Soulful, daring and brave are some of the words, in possibly a long list of descriptive words, that could be used to describe Johannesburg-based artist, iindirhe. There is absolutely no way that you could box her in when it comes to creativity and the act of creating. With a sound that has the ability to…
Pretoria was once known to be one of the strongholds in South African Hip Hop, boasting South African Hip Hop pioneering groups like Ba4za, The Anvils and acts like Damola, Thir[13]Teen, just to name a few. The legendary sessions at the State Theater were known to be producers of some great talent in Pretoria. Unfortunately,…
Not so long ago we had an opportunity to chop it up with the brother portrait and we discussed topics such as the black British experience, London’s creative scene and its collaborative energy, his upbringing and his music and poetry. We first caught wind of brother portrait through an unusual sequence of events which followed…
Bars, schemes and sharing knowledge are some of the things that modern Hip Hop lacks and if you’re a sucker for all those aspects of Hip Hop music, you have no need to despair because there are individuals out there that are spearheading and defying popular culture by staying true to themselves. One can argue…
Difference and innovation are two feats that are hard to come by these days and with the increased amount of monotony and lack of uniqueness in music and art, it is becoming difficult to find curators that can put out work that is captivating. One may easily find oneself stuck in conundrums which entail questions…
Instrumental Hip Hop is a sub-genre of Hip Hop and it is basically beats that an MC or rapper would typically rap on. It is important to note that due to Hip Hop’s ever-increasing segmentation and categorization, more genres are born. Gone are the days where beat-based beats and the producers of those beats only…
So we recently chopped it up with the young North Carolina based MC, King Callis. The 23 year old stood out to us because he is relentlessly championing a style of Hip Hop music that is unpopular in the times that we live in. We got to find more about him. Peep the conversation below….
