The New Era Of Cape Town Hip-Hop Radio Mix

The hour-long radio mix & podcast highlights the group of artists changing the climate of Cape Town hip-hop.

The New Era Of Cape Town Hip-Hop Radio Mix


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A couple of weeks ago, we did an extended feature on The New Era of Cape Town Hip-Hop which introduced some of the exciting new talent emerging from the the Mother City's rap scene. We now follow up with the hour-long The New Era of Cape Town Hip-Hop radio mix and podcast, hosted by the article's author Sabelo Mkhabela. The mix, presented in radio show format, showcases the work of several of the artists highlighted in the feature including Youngsta, E-Jay, FonZo, Miss Celaneous, Dope Saint Jude, Phresh Clique, BOOLZ and Blaq Slim, amongst others. The mix also includes brief interviews with the musicians, who talk about the city's burgeoning hip-hop movement and discuss their creative processes. Stream and download the entire mix, plus see its full tracklist, below. For more, make sure to check out our feature on the group of young artists changing the climate of Cape Town hip-hop.

Tracklist

Youngsta – Kroon remix

E-Jay – Party Till Ek’seni

FonZo – Never Leave

FonZo interview

BoolZ ft Blaq Slim, Chinga Time & Amilca – Aph’eKapa Part 2

BoolZ & Ngola Freestyle

Miss Celaneous – Check Me Out

Miss Celaneous Interview

Yung Ozi – Sund’bambekisa

Sipho The Gift – Feeling Myself

Dope Saint Jude – BGP

Dope Saint Jude Interview

Snarks Ou – Phezulu

Phoenix – They Don’t Know Your Name (Nae Nae)

Phresh Clique – Shine

Sandy on The Beat ft Phresh Clique & cApitol A –Made a Killing 2

Blaq Slim ft Amilca – Hayi Show Bowzey

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