Audio: Ruffest 'CPT Heavyweights'

July 27, 2012 - 6:07 p.m.

Last time we heard from Ruffest they were throwing a solar-powered street bash in a residential Cape Town neighborhood. The kwaito duo continue to flex their hometown pride in new track "CPT Heavyweights," where they boast their local status over an infectious dance beat and the tiniest-sounding bubbly synth. Download it below courtesy of Red Bull Studio Cape Town.

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