Pioneer Unit

Eish! I’ve just about recovered from the Planetary Assault launch party on Wednesday! It was a MASSIVE success - we packed out The Roosevelt from the time the doors opened at 9pm until the time we had to kick people out at 3.30am.

I’m going to be uploading photos in the next couple of days, but for now check out this review by Qhama Dayile.

That’s how we rrrrrroll!!

Another day, another radio show to promote the Planetary Assault launch party. This time DJ Eazy was nice enough to invite us on to his show on UCT Radio 104.5fm.

Sadly, I forgot to take photos so nothing to show you, but we had another great time. This time I went along with Terror MC and Oracle Flo. We also met up with a Miami-based Colombian MC by the name of EPHNIKO who’s in town trying to link up with heads and share in global Hip Hop culture.

Everyone got on the mic and spat a few verses. I have to give it to EPHNIKO though,,, he killed the freestyle.

Anyway, tomorrow is the launch party. If you’re not a confirmed guest on Facebook, get yourself over there right now and sign up!

See you at the party!

And we don’t stop! Another radio promo for the Planetary Assault launch party last night, this time on the Dirty Roots Show on Bush Radio 89.5 FM hosted by Buddhadda and Mr Nimbus.

I took Rattex with me and met Otis Larynx and Hyphen from Archetypes outside the spot. Hyph was seriously blazed (which always worried me for live radio). Once we got in front of the mics it was all love. We went through the CD playing tracks and giving some background info on the making of the album.

Hyphen, Otis and Rattex killed a freestyle over the Kakalaki beat. It always amazes me that Hyph can be so blazed that he can hardly talk, but when you put a beat on he can rhyme like a beast.

True to form, KONFAB turned up an hour and a half late, just as we were leaving. The boys from Bush were kind enough to put us back on air so that KON and Hyphen could bust another freestyle over the Township Storm beat.

Make sure you check out the Dirty Roots Show on Bush Radio 89.5 FM between 6-8pm on Saturday.

That’s how we rrrrrrroll!!

I’m suffering from a bit of a hangover today after last night’s appearance on Nick Knucklez show on UCT Radio with Archetypes and KONFAB. We were there to promote the Planetary Assault Cape Town launch party.

We arrived in high spirits after spending a good few hours at Joburg on Long Street. We definitely brought the party with us to the studio. TOP, Hyphen, Otis Larynx & KONFAB all spat bars live on air, and we got generally rowdy - what else would you expect from Archetypes?

Last night I was told that UCT Radio reaches out as far as Paarl. I’ll have to ask Jaak to confirm this, but if it’s true, I’m impressed. Hyphen told me he listens in Gugs so it reaches much further than I thought.

It was nice to run into Endzi who was at the station to promote her show this Friday at Mercury Live. I’ve seen her around, but never properly said hello - what’s up Endz, nice to meet you!

It wasn’t all fun and games earlier in the evening - we weren’t just at Joburg to drink R10 draughts. We were there on official Pioneer Unit business!

Dylan Culhane, a freelance journalist and photographer, is writing a piece on Planetary Assault for One Small Seed magazine, so he wanted to meet myself and some of the artists on the project. Rattex and Anne-Sophie Leens (who made the videos for ‘How We Roll’ and ‘Go Against Us’ were also there.

Anyway,,, off to meet Nastie Ed to discuss the music for the launch party.

That’s how we rrrrrrroll!!

The all-new exclusive range of Pioneer Unit T-shirts are in now in stock!!

All T-shirts are strictly limited edition collectors items. There are 3 designs to choose from, all printed on high-quality 100% cotton T-shirts.

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“Shield”_

• The classic Pioneer Unit shield will protect you from wackness and bad vibes of all kinds. Printed in white with silver stars. Star detail on right sleeve. Logo on left sleeve.

• Colour: Black

• Size: XXL, XXXL

• Catalogue no. PU-T-001

• Price: R100

“Kill Ya Sound”_

• Pioneer Unit is killing all weak sound bwoy. This design is a limited edition to celebrate the launch of Planetary Assault. ‘Kill Ya Sound’ is spelled out in big bold letters made out of silver stars to let ‘em know what time it is. Star detail on both sleeves.

• Colour: Black

• Size: XXL, XXXL

• Catalogue no. PU-T-002

• Price: R100

“How We Roll”_

• RRRRRRRR!! This is how we rrrrrroll! This design is a limited edition to celebrate the launch of the first single from Planetary Assault. ‘How We Roll’ is spelled out in big bold letters made out of silver stars to let ‘em know that you’re rolling deep with Pioneer Unit. Star detail on both sleeves.

• Colour: Black

• Size: XXL, XXXL

• Catalogue no. PU-T-003

• Price: R100

ORDER NOW!!

We’ve just completed the video for the first single from Planetary Assault, ‘How We Roll’. The video was produced and directed by the hottest video maker in the country, Anne-Sophie Leens from Apartment Studios.

Here’s an exclusive preview. Look out for the video for ‘How We Roll’ on a tv near you soon.

That’s how we rrrrroll!!

Just in!

Pimp your phone with Planetary Assault ringtones (truetones). Simply send an SMS to 38990 (South Africa only) with the code that matches the track you want (see below). You will receive an SMS with simple on screen instructions.

01_

• Song: Hamb’ubuza (Go and Ask)
• Artist: Driemanskap
• Code: PU3 (SMS this code to 38990)
• Type: Truetone
• Cost: R10

02_

• Song: How We Roll
• Artist: KONFAB Ft. Jaak
• Code: PU4 (SMS this code to 38990)
• Type: Truetone
• Cost: R10

03_

• Song: Kakalaki
• Artist: TOP & Macho
• Code: PU7 (SMS this code to 38990)
• Type: Truetone
• Cost: R10

That’s how we rrrroll!!