was with physical copies for Bad Hair, which we no...

This that do-not-disturb sign personified. The 17 year old Uitenhage producer/rapper is just tryna make good music and I wouldn't say he's too far off...

Tumi Tladi comes through all cool on this massive MustBeDubz production featuring Santy titled Used To This. Let's be honest, we could all get used to...

This is one of those who came first between the chicken and the egg conversations but it's very necessary. The truth is, success in hip hop has moved ...

We caught up with new face at Mabala Noise, Jay Spitter, from Mpumalanga who took us through the dream story of how he got signed by Mabala Noise. It ...

This is something special I'll say. Durban alternative hip hop vocalist, Lungelo Manzi, dropped his debut EP titled Black Dog and this single Thembisi...

While we're still buzzing about his hook wizardry on DJ Speedsta's Mayo, Yung Swiss is capitalising on the moment by dropping another single for us ti...

Fresh off the drop of her debut album iGenesis, Gigi finally delivers the visuals for Is'gubhu featuring Duncan. We see her travel fast paced through ...

Fresh off the drop of her debut album iGenesis, Gigi finally delivers the visuals for Is'gubhu featuring Duncan. We see her travel fast paced through ...

I must say, you need to settle into this EP before you completely vibe with it. But the patience is rewarded. It's quite the burst of colour. I love t...

We pretty much spoke to the whole Mabala Noise feat over a week ago at their Music Launch, so brace yourself as we continue to drop these interviews r...

What a way to kickstart your week! This joint has that superhero soundtrack feel to it, the pacy theatrical piano and the rock guitar. It's a musical ...

We caught up with Boss Zonke at the Mabala Noise Music Launch that took place last week and the first thing we wanted to address with him was the issu...

Ncauw! I'm straight swooning! I just realised how much I love Twista 'cause I can never get over that timeless Hope song he did with Faith Evans about...

It's the weekend and we'd like to start you off just right. Durban hip hop DJ, Louis Ribbs thought he'd take up the quota as well and drop us a 90 % l...

We caught up with DuBoiz at the Mabala Noise Music Launch last week and we had to check up on the response for this collaboration with Tyga for Dope D...

Introducing Ghost, aka The Young Fantum, aka The New Slikour! Ai saba! We caught up with the iron lady herself uBabes WeHipHop, Gigi Lamayne, at the...

Swang is taken from Rae Sremmurd's Sremmlife 2 album. The original record is fire but what Travis Scott did to the remix is ridiculous. He really murk...

Streets need that 3 mix is the third installment from Og Chase B who is La Flame's personal DJ. The mix you are about to listen to is lit from start t...

If you missed it, A-Reece spent his afternoon yesterday sampling some of his older music from 2013 and 2014 on the gram. Probably reflecting on his jo...

TrallavelleCE are not new here at SOL. Last year, the twins dropped a smash hit featuring Smashis titled All The Time. But since then we have not hear...

So PDogg (from PalmTree Paradise) called me last week Friday telling me he will be in Jo'burg with PalmTree and I was like "that's dope, y'all should ...

Welcome to our Top 5 streamed and downloaded tracks from last week. I am always amazed and fascinated on this part of the site because this is proof o...

This is an unauthorized release that was not approved by Travis Scott. We are in the process of getting it taken down. We are requesting that all medi...

6god and Real Starboy about to school everybody!! Yip, you read right. Wizkid just let us all know that he has a heater with Drake on the way. My wor...

Let me fill you in on the fact that apart from this here EP, Sci T already has another EP on cue to drop once this one picks up weight. Now that's wor...

Look, there's levels to these things chief. So just as we were trying to take in the fire that was CUTaways EP, while simultaneously trying to contai...

Look, there's levels to these things chief. So just as we were trying to take in the fire that was CUTaways EP, while simultaneously trying to contai...

In anticipation for his official commercial album release, Maraza's been hard at work from dropping tracks at every breath to just going HAM with the ...

The boy doing things shared the official album cover for his much anticipated debut album after his drop of the CUTaways EP spawning 5 tracks that did...

The boy doing things shared the official album cover for his much anticipated debut album after his drop of the CUTaways EP spawning 5 tracks that did...

Man oh man. These OVO Sound Radio shows really get me going. They are everything and they deliver so much great content, not forgetting hits. Speaking...

1.@CassperNyovest - 2 Legit (prod by @LooneyOnATune) Click here to download 2.@Marazamc - Nix Mapha Click here to download 3.@iFani_Haymani - ...

Hip Hop has been sharing their well wishes for Kid Cudi of late. After the MC shared his problems with drugs and going to rehab, I saw a lot of people...

@Sliqe ft. @akaworldwide x @ItsYangaChief x @JRafrika - #Bay2 @CLUdontstop x Veronique - Liberado Anthem @MissPrudj ft @EmteeSA x @SjavaATM x @N...

After a highly publicised break-up I'd also let it be known to be left alone. Sage The Gemini breaks the musical silence of this year by coming throug...

Move aside for the A Team bathong! Miss Pru ain't finna mess with none of us as she churns another star studded anthem titled uGesi featuring Emtee, S...

Meek is ready to drop DreamChasers. The DreamChasers brand is actually a big part of who Meek Mill is. I think he is on his fourth DreamChasers series...

We international baby! It's so refreshing to see the rest of the world slowly wake up to the genius of our African artists. DJ Maphorisa is one such e...

Man, I'm mad inspired by the work ethic of some these cats I post up. This is the fourth week that Troy Ave drops a music video from his Roland Collin...

So this is what she's been hiding up her sleeve all of today when she said she's got a surprise on the TL. #iGenesis is the fierce mc's debut album wh...

So this is what she's been hiding up her sleeve all of today when she said she's got a surprise on the TL. #iGenesis is the fierce mc's debut album wh...

This is a real dope track. I love the maturity in the production as well as the lyrics by Julani Juelz on here. Homie's simply talking from his heart....

Damn Meek Mill went in on this Freestyle. It is really something to behold. Okay I am gassing now but to rap for 7 minutes straight with strict punchl...

It's great to hear the hip hop kats challenging themselves in another genre. This gqom track sounds hella with the bars added in. Sandiso hooked up th...

Oh my word. This new Dj Maphorisa EP sounds like an album and to think that he is dropping the actual album on his birthday the 15th of November. I am...

The self-proclaimed Young King, prince of the come-up kids, leader of the new age Pitori wave, Ambitiouz´ very own A-Reece is fixing to cement his pla...

Heidelburg's golden boy King Sweetkid and his long time producer Owzito outdid themselves on this one. This is a magical project. Sweetkid calls this ...

What a star studded line up for this remix. The Quality Street Music 2 original record keeps Chris Brown on the remix and has Fabo as the only rapper ...

Ai suka madoda! Rouge can do no wrong and neither can DJ Switch step skew. Here's the brand new flame from the pair and I swear the ladies are gonna l...

Weeeeh! The Game is that guy you don't want to have a grudge on you. Homie invited the whole neighbourhood out in the streets of New York to keep him ...

This new Toronto gem is not here for any of us. The lyrical finesse in this song is unf#ckwittable. He's relatively new to the scene and since droppin...

These Durban boys are bringing surefire on this Gemini Major production! Inspired by the iconic revolutionary figure Che Guevera, Bistah calls up the ...

With this joint, Tweezy juxtaposes on the crazy movie Jumanji to reference the different hardships and challenges people need to overcome to be in a b...

I thoroughly enjoyed watching this new Noisey feature where they profile a new legend. To kick it off they have young Metro chopping it up on what mak...

We pick up where we left off last week with Tweezy still previewing joints from the Fuego mixtape set to drop 24th October 2016. On this track Tweezy ...

If you guys didn't know, Phila Madlingozi lays down some pretty good lines. This song is awesome and is a good listen. Make sure you have a listen t...

Gigi Lamayne shot the music video for her latest hit Isgubhu which features Duncan this past weekend. Gigi's been on working on her debut album iGenes...

Shot in the streets of Cape Town, Youngsta and Stilo have dreams of being rich only to wake up to a reality in the Cape Town hoods. Their hustle conti...

"My circle is so small I call it a triangle/" Awe Youngsta. The video for this neat cut is finally here after we saw him filming it months ago. Youngs...

We continue with sampling cuts from Tweezy's upcoming Fuego tape set to drop on 24th October 2016. This one is produced by B1 and it almost samples th...

YES! This is what we were talking about this week on our #BalconyInterviews regarding international relationships and creating a culture of exchange. ...

Captivating. That's all I can say about this video. I particularly love the haunting character that keeps messing with PdotO's light. This Can't Be Li...

This one's set to be on DJ Spinking's upcoming album For The Culture dropping towards the end of the year. He ropes in 50, Ty and Jeremih to rap and s...

What happened to rap? It just got a new chairman of affairs in the form of DJ Switch who's been stirring the pot quite well with his string of lyrical...

As we wait for Breezy's Heartbreak On A Full Moon, here's a track featuring a heartbreak kid, Bryson Tiller, which is actually a rendition of Guordon ...

Yerr! The Game is such a sport. He jumped on Young M.A's beat for Ooouuu as well and serves some punches directed at "Meeky Mouse" and Beanie Seagel. ...

Trust Wendy to try pep talk The Game about this beef with Meek Mill. In this interview we get to understand how Sean Kingston got into the mix 'cause ...

Inspired by Heritage Month and paying ode to the 20th Anniversary of Tupac Shakur's death, Jovi infuses these two elements into his music video for Ji...

Yes please! Anderson Paak and Knxwledge are a brilliant combination and we know this from their EP Link Up & Suede which they dropped last year. They ...

Yo! The road to the 5th Annual South African Hip Hop Awards has officially kicked off with the opening of submissions for albums, mixtapes, videos, ev...

Ayt! Meek Mill's obviously not gonna sit back and let Game diss him so he pulled this one out the reserve and served it. His vehicle is Young M.A's OO...

The game has become so fun and entertaining what with social media and the fresh new artists that are shaking things up in the pool of talent. A-Reece...

Breezy FINALLY answers calls for the extension of his 2014 album, X, interlude. Lady In The Glass Dress was a 1 minute-18 seconds piece halfway throug...

I'm here for my queen Da Brat-Tat-Tat-Tat! Damn! She and JD have been slanging out music of late. Heard her in their Gucci creative director inspired ...

So we posted earlier about which rapper the streets think should be dropping some merch right about now, and funny enough no one thought of the North ...

YOH! Keisha is deep! Ok, lemme start from the beginning. Dave East got played by some dime he pulled over for on the street. Nc nc nc. You can't trust...

Houston, we have a problem! The Game called Meek Mill a snitch and challenged him to a square up while performing at Club Story in Miami this past wee...

In this somber sounding Kenneth Whalum production and vocal lending with a note of sadness by keys from Kris Bowers, this duo tries to give hope to th...

I won't lie, this GTA electro sound takes a getting used to with Vince's raps on it. The Miami duo managed to somehow fit their sound with a bass beat...

It's hard to believe how much space there actually is in this whip. Isaiah and crew cruise along the city and even past a car wash while puffing, sipp...

We were actually the first blog to drop the joint by PalmTree Paradise. I also had the luxury of vibing out in Durban with these cats x saw this track...

Damn it. When did Travis Scott get the time to shoot a documentary when he was busy with Birds ? This is so cool though. He did not even warn us about...

If you did not know Travis Scott's album Birds hit number 1 on Billboard. So the homie kicked it with Ebro on Beats where they chopped it up all on th...

Oliver dropped OVO Sound Radio Episode 29. Let me tell you something, the mix is lit from start to finish. Please make sure you play this really reall...

So Tunechi did the theme song for Fox Sports 1's Undisputed with Skip Bayless and Shanon Sharp so they had him over and one stand out question that ar...

PdotO's been teasing us with frames from the music video of This Can't Be Life featuring Kimosabe, and he finally says that the video will drop this w...

@CassperNyovest Talks #FillUpOrlandoStadium, DVD, Kanye Stage & Stunting Less @MI_Abaga Interview - He Talks Unity x Gives SA Hip Hop Props @Mar...

On Wednesday Riky Rick was trending for his outfit at the BET-A-List awards. Twitter was its usual ruthless self grilling Riky's outfit but most impor...

No Jumper is the coolest podcast out there if you looking for the longest podcasts. These cats are doing a great job talking to cats who are authentic...

It's here! Yung Swiss ain't finna let us catch a breather. On this catchy banger he enlists the help of Cameroonian star Stanley Enow who brings his f...

Check out Red Buttons new video for Khanda Shisa. It's got some really dope shot. ...

I low key have been waiting for this interview to drop. I wont waste your time in describing what you are about to hear. Basically this video is all a...

Just as the world went in a frenzy about Weezy's retirement, he's clearly been putting in work nonetheless. He contributed to the intro for Undisputed...

You know I wish I had some awesome story to tell you but I don't. I have a 17-year-old stepdaughter and she's in high school, a senior. For a while, s...

Someone better lock up Yung Swiss at the rate he’s going, straight off the back of a collab with DJ Speedsta, SA’s newest game changer is back with hi...

Last week A-Reece announced that the title of his album is Paradise and since then he's been tweeting the word along with dropping artworks in the nam...

I can safely say that Travis Scott's new album is my fav. I been bumping it since I got it and I can't put it down. If you also been listening to Bird...

Jut when I thought the dabbing era was about to head out, I get this joint. This song right here has mad potential & could easily be a radio hit. Vo...

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD Kwesta finally drops his single with Okmalumkoolkat, Dj Buckz and Dj Maphorisa. I can tell you that this was personally my nex...

We caught up with Tweezy this weekend at his Fuego mixtape preview and AFRIMMA Nomination party to talk about what we can expect from him in terms of ...

Isaiah Rashad's The Sun Tirade dropped last week Friday and so did this video. There was a lot to listen to this weekend so I'm getting into this ...

Dj Infamous drops a heavy trap joint with Luda, Jeezy and Yo Gotti called Talk 2 Me. Haven't heard a joint sampling trumpets like this in a long tim...

Travis Scott released his album Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight and this is a song that never made it on the album. Travis says it wasn't ready when...

The birth of this song is fascinating as it is a title track to a novel. Yup! Subz the Writer plans to release an entire soundtrack to go hand-in-hand...

Ty Dollar keeps dropping music in anticipation of his Campaign album dropping on the 23rd of this month. He teams up with Travis Scott on this Hit-Boy...

Sonny Digital drops a new video there's no mention on whether this is from an upcoming album but when you have 50 on your wrist you'll just drop a s...

Gucci Mane and Travis Scott comes through with a new joint called Last Time. Since Gucci been running free he's been putting in the work....

Chris Brown has had a hard time in the past 24 hours with the cops arresting him for suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon . Turns out the sam...

By now you should be realizing that Isaiah Rashad is on a major promo run for his The Sun's Tirade album which is dropping soon. He first did the Jua...

Tuks is back and i'm loving the momentum he's got goin' on with the joint droppings. S/O ! CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD...

Please don't sleep on this track y'all. You ain't even gotta listen to it a lot of times to hear the potential in it. It's too swaggy. The layout of t...

"Imbizo Trap" is such a vibe of a track, the way the legendary Phuze Khemisi blends in to the joint is wavey. Dope effort from the boy Aj Apple, liste...

Nothing is more dope when two of Africa's powerhouses in 2Baba (nee 2Face) and Sauti Sol come together to make a fire joint which as a result produces...

Fresh joint by Fvble Ft Token deliver on "Hella Broads", seems like the East Rand have been producing talent is abundance as of late. Listen to the tr...

Park is the first official single taken from Rashad's sophomore album titled "The Sun's Tirade", dropping on the 2nd of September. Listen to Park afte...

Sorry kids the album that was supposed to drop aint going to drop cause Mike is still mixing the album. Peep his tweets after the jump. He says the al...

DJ Zan D drop the video for his Risqué track which he dropped not so long ago. You know the steez, hot mamis, the mack game on Kurt Russell, party vib...

This is on some 2000's sound. Haven't hear Ortiz in a minute too. You think he still got it ? ...

There’s been a bit of confusion over Young Thug Jeffery’s name lately, but the Atlanta rapper clears things up in the trailer for his upcoming self-ti...

Oh my gosh I just got put on H33nryy's music. This cat is really fresh AF x when you listen to his tape titled (W)ed.(T)hurs(F)ri Tape !!!! you going ...

We all know that Emtee holds it down with the verses right ? Correct. Smashis came clean here and JPac did the damn thing too. His delivery on the joi...

To Keep it one hunnit ... this song got it a bit. Homeboys voice sounds on the chorus dope AF I won't lie. Hook is simple and catchy ???????? Vote fo...

His name is Seazy XXL,Umlazi born hip hop artist has released a new offering on Women's Day titled 'iLove Bongi EP' where he talks about the challen...

The pair reminisced on their Reebok days and bringing hip-hop culture to the NBA. But more importantly, Kiss, who named his latest album Top 5 Dead or...

A roll-call to all ballers, blessers "uSbusiso" is for you. Watch the video after the jump... ...

I swear. If I had 26 hours in a day I would start a podcast x radio show x just drop some awesome hip hop news x music. But I prefer writing. Anyway T...

Bulawayo native Cal_Vin drops his 6th solo project titled "The Planet Vin LP". The multi-talented rapper/producer offers a variety of sounds on the al...

La Flame comes through with heavy animated music video for "90210", directed by the legendary Hype Williams. Peep the visuals after the jump... ...

Zakwe drops his first joint as a Mabala artist featuring MusiHoliqs. Hope you ready for a new improved sound as he drops one for the ladies. CLICK ...

Ah no way ! Tellaman on this track ??? Real smooth. His voice is bringing in that proper mellow touch. The guys did the damn thing on the verses here....

With the successful drop of the #LeFemme Now Or Never Remix, we caught up with Ms Cosmo and the ladies featured on the joint. Many traveled as far as ...

The Xhosa on this track sounds too good. On top of that, this joint is as good as its simplicity. Make sure you vote for Bman on our Underdog poll a...

In Part 2 "The New Age Brenda Fassie" tells us in detail the 2 year artist development she underwent at CashTime, which has assisted her in becoming t...

Part 1 - @Nomoozlie On Business, Personalities Underselling Themselves x CashTime Learnings Click here to download x stream recipe @JRAfrika On Lu...

Part 1 - @Nomoozlie On Business, Personalities Underselling Themselves x CashTime Learnings Click here to download x stream recipe @JRAfrika On Lu...

She private, party, to keep me, started Baby, party, these diamonds, cost forty All this money gotta count for something Keep that shit with no limit...

The David Genero hit-maker has dropped a new joint with "Fuk Up The Crib". Stream after the jump... ...

Please believe me when I say that Travis Scott new album "Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight" will be the most clutch project to drop this year. And I am...

P3 is PartyNextDoor's third album, the 16 tracked project surprisingly only has one feature Drake. Stream to the album after the jump.... P3 TRACKL...

I don't care what anyone says but Barack Obama is easily the coolest democratically elected president ever. With more then 3 months left on his term, ...

Free Lunch sees Isaiah and his accomplice in Laundromat, involved in Money Laundering. Watch the video after the jump... ...

Mabala Noise Entertainment are a living testament to the saying 'what doesn't kill you, only makes you stronger'. The Mabala Noise family rallied toge...

August 5 was the date that Travis Scott's album Bird In The Trap Sing McKnight was supposed to be out. But due to some technical difficulties this did...

Miss Me is taken from Inseezy "Trial And Era" EP featuring Priddy Ugly and CashTime crooner Masandi. Listen to the joint after the jump... ...

After TDE CEO 'Top Dawg' cryptically tweeted the date 2/09/2016, the streets were talking on whether it's a release date from the stable. It later g...

Mabala Noise clears the Julius Malema allegations did 22 artists get 5 million? The CEO of Mabala Noise had a press conference this morning just to ...

Khanyi Mbau is not synonymous with the music industry, after several attempts at a music career "Shake" is poised to be the single breakout her music ...

The trendsetting June Ambrose, is one of the most sought-after premier stylists’ and creative director in both music and TV. She is responsible for so...

BETRGang show you what happens when you stunt in the wrong hood with your goods. They bring the Kong lifestyle to the hood and get jacked. This is r...

KIDS. YOU HAVE TIME... YOUR LIFE MIGHT NOT BE GRAND RIGHT NOW BUT YOU ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK... YOU HAVE TIME TO GROW. TRUST THE PROCESS...— KIN...

If you havent heard the joint make sure you download it over here #Repost @djtira with @repostapp ・・・ #ScoopMakhathini turning up at @wtfdbn .....

Illverse from the 021 is back with a new joint titled Lender which means " to come thru". This is his new single coming out from his upcoming EP #Unde...

Yo ! Imagine holding bottles with your homies on top of the couch at KONG rapping along to this hook ????!!!! I ain't saying I got a favourite Under...

Lord Boolz all the way in the 021 is riding in his own lane with a style of music that I can't box nor can I define yet. But who am I to be boxing peo...

Rudi from RudeWorld sent me a music video of his new cat that recently signed. Ason is the name x his latest music video is titled "Necks". This is a ...

Nasty-C On Finally Signing A Deal SA,We Guess The Advance He Got #MabalaWeek @RealZola7 - Talks About Creative Freedom x Sampling Our Own Music Mor...

The Atlanta trio show off on "Show'll Is', the new Migos track debuted on OVO Sound radio. Listen after the jump... ...

On the 20th anniversary of Morrison's 80s hit 'My Life', the German superstar roped in the talents of Rick Ross and Tory Lanez to revamp the joint and...

Shot in Tokyo, Japan "Word Is Bond" featuring Slim 400 takes an inside look to the Tokyo's street fashion, including threads from his own clothing lin...

Shout out to my boy Travvis from Cape Town for explaining x putting me on this whole 'sad boy' craze. Basically there are peeps out there who love exp...

Discuss why he felt the importance of investing in South African talent, his passion for wanting to elevate the entertainment industry. The harsh less...

Discuss why he felt the importance of investing in South African talent, his passion for wanting to elevate the entertainment industry. The harsh less...

Memphis Bleek took to Rap Radar to clear rumors about his pending filing for bankruptcy case, new Roc Nation deal with his Warehouse Music Group compa...

We caught up with Zola, after the Mabala Noise Entertainment artists announcement. He talks about the importance of still doing roadshows and interact...

We had a sit down with the Mbere twins better known as Major League Djz. They explained what the Mabala Noise deals means for them, including giving t...

We had a sit down with the Mbere twins better known as Major League Djz. They explained what the Mabala Noise deals means for them, including giving t...

Oh damn oh damn. La Flame just dropped a loosie at a show in NY and let me tell you the joint is hella lit with such an easy vibe. I think its called ...

Coming off the soundtrack "The Land", "The Bitter Land" Nas and Erykah Badu painting a haunting image of living in a world is built in an environment ...

The multi-talented Mbali Nkosi sat down with us to chat about her deal with Mabala Noise Entertainment. The disadvantage of our entertainment industry...

Flex Boogie took to the twitter streets to let us know, we can expect a fire joint this Friday. Titled "Glory (The Genesis)" featuring Boy Wonder, Bug...

PDot O goes into depth about the meaning of his latest single "This Can't Be Life", and the themes highlighted on the track; including his journey in ...

When your back is against the wall and feel nothing can ever go right, you start thinking 'This Can't Be Life'. But trust me there is always the light...

Zakwe talks to us about his transition from Native Rhymes to signing with Mabala Noise Entertainment. How he felt trying to go at it alone was taking ...

Zakwe talks to us about his transition from Native Rhymes to signing with Mabala Noise Entertainment. How he felt trying to go at it alone was taking ...

Nasty broke down his deal with Mabala Noise and how it was different from any other contract offers. He was swayed more to sign with the company due t...

Gigi Lamayne dropped this a week ago and we finally caught up. With Duncan on the guest appearance this is the drum that bangs the loudest. ...

As per our announcement last week Dot Com is dropping heat with a new mixtape this Wednesday. In the interim the 'Prince of Thug n B' released his tra...

@ReasonHD 'Reezus Christ' - The Final Supper @AKAworldwide - Importance Of Performing With The SA Flag, Whats The Success Bar & Collaboration #Coke...

Theres a gap for singing rappers in the game. The crooner type MC's like Roy Woods to be very specific. Jiggy Nwabo is a Cape Town artist. His vibe x ...

Bucket after bucket from all the rappers on the joint. Memphis left out some steam with his pending financial troubles... ...

During the madness of the Mabala Noise media junket, Pro was named as one of the many talents that have been added to their roaster. We caught up wit...