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You know, sometimes we gotta tone it down and speak soft, but we can’t do it alone. This is why we got the experts, Venom and Shishiliza to come and hangout with us on this episode. After the great success of their hit single ‘Sondela’, they’re gearing up to release their first album ‘Love is Pain’. An incredible merger of South African sounds and features amazing from artists all over Africa.

We got to chop it up about their album, the delays, what Riky meant for their current sound and much more. Go on ahead and press that play button and enjoy.

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@Shishilza44
@Venomzm

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Aaaah man, yes, it’s us again. Just us! Yeah, we had a lot to digest after that Thato Saul episode, but we’re back and got more things on the chopping board. On this check in we go through recently released music, events we attended and upcoming projects. More than anything it’s us chilling with y’all giving you an update on what to expect from us in the near future. It’s just vibes, bro! Go on and press that play button and enjoy.

00:00 Intro
01:27 Events Recap
30:06 The Revival: New Music
44:00 Disses In Paris
55:20 Khuli’s Longevity
57:20 Future Eps and Legends
01:16:58 Outros

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10 tao a se selo, especially in real time with one of the best lyricist chilling in the middle seat. Mapara le di cherrie, please help us welcome Thato Saul. A longtime coming, it’s a heavily requested and we did what we had to do. There was definitely a lot to go through, some heavy, some light but all around great. A lot of knowledge darts were shared in this episode, so, before we say a lot and get into mathata a ma baie, press play and listen to Thato Mathata speak, enjoy!

00:00 Intros
04:30 The Start – 10K
08:04 Basketball and Other Influences
19:50 Going Biographical with The Raps
31:19 Content With Worst Possible Outcomes
47:00 Learning The Other Side of Life
56:05 Being Saved By The Music
01:07:45 Thato The Producer
01:18:40 Achieving Label Goals Independently
01:24:55 The Process and Perfection
01:39:52 The Pain of Being The One
01:45:40 Dealing With Continued Loss
01:54:10 ’05 The Toughest Year
02:10:00 Homage To Riky Rick and All The Homies
02:23:30 Outros

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222!!! You see the name in the title, you know the snakes is out. Ladies and gentlemen, we got one of CapCity’s illest, a mastermind, a dude who cares so much it’s damn near tangible in all his intangibles, a round of applause for Tyson Sybateli. We heard your cries for us to get him in studio and we can tell you this for free: it was all worth the wait. You know how it go out here, we chopped it up about all things music and go to know him better as a person. Press play and enjoy!.

00:00 Intros
05:00 Creating and rolling ‘Home’ out
20:15 Comradely and collaboration with That Saul
26:37 The depth in the music through loss
43:07 Deals falling through
48:07 The PTA Unity and being part of the conversation
01:08:34 Rolling out beyond the drop
01:18:14 Possibility of signing
01:33:01 Family ties and car chases
01:38:48 Friends and influence
01:52:25 Outros

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Yoooo, it’s just us baby! You know from time to time we gotta check in and give y’all just the vibes. In this episode we look back at the events that we’ve attended, some music that has dropped and give an update on some of the guest suggestions that you guys have been leaving in the comments. The vibes are easy today, press play and enjoy!

00:00 Intros
03:25 The Vibes In The Streets
26:30 New Music, New Artists and Upcoming Music
53:30 Outros

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Maskandi and Iscathamiya infused Trap and R&B have been a wave for some years now and part of the leadership in that segment is Anzo, our guest today. Hailing from KZN through Vaal to the big city lights, a member of the 1020 Cartel who keeps churning out great projects and killing his features. We get to chop it up with Anzo about his journey, friendship with Sjava, cyphers in the Vaal and much more. Press play and enjoy the episode.

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Produced by Kabelo Moremi

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Editor and Artwork: Lwazi Madonsela @umsindisiwesiko

Bruuuhhh!!! Where do we even start with this one? A legend in the cut, we’re quite sure you see what the vibes are, we got the one and only 9th Wonder. We got to find out a bit about his process as a producer, teacher, label head and DJ. There’s too much we had to go into and trying to say any more in this descriptor won’t do this episode justice, just press play.

00:00 Intro
02:38 Frequenting Mzansi
04:16 Balancing The Many Disciplines
08:47 Role At Jamla
11:20 Dinner Party
17:02 Little Brother
25:42 Friendship with Young Guru
30:42 Watching The Students Bloom
35:00 Outro

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Recorded at The Artivist, Braamfontein.

Produced by Kabelo Moremi

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It’s not everyday you get someone who released over eight projects in high school and continues to put out dope music to this day. Ladies and gents we got Zulo in the cut, fresh from his newly released project ‘Talk To Me Naace’. We start right from his early beginnings as Lil Tricks right up to the current moment and the team he’s assembled around him to bring the vision to life. Press paly and enjoy the episode.

00:00 Intros
02:20 Getting to know Zulo
13:15 From Lil Tricks To Zulo
27:56 Doing It All On Your Own
31:40 Clearing Samples
44:30 Reconnecting With The Old Team
58:20 Talk to Me Naace
01:11:00 Outros

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Recorded at The Audio Guys, Bryanston.

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We are back and this time we’re accompanied by a dope force of energy through Money Badoo. She graces the middle seat fresh from her newly released 10 track album ‘Pornstar’, filled with a myriad of vibes and motivation. We chopped it up with Money to get to know her better and what independence means to her. Enjoy the episode and don’t forget to use the code TCTS30 on TuneCore for a discount on your first upload.

00:00 Intros

01:32 Getting to know Money, the early days and a lot of jobs

19:02 Being a sponge and absorbing information

23:27 Picking features for Pornstar

34:00 Getting inspiration from the past

40:00 Learning the music game

01:14:00 Outros

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Filmed at Flame Studios, Con Hill.

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Editor and Artwork: Lwazi Madonsela @Umsindisiwesiko

Asithi shwii and flip the script a little on your headtop. Independence spreads across a myriad of genres and it’s hard to ignore other independent players from outside our core focus; Mzansi Hip Hop. This is why we have the platinum selling Afro Pop artist Aubrey Qwana in the middle seat on this episode. With roots in Hip Hop, Aubrey has worked his way up and found himself a beautiful spot in the Afro Pop genre, from humble beginning in KZN to topping charts all over Mzansi with his hit single ‘Molo’ and many others. His story is one for the books, so go on ahead and press play.

00:00 Intros
02:56 Not being an artist but still getting signed and Aubrey’s roots in Hip Hop
12:00 From Diploma to music
22:00 Navigating the industry as a signed artist
24:00 Finding courage to go independent
31:57 The team and the fall outs
39:23 Attracting good people
50:00 Hitting the ceiling debate
01:13:00 The hardships of independence
01:20:00 The meaning behind the project titles and finding the needle
01:43:00 Outro

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Filmed at Flame Studios, Con Hill.
Produced by The Sobering
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Editor and Artwork: Lwazi Madonsela @Umsindisiwesiko