Smoke x Mirrors ’20|03: II
It's Just Sen
We shouldn’t have been out for this long; it’s been a rough month trying to process and adapt to the current pandemic we’re enduring. What I’ve taken away so far…
DJ Maphorisa
Smoke x Mirrors ’20|02: III (R.I.P. Pop Smoke)
There’s no silver lining in senseless tragedies. Hip-Hop has (yet again!) been robbed of another talent; I’m talking about Pop Smoke. The kid was only 20! One of my homies…
Smoke x Mirrors ’20|02: I
I know a bunch of us are plotting for this Valentine’s weekend 😈😈😈. I’m pretty sure another bunch is agonizing and devising evasion tactics for the same occasion 😅😅😅. The…
Flying Over 2019, Pt. II: Africa to the World?
Hewa Yasin
2019 is in the books and we’ve tried as much (and as quick) as possible to whittle down the music we’ve enjoyed to our favorites. It turned out that, between…
R&Cs: Akulaleki
I have been looking forward to the video treatment of Samthing Soweto’s “Akulaleki” ever since his album came out. (Truth to be told, it might even be before that, when…
How I Fell in Love with AmaPiano, Pt. 3
I hope you enjoyed DJ Maphorisa’s Danko Mix, a determinant moment in my falling in love with amapiano. Since the release of that mix and the Scorpion Kings album, DJ…
How I Fell in Love with AmaPiano, Pt. 2
Earlier, I shared my earliest recollection of taking to amapiano. By now, the sub-genre has spread out of its local confines. Indeed, amapiano has traveled far beyond the streets of…
Smoke x Mirrors ’19|07: II
I trust that you enjoyed my all-hip-hop ‘Smoke x Mirrors‘ a little while ago. (I promised this one right afterwards so really my bad 🙈🙈🙈.) The feedback that I’ve received…
R&Cs: Al Xayri
Late in 2017, when we were gathering songs for our ‘Teintée Africaine‘ series, my Senegal homie put me on to the duo (and couple) Maabo and I’ve been hooked ever…
R&Cs: 24K Magic
There’s strength in numbers. That’s the running theme behind most of the videos in this week’s Roll and Coasters. From one-two punch combinations (Bas with Cozz, Juicy J with Kanye,…