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Stogie T’s Metro FM nod for ‘Four Horsemen’ marks a milestone collaboration bridging eras and reaffirming hip-hop’s respect for elite craftsmanship

Stogie T remains South Africa’s hip-hop crusader

Stogie T’s Metro FM nod for ‘Four Horsemen’ marks a milestone collaboration bridging eras and reaffirming hip-hop’s respect for elite craftsmanship

  • Eyaaz
5 min read
Stogie T has been a curator with unusual instincts. On aNomy, Stogie T turns history, faith and inherited trauma into a portrait of a country suspended between collapse and renewal.

Stogie T: ‘It’s all broken’

Stogie T’s aNomy captures the tension, cynicism and spiritual searching of life in South Africa, weaving history, grief and hope into vivid storytelling

  • Eyaaz
9 min read
As part of the New York State of Mind Tour Nas performed in front of a sold out audience at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia on September 16, 2022. Photo: Joe Glorioso / All-Pro Reels / The Vinyl

How hip-hop is aging gracefully

Veteran rappers are thriving, releasing acclaimed albums and winning Grammys, showing hip-hop grows with its artists and fans alike

  • Eyaaz
6 min read
Osmic Menoe is the founder of the Back to the City festival

Osmic Menoe on building Africa’s biggest hip-hop festival and its lasting legacy

For 19 years, Back to the City has united South African hip-hop and founder Osmic Menoe reflects on the festival’s culture, impact and vision

  • Eyaaz
8 min read
Redress: The rapper Nasty C recently released a new 16-track album titled Free

Living free: Inside Nasty C’s new era

Nasty C’s Free marks a new era of independence, balance and growth, showing the rapper beyond the beats, bars and bravado

  • Eyaaz
10 min read