#TheSobering

No one man has impacted South African Hip Hop culture like this man has without ever rapping. From his early TV days on Street Journal to his days on radio with The Full Cli, there’s absolutely no just way to introduce this man, ladies and gentle man we have the one and only Siyabonga Ngwekazi…

What a way to start a season, we have the one and only Maglera Doe Boy, one of South Africa’s most promising wordsmith. Through his music and vlogs we’ve had a glimpse of what Maglera is about, sitted in the middle seat, Maglera lets us know what it’s like growing up in Kanana, an underdeveloped…

We got the one and only Jimmy Wiz in the middle seat. The Kempton Park rhyme slinger chats to us about life after ‘The Hustle’, the hardships and the beauty of being an independent artist. Jimmy also gives us a run down memory lane on how he got into Hip Hop. The east is home…

London and Joburg connect!!! We have three members of The Ubunifu Space in studio, we chop it up about their stay in South Africa, the difference between the Joburg scene and the London scene. Since its inception The Ubunifu Space has seen a tremendous trajectory and took African music to the world with it, we…

We have another Sobering alumni in the middle seat today, Reason is back on the show ladies and gentlemen. We definitely have a lot to talk about since his first appearance, he now has new baby twins, a Creative Director job which he explains why it shouldn’t be frowned upon when rappers get jobs. We…

The Zulu Skywalker is back with his new album, Zeno, which is named after his daughter. Muzi is a friend of the show, getting him in studio for the third time was a no-brainer. We were however surprised by the knowledge he came packing this time around, if growth was a person, its name would…

Where the boats ride!!! We have Espiquet, Hopemasta and Cye in the studio to discuss the Vaal Hip Hop scene and their journey in the industry so far. We discussed Espiquet’s street anthem ‘Wait outside’, which had Riky Rick on the remix and what that made for him. We also got into the group dynamics…

Full swag, drip drip, nang’ uTatakho on The Sobering. It’s been a long time coming, we got the one and only, a man of many talents, Yanga Chief. We can tell you for sure that by the end of this episode, you’ll add ‘honest’ to Yanga’s talents. A very honest episode indeed, Yanga doesn’t hold…

Back to regular programming with extraordinary guests, as we welcome Robin Thirdfloor in the middle seat. As per usual we start with events that we attended since the last episode, and then dive into a chat with the Kwa Mashu native. Robin gives us his story and also sheds some light about the different Durban…

It’s Pink Panther season, and we have the one and only Tshego at the OffBoyz studio. The Maftown crooner has paid his dues in the music industry, from his days with the Sotho Mafia to his tenure at Family Tree records, where he says that he learned a lot about the music business under Cassper…