Written by Administrator | 23 June 2012

At a time when hip hop was boom bap based, one man+mic+dj, it wasn't common to see a drummer, guitarists and a violinist at hip hop shows, the Dj was fulfilling those roles. The Roots(USA) was the only successful hip hop band out there.

The collaboration between Tumi (poet and emcee) and 340ml(alternative rock/jazz band) which later became Tumi and the
volume came as a surprise as they were challenging convention. By being the 1st ones to come out of SA with that sound.
Their album, ‘Live at the Bassline’ , was recorded live at the Bassline in Joburg, as the name says, the performance that night was out of this world, the crowd was beautiful, the band outstanding and Tumi superb on the mic. History was made, ‘Live at the Bassline’ became an instant classic. The band is still going strong and Tumi has also released solo projects.

Written by Administrator | 23 June 2012

Godessa (Ej Von Lyrik, Burni Aman and Shameema Williams) also known as Cape Flat Divas were the first female SA hip hop crew. In a male dominated game as female emcees Godessa were aware that if they wanted to make it they had to work almost twice as hard as their male mates. Also, being based in Cape Town doesn’t make it easy to break into the music industry
because of  many reasons, one of them is the fact that all media power houses and all major labels are based in Joburg, another is that the Cape Town hip hop scene is very raw, underground and rough at times, which is regarded by major labels, who are not worried about getting the message to the masses, as not commercial enough and doesn't guarantee them return on
investment.  

Although Godessa with a combination of not only Hiphop but Reggae, Dub and Funk, they have often been perceived as not commercial enough, these 3 went against the odds and proved the industry wrong, they went on to release the monster single Mind Ablaze and Spillage as one of the dopest albums in SA hip hop history.
The album got great reviews, air play in all major radio stations and the support of print media as well and most importantly helped to put SA hip hop on the map internationally.