Pioneer Unit

We unleashed the long-awaited video for ‘Go Against Us’ by Trusenz at the Design Indaba Expo in Cape Town today. A select few hundred people got to see an exclusive viewing of the video for the first time and the response was fantastic.

Director Anne-Sophie Leens is delighted with the finished product, and the response she has had to it so far.

We’ll be uploading the video on to youtube and vimeo in the next week or so, and copies will be going out to Channel O, MTV Base, eTV and the SABC.

Keep it locked for more info…

Jaak came through and ripped up the mic with two verses for two separate tracks. He laced the third verse on KONFAB’s ‘How We Roll’. The Afrikaans rolling ‘R’ sound is crazy and he exploited it to the maximum. He also finished a track he started a while ago called ‘Oppie Spot Rus’.

Look out for these tracks on the forthcoming Planetary Assault project.

Catch the world premier of the long awaited video for ‘Go Against Us’ by our very own Trusenz at the Design Indaba Expo. The Expo is being held at the CTICC in Cape Town.

The video, directed and produced by spo0ky, will be shown at the Film & Fashion show at the following times:

• Friday 23rd of February @ 17:00 (World premiere!!)
• Saturday 24th of February @ 11.10
• Sunday 25th of February @ 14.50

For more information, check out the Design Indaba Expo website

Our very own ‘King of Spaza’ Middle Finga appeared on SABC1’s Street Journal last night. He shared his thoughts on the Spaza movement and his future plans.

Expect to see and hear a lot more of Middle Finga in the near future. His album ‘Spaza’ will be out in the next couple of months.

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One of Cape Town’s premier Spaza units, Driemanskap, came through to the studio and tore shit up for the Planetary Assault project. The track is called ‘Go and Ask (Hamb’ubuza)’ and it’s pure kasi FIRE!

Joining Driemanskap was ILS representative Macho. The track was kicked off by Dla who ripped 16 bars, followed by El Nino. Macho came through on the third verse and the track was finished off by Ma-B.

The energy that these cats bring to any situation is crazy, the recording was more like a live show than studio session - I felt like I was sitting in the middle of a tornado. This track is going to become a Cape Flats anthem, trust!

Check out Driemanskap on myspace

Peace to Redondo doing his time in Pollsmore.

Catch the world exclusive of KONFAB’s new banger from the forthcoming Planetary Assault Mixtape on BBC Radio 1 this Thursday night/ Friday morning (8th) at 2am GMT.

Click here to listen to the show live online

If you wanna catch the rewind, hit this link the day after the show (Friday 9th). The show will be online for a whole week.

That’s how we roll…

Pioneer Unit artist Middle Finga aka Rhamncwa aka Manga is featured in this month’s edition of Hype magazine.

Support local Hip Hop… buy the magazine… tell the radio to stop frontin’ and play Middle Finga’s tracks!

Spaza,,, that’s how we roll!

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Konfab’s track ‘Next Statement’ is featured on this month’s free CD that comes with Hype magazine. This track is from KONFAB’s forthcoming album ‘Swart Gevaar’ and features Ben Sharpa. A little taste of the ruggedness to come.

“Before you walk the streets of the Mother City, you better know the anthem, straight up!… this collaboration with Ben Sharpa is for all you notty-headed Hip Hop fiends.”

Look out for Hype magazine in an outlet near you!

Another productive weekend. KONFAB, Ben Sharpa, Oracle Flo and aNon came through. Kuti Kult (O-Flo & aNon) recorded ‘Strong (Like Arm & Hammer)’ which came out very nicely, even though neither had ever rhymed over a Grime-tempo track (138 bpm).

KONFAB also killed a new track for the Planetary Assault Mixtape called ‘How We Roll’ - actually, he absolutely smashed it. The track is a club monster with an electronic edge. Not one for Hip Hop purists, but it’s going to be a Pioneer Unit classic.

Ben Sharpa and KONFAB also recorded ‘specials’ bigging up BBC1’s Mary Anne Hobbs. It’s just our way of showing love for all the play we’ve been getting on her show. Sharpa did a special of ‘Into the Black’ and KONFAB did a version of ‘Swart Gevaar’. They also both recorded stings for the show.