| Band Description |
Involved in the hip hop culture since 1986 and has progressed from breakdancer / bboy to emcee and now dj / producer. Currently televsion presenter for tv show HIP HOP on KYNET's MK89 on DSTV. Member of hip hop group BRASSE VANNIE KAAP and Cape Flats BeatBangaz alongside Ready D, E-20, Shamiel X and Angirl.
Also hosts a hip hop show on U.C.T RADIO 104.5 alongside DJ EAZY every Monday 9pm - 12pm called G.H.E.T.T.O. P.I.M.P show ( Giving Healing Through Teaching One Principle's Improving Mental Position). The show has been running since 2003 and focusses on interviews, non commercial hip hop music and news and live dj sets.
INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCES : PUKKELOP FESTIVAL (BELGUIM), HIP HOP LOGIQUE FESTIVAL (FRANCE), AFRICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL (GERMANY), U.N HABITAT MUSIC FEST (SPAIN), CLUB TOUR (NAMIBIA), MUSIC FESTIVAL (MOZAMBIQUE), MUSIC FESTIVAL (NORWAY), CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM - CONGO, DUTCH PRISON TOUR 2007, 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
· Countless performances include:
1998 SABC DUKU DUKU AWARDS, GHETTO 3000, GAULOISES ESSSENTIAL MIX, BLACK AUGUST TOUR (incl artist Twalib Kweli, Jeru the Damaja, Black Thought-The Roots, Boots-The Coup) REDBULL DOWNHILL EXTREME, OPPIKOPPIE, CASTLE LOUD S.A. TOUR- CPT LEG, ALEX GROLL INTERNATIONAL INLINE SKATING CHAMPS 2000-2005, INTERNATIONAL REDBULL MUSIC ACADEMY CPT 2003, COMEDY BLACKOUT 2003, PLAYSTATION 2 ON 2 BATTLES 2004 -2008 , KING OF THE COURT 2004, UP THE CREEK, WOODSTOCK, KKNK FESTIVAL AND VARIOUS S.A. FESTIVALS, CRUZ THIS CAR SHOW 2004 , INTL. CAPE TOWN COMEDY FESTIVAL 2001-2006, RAND EASTER SHOW, REDBULL MUSIC ACADEMY, S.A.MUSIC CONFERENCE 2005,WINDHOEK LAGER DEFROST SESSIONS, 2005 MTV BASE AFRICA VJ SELECTIONS CPT, BAOBABCONNECTIONS YOUTH CONFERENCE 2006, REBULL STREETSTYLE, OBS FESTIVAL 2005 - 2007, MTN SCIENCE CENTRE LEGO LEUAGE 2005 - 2008, SOLO PRO'S, LORD OF THE BLING CAR SHOW 2005- 2007, FACULTY OF HIP / CONCIOUS FLOWS SCHOOL TOUR 2008, NORTH SEA JAZZ FESTIVAL 2008, SABC 2 HUMAN RIGHTS DAY FESTIVAL, 118TH IPU ASSEMBLY SOUTH AFRICA
· CLUB PERFORMANCES : ROXY's (JHB),CLUB REALITY (JHB), 206 (JHB) AL'S(KNYSA), BARGO'S(DBN),NAMIBIAN CLUB TOUR WITH VISION PRODUCTIONS, GSPOT, CHEERS, WEST END, GALAXY, ZULA BAR, CHILLI AND LIME, 169 ON LONG, BURN(DBN),CLEVELAND (GEORGE), STEPPERS (GEORGE) POMP(BELGUIM) DE LINK(BELGUIM), MATCH, CINAMON, DELUX, ALL STARS, PETER CELLARS, ESSENTIAL MIX,VALLERIES, DOCKSIDE, THE JAM, RHODES HOUSE , SUTRA UP IN SCRATCH PARTIES , WORKSHOP 17, BUNKER 9, LUSH, TWENTY BRAND PARTIES, CONCIOUS CONNECTIONS & FACULTY OF HIP HOP WESTERN CAPE SCHOOL TOUR 2008, UBUNTU TIBET FREEDOM FESTIVAL, Various schools, community events, promotions and more…
· COLLABARATIONS include :GODESSA, JITS VINGER, GOLD FISH, NINE (2000 BVK/NINE TOUR), FIRING SQAUD, JOHN SAVAGE BAND, GRAMADOELAS, SPIN DA FLAVOUR, VERBS - U.S. BASED RAPPER, PLATINUIM U.S RAPPER COOLIO known for the platinuim single "Gangster's Paradise", HIGH VOLTAGE, Various international and national hip hop groups |
| Influences |
MOTOWN, SOUL, WES AFRICAN, BRAZILIAN, SOUTH AFRICAN, VINTAGE JAZZ, STEVIE WONDER, FELA KUTI, BOB MARLEY, DAFT PUNK, LEVEL 42, SADE, WAR, BRENDA FASIE, STEVE KEKANA, BLONDIE, DOLLAR BRAND, METALLICA, OLD SCHOOL HIP HOP '79 - 89, BLUES BROERS, PROPHETS OF THE CITY ( WE NEED U!) |