My greetings and salutations to all whom have made it to 2012. We are in that time where we can reflect and reminisce and hopefully problem solve. I am sure we have mad things to talk about and hopefully take on 2012 with optimism and the proper attitude to make sure we progress. I am at a point where I can't express enough how blessed and fortunate I am to be South African. We have come a long way, since apartheid and I commend everybody who contributed to the positive changes in this country. I feel we have to pay…

I want to share my thoughts with you that relates to money, ching, moola, zak, miering, imali, loot or what ever you choose to term this schizophrenic necessity. The daunting question is – can I survive doing what I love and in this case, can we get paid being a Hip Hop artist. I have many mixed feelings and opinions about this subject.

Money issues in this game can sometimes become a journey into a vortex or utopia depending on how much you get paid or being ripped off. Sometimes we have ourselves to blame for not getting paid because…

All of us had our own first introductions and encounters with Hip Hop. Some of us remember that song or the moment that turned our world on its head and made it spin like a B Boy doing bullet head spins. This is a short list and breakdown of some tracks that influenced and shaped Hip Hop music.

Rappers Delight – The Sugar Hill Gang – When I heard this track I could feel it right away. They flipped on a huge disco hit called Good Times by a band called Chic. They were rhyming about partying and having a…