Xenlaii releases his latest single Kwaze kwamnandi

Xenlaii Kwaze kwamnandi

Xenlaii leads us into the Festive Season with this groovy summer tune titled Kwaze Kwamnandi.

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This comes as Xenlaii’s second offering after his ‘’How To Play’’ hit single which did it’s rotations on commercial radio and even landed him an article on Cosmopolitan magazine and other various media outlets such as CliffCentral to name the few.

Produced by the Tweezy & Una Rams collabotor who goes by the name Kaeb, this single taken from his Surf AM EP which is scheduled to be released on the 15th November 2018 along with a short film, Kwaze Kwamnadi tells a story of high-class females, Margarita wine drinking and afterparties in the northern suburbs of Durban. He paints this picture with an intoxicated grunge texture in his voice.

“The story of high-class females, Margarita wine drinking and afterparty’s in the suburbs is painted with the intoxicated grunge texture in his voice. This is an excellent blend of genres to create a new genre that just forces you to sway your head side to side no matter how much you try to fight the vibration” Xenlaii says.

The song reflects on a youthful midnight experience in the city of Durban which Xenlaii calls the Surf AM experience. Surf AM is a pursuit of happiness, a form of escapism from his bitter reality of losing very important people in his life. It is also the title of his ‘’soon to be released’’ project which will come with a very conceptual short film that was shot in Balito, Durban.

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SA Stars Featured On Forbes Africa’s 30 Under 30 List

Forbes Africa Magazine

Forbes Africa has released its fourth edition of the 30 under 30 list and some of the continent’s most accomplished young artists, entrepreneurs and technology stars. 

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Forbes Africa describes this year’s list as its most comprehensive yet, writing:

“The 2018 FORBES AFRICA Under 30 is our authentic and most definitive list of Africa’s most promising young change-makers. This year is our fourth edition of the list and for the first time, inspired by the growing number of young men and women entrepreneurs, we have expanded it to bring you 30 game-changers, all under the age of 30, in each of the three sectors – business, technology and creative. The 90 in total are challenging conventions and rewriting the rules for the next generation of entrepreneurs, creatives and tech gurus.”

The publication also stated that they put in months of rigorous research, sifting through over 600 nominations, vetting them for weeks, verifying and investigating them. 

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The Latest GQ Edition With Kwesta On The Cover

Kwesta GQ Magazine

South African rapper Senzo Mfundo Vilakazi, better known by his stage name Kwesta, is the latest celebrity to be featured on the GQ Magazine cover for June 2018.

ALSO READ: Kwesta’s ‘Da KAR II’ Album Goes Seven Times Platinum

GQ is an international monthly men’s magazine based in New York City and founded in 1931. The publication focuses on fashion, style, and culture for men, though articles on food, movies, fitness, sex and many more.

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The magazine has been recognising some of the influential figures in the hip-hop industry recently. In the past, GQ South Africa has featured other Mzansi stars such as Anatii and Zulu Mkhathini. 

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Anatii Talks About his Hustle for PUMA Run The Streets

PUMA Run The Streets Anatii

The next step in the evolution of PUMA’s Run The Streets campaign gets a local flavour with record producer and musician Anatii, rapper, producer Nasty C, and South African football legend Doc Khumalorepresenting the street hustle it takes to make your mark.

PUMA launched Run The Streets in 2017 with megastar The Weeknd as the global face of the campaign, with South African influencers MashayabhuqeKaMamba, Nasty C, Gigi Lamayne, Das Kapital and Nonku Phiri featured in the local campaign which won an award at the international CICLOPE Festival in Berlin. Last year, the focus was on The City and how the innovators who reshape the world, draw inspiration and energy from the streets. For 2018 the campaign has evolved and the focus is on The Hustle – the work these innovators execute day-to-day to get to the level they’re at.

For 2018 thereis a dual focus: the Street Hustlers on the rise and the Street Legends looking back, exposing how the hustle has adaptedto changes on the street, the industry and culture, and inspiring the new generation by passing on knowledge gained deep in the game.

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The 6th annual Maftown Heights set to take place on 27 November 2015 at Mary Fitzgerald Square, Newtown, Johannesburg

The 6th annual Maftown Heights

It’s that time of year again as the sixth annual Maftown Heights festival is upon us. Maftown Heights is set to take place on Friday, 27 November 2015, at Mary Fitzgerald Square, Newtown, Johannesburg from 15h00 till 03h00

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The sixth annual Maftown Heights returns with KFC as a headline sponsor. Other sponsors and partners include: Channel O, YFM, Absolut Vodka, Miller, Red Bull Studios and Slikour On Life.

“We are excited to continue our partnership with Maftown Heights… It brings us, as a brand, closer to connecting with the youth and their passion for music. This year we have some exciting new elements to add and we’re looking forward to another exciting hip-hop festival with Maftown Heights, for everyone to enjoy”, says Thabisa Mkhwanazi, Marketing Director for KFC Africa.

Known as one of SA’s key hip hop calendar events and one of the premier hip hop festivals on the continent, Maftown Heights offers a line-up of an eclectic blend of the best hip hop 2015 had to offer. The lineup features artists pioneering Motswako in Africa as well as leaders in the South African music industry across the genres of hip hop and Kwaito.

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