Going into uncharted territory is no easy feat, especially when you feel alienated by circumstance. In many ways the feeling can be a universal one that cuts across location, faith, gender and expression but it’s also a feeling that can … Continue reading Black Burns Fast – A Refreshing Expansion of South Africa’s coming-of-age Canon
Kabza De Small has an incredible knack of imbuing a sense of spirituality into how his music feels even without lyrical context; and Xola is brimming with it. Continue reading Xola – Kabza De Small featuring Nobuhle, Ze2 & Young Stunna [produced by Kabza De Small], Our Songs of 2022 Highlight
Sondela is a song about cherishing love, delivered by some of the savviest musicians within the crossover space. It’s dependable and it endures as a solid addition to South Africa’s canon of smooth love songs. Continue reading Sondela – Venom & Shishiliza featuring Raspy, Yumbs, Blxckie, Riky Rick & Tshego [produced by Yumbs], Our Songs of 2022 Highlight
Never Ride’s a thrilling anthem that continues to show that South African hip-hop is in a blooming spring. It’s an ascendant moment that saw these contemporary hip-hop trailblazers triumph and I’ve been rooting for them to win. Continue reading Never Ride – MashBeatz featuring Maglera Doe Boy & Thato Saul [produced by MashBeatz], Our Songs of 2022 Highlight
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2022 saw the world start to properly re-open following multiple pandemic lockdowns and the musical floodgates came with it. If 2021 was breathless then 2022 was unrelenting in it’s release of music. From big mainstream acts to smaller and newer … Continue reading Next Gen Greats’ Top 22 Songs of 2022.
Welcome to Part 3, the penultimate choices before we announce our Top 22 of 2022. If history is anything to go by the penultimate list is usually the most reflective of where our core musical tastes have been within the past year. These are often the songs that just hit the spot from first listen and the ones I ran to the most to vibe out to and get lost in. Continue reading Our Songs of 2022 – Part 3 of 4
This is Part 1 of Next Gen Greats Songs of 2022, featuring reviews of African Artists like Miles, Oumou Sangare, Simi and so many more Continue reading Our Songs of 2022 – Part 1 of 4
All That Yazz has officially turned one! In commemoration of All That Yazz’ first year, we wanted to share some fun facts on the show. Continue reading All That Yazz Turns 1: Fun Facts on the Chart-Topping Podcast!
Our year-end ranking and review music that came out in 2020. Part 3 covers our top 21songs with picks from artists like The Scorpion Kings, Msaki, Tyson S.T, Blxckie and more. Continue reading Next Gen Greats’ Songs of 2021 – Top 21
Our year-end ranking and review music that came out in 2021. Part 2 covers song by artists like Mas Musiq, Lordkez, Maglera Doe Boy, Tyler ICU & DJ Maphorisa and more Continue reading Next Gen Greats’ Songs of 2021 – Part 2
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