It was a simple question, but the answer sparked a storm. When DJ Speedsta asked Cape Town-born rapper K.Keed to freestyle live on his 5FM show, she refused with a calm but firm, “Let’s not do that.” Instead of letting the moment pass, Speedsta pressed her again — igniting a debate that has since spilled far beyond the studio walls.
The first thing I saw was a pink drink and a pile of scavenger hunt cards. Not the usual start to a Cape Town…
On a warm Cape Town afternoon, Lynn Cupido is somewhere between tending to her indoor plants and building worlds out of sound. The two…
When Nasty C announced the relaunch of Tall Racks as a digital platform for independent artists about a week ago, it landed with real…
Creativity thrives here, creative careers do not. Can we begin taking steps to build the music industry that Cape Town needs?
When Kristi Lowe first released a song into the world, she wasn’t thinking about airplay or playlists. She was fifteen, navigating an impossible family…
Last week, we laid it out for venues: if you can’t offer artists the bare minimum — working sound, working toilets, and a shred…
You wouldn’t invite someone over for dinner and ask them to bring the cutlery, cook their own food, and leave before dessert. Yet somehow,…
Right now, somewhere in Lagos, Johannesburg, or Nairobi, a kid is uploading a beat that could blow up in Berlin, London, or Paris. Meanwhile,…
