We are proud to announce that we have completed a deal with Driemanskap.
Hailing from Gugulethu, Cape Town, Driemanskap is a 4-man crew made up of members El Nino, Ma-B, Redondo and Dla. Together they form the vanguard of the new generation of proudly South African Hip Hop artists who understand that Hip Hop, more than any other musical art form, is about addressing important issues and representing where you’re from. Driemanskap are one of the pioneers of the Spaza movement, representing Cape Town with a rhyme style that combines their mother tongue, isiXhosa, with English and Cape Flats slang.
Driemanskap are always on the grind. While work on their debut album continues, they have released 2 mixtapes, Battle of Gugulethu Vol 1 and Battle of Gugulethu Vol 2. Their street anthem Go and Ask (Hamb’ubuza) also features on Planetary Assault, and Intwenje features on the October/ November edition of Hype magazine’s Hype Sessions CD. Driemanskap created the sound track for the Precious talk show on SABC 2 and Itsho Into was used in the international movie Sizwe.
We believe this is an historic moment for Pioneer Unit Records and South African music as a whole. Our mission has always been to give a platform to real African Hip Hop that is at home anywhere in the world - it doesn’t get more real than Driemanskap.
We plan to release Driemanskap’s long-awaited full debut album, Igqibhukile Inyongo, in the first quarter of 2009. Expect a lot of new material before then though.
El Nino in the video for Ama Vuvuzela
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That’s how we rrrrrrrrrrroll!!
7 responses so far
Anne-Sophie // Nov 6, 2008 at 10:32 a.m.
Congratulations guys!
Can't wait to hear the album!!
Wanda // Nov 6, 2008 at 10:52 a.m.
Congratulations Drie for president ,so when is the album out hope in Feb is long over due now anyway I love u guys you destined for bigger thing peace
sbu // Nov 11, 2008 at 01:42 p.m.
is Redondo out o jail,n wen did he gt out? ny1 wit an asna?
Ratteezy // Nov 12, 2008 at 05:38 p.m.
Yeah he out of jail, early this year...
sab.za // Nov 20, 2008 at 03:18 p.m.
hope the distribution will favour all of us. I mean I've been in Cape Town 4 a year but I haven't seen a Driemanskap album. There has 2 be an improvement. On the otha side though congrats 2 the "three" man.
mabra // Nov 24, 2008 at 02:49 p.m.
jus wanna say big up to ya big things will now happen 4 ya peace
mabra // Nov 24, 2008 at 02:51 p.m.
when is da ulbum comin out
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