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Yoh! We back in this, yup! Coming to you from the South African Hip Hop museum in Newtown, Johannesburg. SA Hip Hop has a lot of contributors in varying degrees, and of the most notable ones is Osmic Menoe, who is our guest in the middle seat today. This man’s grandeur required some accompaniment form our good people at The Dojo Podcast. There was a lot to go through from Osmic’s career, which spans over two decades. It’s time to appreciate the man and get some insight on what it takes to make Africa’s biggest Hip Hop event. Press play and enjoy!

Guest: Osmic Menoe @OsmicMenoe

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@Mokgethwa__
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@TheDojoPodcast

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Siri, please play Sim Dope. Ayt, now check this out, we’ve been at this for a while and have had many great guests and this one today feels really special. Moreso because it’s coming of the bucket list (for Mokgethwa more anyone, ha ha ha). Ladies and gentlemen, we got the one and only Super Mega, AKA in the cut. This is years in the making and there’s so much to go through which cannot even be summed up here, but trust us, we went through it all. Press that play button and enjoy!

00:00 Sneaker chat
02:26 Intros
04:45 First Time On A Pod
06:36 The Start: From St. Johns to Ivy League
20:30 24/7 366 era
32:28 Altar(ed) Ego
46:00 The Beefs and Levels of Disses
01:08:30 Fallout with Vth Season, BCWYWF, Beam Group and other fallouts
01:24:34 Touch My Blood
01:39:30 Losing Anele
01:50:00 Braai Show and other lawsuits: Mogul Talk
01:59:00 Music: Mass Country
0218:14 Outros

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Guest AKA @akaworldwide_ZA

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@Mokgethwa__

@Fratpacker

@Fratpackmusic

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Engineer: Kitso Moremi @fratpackmusic

Editor and Videographer: Kitso Moremi @fratpackmusic

Artwork: Naledi Manama @ASAPManje

You see no guest in the middle seat, you know what time it is; It’s Choppin’ Board o’clock, the tongues are sharpened and insights are loaded in. Following an eventful couple of weeks in SA Hip Hop, we go through all the disses, beefs, events and new music that came out since we last touched base. Press play and let’s chop it up.

00:00 Intros
00:59 R.I.P Magesh
06:43 Events Recap
27:43 Ke Hip Hop Dog: Dissecting the disses, the direct and the subtle.
01:26:20 There’s Still Beef In The Vaal
01:33:40 BTTC is back
01:41:00 SAMA predictions
01:47:00 Outros

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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.

Guests
@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

Engineer and Videographer: Kitso Moremi @fratpackmusic

Editor and Artwork: Kitso Moremi @fratpackmusic