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Writing cool articles And Putting a spotlight on Women In African Hip Hop. Hip for intelligent Hop for the Movement.

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@illythehost
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1 month
Still can't believe I was one of the speakers at one of the biggest festivals in Africa. Nna ke le speaker ke bolela ka seYoYo. Ismatherfakha? Like people were listening to me guys. Bafwethu never stop dreaming! .ARMC.
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@illythehost
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2 years
Whenever Nas about to drop this niggha acts different
@DailyRapFacts
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2 years
Jay-Z took a photo with all of his Grammys 🐐
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i wish Kendrick Lamar did drop this but nah my GOAT didnt want to mess up the game, and yall continued with your disrespect. lol dont play with Kendrick. "You finally famous for who you date not how you rhyme."🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Big Sean really wanted the smoke? smh
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Cold Cases.
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1 year
Most lawyers have a phuza face, why?
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Greetings Phil I have a lot of respect for your work, but I don't like the caption you used. Why did you refer to him as a "former rapper"? I want to remind you that he is releasing a new album this Friday and he recently dropped a single, some beautiful visuals, and even a
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SPOTTED: Ricardo Moloi aka Priddy Ugly The former rapper was at the @DumaCollective Kickstart 2024 event in Johannesburg. #KgopoloReports
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They are doing podcasts, all of them.
@sbxmusic_
superstar, extraordinare
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I hope SA Hip hop is taking notes
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@illythehost
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Drake fans are cry babies 🤣 J.Cole fans are accepting the smoke and reassuring the streets ukutsi their hobo looking goat will reply.
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5 months
No maaaaan AKA left us with Bangers no ways. 🤣🤣🤣
@akaworldwide
AKA
5 years
Apparently the dollies are saying ... “but if Nigeria loses, who’s gonna buy the champagne?! 😂😂😂”
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OKAY LEMME SEE YOUR TOP 5 but do exclude 2pac, Notorious BIG, Nas, Eminem, Jay-Z, Rakim, Ice Cube, Mos Def, Jadakiss! Wanna see something.
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Big Sean delivers a dope Tiny Desk Concert with some of his best music. 0:21 Memories 1:24 Nothin is stopping you 3:24 Blessings 5:14 Play no games 6:58 Light 10:08 My Last 11:57 Marvin & Chardonnay 12:34 All me 14:16 Beware 14:55 I know 16:47 Bounce Back 18:35 One man can
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@aliciakeys The way he grabbed you 😭😭😭 1000 bodies
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South African Hip Hop Djs, @NadiaNakai_ is calling y'all out. I hope you are listening and ready to play new music. We're tired of "all I do is win with" .....
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Big Sean dropped a book💔 the Jcole decided to drop a project 😭😭 bro the industry hating that nigha
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1 year
I remember yall saying you don't feel this freestyle! Royce was dropping knowledge here.
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NFR Podcast
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Give me an example of someone rapping like the rent is due
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@iFinns Mmmmmmmm mmmmmm mmmmm
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@KingDon_za 1. He was wrong to go thru her bag. 2. It might be iwasho (something to cleanse her body or something) 3. Or she’s going thru stuff which doesn’t require western medicine but requires African ones. I don’t see anything wrong here 🙏🏿
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After those videos from Gunna's show @ Konka lol you all better Apologies to @Nadia_nakai !!
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South African Hip Hop Djs, @NadiaNakai_ is calling y'all out. I hope you are listening and ready to play new music. We're tired of "all I do is win with" .....
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Cheque by Usimamane is a South African Hip-Hop banger!
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No SA hip hop banger till this time? Damn I miss AKA man, clearly he was holding the game😪
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1 year
Dude said this is the shiiiid turns Jesus to a freedom fighter!
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Give me an example of someone rapping like the rent is due
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What song made you a Rapsody fan?
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Y’all always tweet bout how SA Rappers dont rap🤣🤣then Priddy Ugly drops a fire Album.. straight up raps no Yanos or kwaito then you call him names🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 kindly don’t bother telling us bout HipHop if you not acknowledging other cats Raps..
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@WonderMahlobo @MeloMhlungwane Oscar Mbo okolota batho! Yeo yena should come back
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i wonder what did Priddy Ugly did to yall to disrespect him like jena
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He was like F** it I’m performing COMPOSURE!! @akaworldwide don’t hold back!! What a performance!! @BacktothecitySA who was drive that dope car!? osmic!?
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Bro?? The whole @Casspernyovest dedicated the whole song to @akaworldwide ! this is a game changer😭😭😭😭 I pray both camp come together to celebrate this song. Wooooah?
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It's clear Kendrick Lamar Won.
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5 months
Stogie T responded to Rashid Kay and Zingah. Lol, that 'Gentleman'," he said killing me. Do you think Stogie T is overreacting or does he have every right to protect his legacy? Is he wrong for addressing the gentlemen?
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If he wanna be relevant & be "best rapper in Africa" for real, MashBeatz can bring the best out of him.
@soulties_sa
𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒
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HIP-HOP ICONS⚡️ MODELS: @Shane_Eagle @MashBeatz_
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I LOVE THIS ALBUM.
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@KingMonada 🤣🤣🤣 HiHa
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South Africa is @rapsody 's second home maaaaaan that's a fact. Been telling homies & brands but they never listen to us. At this point, we'll end up booking our fave as fans! Lol we'll pay for everything then brands will catch up because wow it's been almost 10years now[Zone6]
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7 months
I hope she's still around and tomorrow she's coming to your show.
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Back in 2014 Performing #WOOSA for a crowd of 9 people (nah , for real). She's the only 1 who knew the song.
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@KidTini #Movie So KT went to pheli to shoot this Vid? Damn We love SA Hip Hop! Let's enjoy em Visuals @Ambitiouz_Ent
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@MokoenaKelz Kick that young G out of the house, he can survive in the streets. God bless your family ❤️
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6 months
We Outside, During the week! HipHop. We all here for broskie @OriginalJayJody !! We love hip-hop this side !
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YoungstaCPT on Come to my Kasi
@StrAightMARVIN
Marvin Straight
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No one has ever killed a feature like Cassper did Ngud’
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MashBeatz x Wordz- We don't trust You 😭😭😭😭
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2 months
Dear J Molley Hope you up and great. Lets hope you wont relapse while you out doing these European tours my G, another thing, don't assume people knows about you and your moves considering your fell off in the hip-hop conversations. You've been out for a min and the reason
@Jmolleyofficial
Yishai
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When A Local Rapper Gets International Recognition, Everyone Gives Them Their Praises. When I Do It, Everybody Is Quiet. All Love Though, I Know The Reason & I Get It. We Going International Now Though. Love Me Before They All Do! 😤❤️⚔️
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Imagine judging a rapper's album based on number of streams 😭 I listen to rappers with only 100 Spotify monthly listeners and I be enjoying the music AF
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South African MCs are just elite when it comes to MC'ng Who comes close to Stogie T in Africa when it comes to Raps? We all know that he isn't for illiterate Haters right? You would think they did this beat specifically for him, not Benny the Butcher and J. Cole. If they were
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Lyrical Masterpiece? I'm saying @ProVerbMusic with "Writer's Club" ft. Tebogo Moloto. I don't think there's any South African Song getting closer to this level of wordplay and rhyme scheme. Bathong ProVerb was fighting lol. Such a beautiful video too. Maan we love ProVerb.
what song would you call a lyrical masterpiece?
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Y’all Can Go Peep The Whole Interview On YouTube .. AKAnagana gore AKAsekwagale At All. #AKAkhulume #AKA
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♥️
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let's take it back a bit.. Who dropped A 10/10 Debut album? 1. Album that touched on a wide range of topics 2. Great beats 3. The longevity of an album’s popularity. 5. Album’s impact on SA Hip Hop culture i might have left other things like sales & all but who you picking?
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I personally think we got the best rappers in Southah. maaaaaan how do you share your pain on a beat and make it sound so dope? @LokiTunez who pissed you off bro? As fans we always knew you got it but this? This is another freestyle a South African rapper spitting over Benny
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Fam, if you had to listen to one album for the rest of your life, which one would you choose?
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You need to witness this @ least ka one in your life!! Stogie Madafucken T
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1 year
Another 9/10 album Production - 10/10 Beat selection- 9/10 Storytelling- 10/10 Bars - 7/10 (isiZulu sam' siBird) Emotions- 11/10 Connection- 10/10 Features- 10/10 Marketing- 5/10 Visuals - 1/10 Such a beautiful album.
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@TheVendaGuy Sneng neng they kidnaps your child or wife cos they think you got money 😭😭😭😭
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@2le_Fuze @DebonairsPizza you better hit up the boys & bless them with more Pizza!! This is some dope stuff lol
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Because of this verse KidX wasn't featured here. Emtee was supposed to do the hook only.
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SPURRA🐐
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Stogie T: Okay bro, you got a minute. Emtee:
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@casspernyovest .. @SlikTalk_SA is READY TO FIGHT YOU!! YALL SET UP THE DATES! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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For those who weren't outside back in 2015. Here's @SizweDhlomo 's Freestyle. [I don't have the battle he had with that other rapper during Siz & Scoop days] Guys, don't say I don't plug yall with good things! NB: This got nothing to do with "Rent is due"
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NFR Podcast
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Give me an example of someone rapping like the rent is due
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@Remmi_Rosenyork Lol I love their professionalism
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1 year
you Listening to Thato.saul?
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GODLIKE is such a well written song. the raps there so beautiful.
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One of the best Hip-Hop albums in Southern Africa. Top 10 straight-up DOA. Shane Eagle bruuuuu.
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Joey BadA$$ edition: Which one did the most for you?
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Homie made a hard rap song from album titles and giving flowers to rappers from generations to generation. @manifestive is HIM. we can have that best rapper in Africa conversation again beloved if y'all game.
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@BlxckSwiss_ Lmao nah We need to visit American malls because wow!
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@kushmamirsa mind you he was building libraries for kids in Limpopo
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WORDZ is making music. WORDZ is making music WORDZ got back to back 10/10 albums WORDZ got back to back 10/10 albums WORDZ doesn't have to prove himself to any, he is HIM WORDZ doesn't have to prove himself to any, he is HIM. I pray he continues focusing on this Music.
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@LookUs_JNR She needs to come up with a different approach, on some "I do bring up a group of twitter promo vibes (group of girls) to do things to you before my turn"
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1 year
This Issa Mixtape??
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2 years
yall mad
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Hip-Hop family, which one do you think is more harder? 1. The Heart Pt. 1 (2010) 2. The Heart Pt. 2 (2010) 3. The Heart Pt. 3 (2012) 4. The Heart Pt. 4 (2017) 5. The Heart Pt. 5 (2022) Kendrick Lamar - The Heat Edition.
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I will need you guys to direct me to any freestyle in South African HipHop you think can Top this one. I'm not even going to tag any rapper who's on the video or people in the booth. Whenever I watch this video, might be on YT or in my collected archives folder I be like damn,
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Nighas acting as if Rollouts aren't important 😭😭😭 Not everyone is A-Reece! Not all rappers have a fanbase like A-Reece! Lena want us to talk so early that time we not in the mood😭😭 NB: Being surrounded by superstars doesn't make y'all one (SA rappers get that shiid in
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1 year
Nah bruuuuu I hear Cole, but pay attention to the butcher! Wooah.
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To @castlelitesa and everyone who was involved in this big successful event.. from PR, Musicians, Fans, Graphic Designers, Photographers, Security, Dancers, bands, like everyone. .. thank You. . @Boity @Rouge_Rapper @Nadia_nakai @NoMoozlie @YoungMAMusic 💯 #HipHopHerStory
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Remove 3, listen to one for the rest of your life
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So y'all saying J.Cole can smoke Kendrick Lamar if he decides to reply? 🤣🤣 You guys really wanna see Kendrick mopping the whole North Carolina with Cole? I mean you all know it won't end well right? That Bob Marley wanna be should be careful
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I Hope You Bought It
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Listening Session! @TouchlineTruth & @ginger_trill .
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Despite not having a ton of mainstream success, Blaklez still one of the best rappers we have in this country. i am not even going to argue with you all twitter opinionated thugs.
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"They gon photograph an African prototype of a Starving kid, but not show you the Royal Blue Aston Martin whip" - @TumiMolekane (Stogie T) @RealSway In The Morning! Go Peep Out The Whole Interview & Freestyle
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At some point it was AKA CassperNyovest K.O But Since AKA is no more, Cassper is doing Gospel and K.O doing Afro Pop, I guess now we got to give it to A-Reece Nasty-C Blxckie
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SA Big 3?
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Gogo Maweni admitted on Gigi Lamayne 's podcast that she used muthi to end ex-boyfriend Thabo Rakhale's soccer career, now my question is vele all she talks about is muthi and exes she bewitched? kanti yall don't go to initiation to heal people?
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1 year
"Your fave rapper issa popstar Darling.. "
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My Fave rapper no longer raps cos of her.
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liesl laurie
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Go listen again, we're in June and no rapper have stepped up to give us something close to DUST
@ItsPriddyUgly
NTJA’KA, MY HOND
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Thank you for listening to DUST 🙏🏽💿 S/O to @illythehost & @HypeMagazineSA for the Distinction on the album review.
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It's time to bring back those Gatekeepers in South African entertainment Again, People get entertain by mediocre while kids who really do this from the heart will never get such platform Lol but ere nna ngwana wa Mahlako ke homole, akrr bare ke phela ke complainer But the
@matladi123
Matladi a Ngwato
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Alostro on stage 😂😂😂..
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2016 AKA became the first South African English rapper to have a platinum-selling album. Siyavumelana right?
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The MC'ing level here is top-notch. The Botswana Cats are already fighting in January. Who do you think got the best verse in your Opinion?
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@Okay_Wasabi Sepedi, Setswana, SeSotho, English! Mix masala 🤣🤣🤣 i should try isiZulu too
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You can say whatever you want to say about Reason but you can't take away his creativity. His Lethal Pen, His Storytelling.. Dude issa rap genius.
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Tell me this ain't some other levels! @usimamane is the Kultsha! @tonydayimane is the Kultsha. This is hip-hop #CottonFest
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MIHI - Shane Eagle.
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You just don't like CassperNyovest
@RealSihleIV
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Albums that changed SA Hiphop 🔥🙌 Which album did I leave out??
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Should've kept working with his previous team/ business partners/management.
@Didiiiiiiiiii_
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1 year
Shane eagle ??
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This is the only Answer, Ice Prince never recovered.
@SihleIV_
✯𝐒𝖑𝖎𝖒𝖊 (R&B Version)
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What’s a forgotten AKA feature that is a banger??
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1 year
Go buy Kendrick Lamar tickets. Yall been complaining about promoters bringing washed up artists. Im waiting for BacktothecitySA to announce WuTangClan & Nas lol Denzel Curry is heading to Cape Town If you don't attend any then stop complaining
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@LupeFiasco Lmao with a tweet ! Now imagine on a record.
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@Solphendukaa Numbers don't lie like women! Shebe is Him. Twerka maaaaan
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1 year
L-Tido been outta the game for years but his Verse is 10/10 comparing to Jody & Reece, go pay attention to his song, the references, bars and all. Don't hate. Focus on graphic design, you good at it.
@deadxxalive
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L-tido is pap yeses!😩💔
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Shane Eagle better make sure the album tops everything dropped this year because we've been getting 8/10, 10/10, 9/10, 9.5/10 and 11/10 kinda albums & mixtapes.
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1 year
Stogie T 's Tiny Desk Concert Loading....
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@akaworldwide I had to come back to this tweet! Doro was that dude
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