Author: Ofentse Phukubye

‘Back Home’ is the brand new track by musician and producer, ADO. A love letter to his ancestral land, “Home” is his first official single of 2023, inspired by his move to Ghana. This, combined with frequent trips to South Africa, where he has solidified and nurtured his love for Afro House music. A genre that takes deep influences from the instruments played in the townships of South Africa and continues to influence and inspire popular culture as it is today. With Ghana’s 66th independence day approaching, this record is his intentional way of marking the occasion. Championing his Ghanaian…

Shane Eagle has been quiet for quite some time since 2nd studio album release titled, ‘Green’. The 18 track album features only two surprise acts namely, Omari Hardwick on ‘Road Signs’ and redveil on ‘SKYDREAM’. He has since taken a break in 2022 to work on brand new music as well as appear specially on the South African edition of global show, ‘Love and Hip-Hop’ with his long time girlfriend, Nicole Swartz as of recent. He now returns with a special announcement hinted with an art cover on his social media for new music titled, ‘JTHY’. Many anticipate for a…

VenusRaps is set to mark her return to the music scene with her forthcoming debut EP titled, ‘Superstar’ this coming April. The multitalented rapper took a brief break from the industry in 2021 to focus on how she can diversify her sound as initially she was known for releasing BoomBap rap music only. The 4 track EP was initially recorded over the course of November 2022 in collaboration with a variety of talented acts namely, Mata, Buzzilee and Hazy as well as production appearances from Airdee and Phonikz. She is set to host an exclusive listening session on the 31st…

Jay Jody is back with his first body of work for the year titled, ‘Revenge Is Sweet’. The 6 track EP only features three amazing beings from the likes of AV on ‘Star Signs’ to Loatinover Pounds on ‘Loot Love’ and A-Reece on ‘Free’. Each track details Jay Jody’s progression in life from all the times where he felt as if nothing much was happening for him to all that he has been praying for finally coming to light. ‘What’s the West That Could Happen’ serves as a diary note as he reminisces on his journey in life whilst he…

After sometime of teasing the song at gigs, Nobantu Vilakazi and DBN Gogo have finally blessed us with their collaborative single titled ‘Buthi’ featuring 2woshort, Visca, ShaunMusiq And Ftears. The song lacks nothing in production as you will be moved by the heavy log drums alongside Nobantu’s catchy lyrics from the hook to her verse which I highly found creative from the flow she used to the crisp vocal production. I remember first hearing the song at the Audiomack ‘House’ event as DBN Gogo included it in her set and the crowd just went crazy as if they had listened…

Following her open verse challenge for her latest release ‘Loving You’ is our very own RnB superstar, Elaine as she shares her story on love and all the elements that come with it but she isn’t alone as she chose her best verse which was from Blxckie. They then collaborated to complete this masterpiece. We get a totally different version of Elaine as she brings a touch of vernacular in her verse with her singing it in Zulu. The song speaks on the limitations that society has set out about a relationship but she refuses to settle to those standards…

Born in 1998 in Zimbabwe is Cape Town based artist, Ozxy Said It as he starts off his musical year on a highly great note with his latest release titled ‘Bust It’. Ozxy first made his debut to the music scene in 2019 with his first song titled ‘Faces’. The alternative/rap song showcased his ability to create a unique flow with highly catchy lyrics. His sound has since become experimental as he went on to releasing his debut EP in 2020 titled ‘Experimento’. The EP allowed Ozxy to express his love for various sounds as each song was infused with…

International platform ‘From The Block’ has completed their South African expansion with performance from Pabi Cooper, Focalistic, Maglera Doe Boy and Mashbeatz. This follows their first batch of episodes of which features the likes of Nasty C, Blxckie, LucasRaps and 25K, you can catch up on their first batch of performances here. The episodes aired on MTV Base before premiering on the ‘4 Shooters Only’ YouTube channel. Pabi Cooper: Part of their last batch of featured they featured the multi-talented Pabi Cooper where she showcased the Barcadi sound on their platform through her song ‘Waga Bietjie’. The performance is filled…

Following the announcement of the release of her 2nd album titled, ‘Ugcobo’ with a track list reveal is multi-platinum selling artist Nomfundo Moh as she releases the lead single from her forthcoming album titled ‘Amalobolo’ featuring Big Zulu. The song is more or less an infusion of the Maskandi sound with a touch of pop as she unites her traditional sounds from the ladies ululating in the background which serves as a sign of celebration to the actual Maskandi guitar that gives the song the lift it best deserves. ‘Amalobola’ is a song about a woman who has been a…

Black Coffee continues to make history and pave the way for many South African artists and DJs as he took to his socials to announce not so while ago his show at New York’s prestigious Madison Square Garden venue. Black Coffee stated in his caption on Twitter, “It’s always been one of my biggest dreams to take this music and sound to the highest level possible and to expose it to the largest audience imaginable and so I’ve dreamt of my @thegarden debut for many years —it’s finally a reality!” This is a major acheivement as he follows other fellow…