http://www.pointblack.africa Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:26:18 +0000 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:26:18 +0000 60 en All rights reserved feeds@soundcloud.com (SoundCloud Feeds) Point Black is a Digital Agency and Label that makes dope art. This page hosts all our music, podcasts and interviews Africa's best Hip Hop Podcast The African Hip Hop Blog yes https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-gCNAASy76Sp4p7Yx-FGWgzw-original.jpg http://www.pointblack.africa African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,GhanaThe African Hip Hop Podcast provides a summary of all the best content from africanhhb.com and all the news from Africa's Hip Hip acts and eventsphil@africanhhb.comThe African Hip Hop Blog tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1944760791 Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:07:10 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/phil-chard-at-podquest-kenya 00:40:31 Point Black Africa yes We are back!! Thank you to everyone who has rode with as we transitioned from The AHHB to Point Black. If you have questions they are explained in the podcast's intro. Join award-winning digital marketing expert Phil Chard as he mentors a group of talented podcasters in the PodQuest 2024 competition in Kenya. Phil shares his insights on building sustainable podcasts, engaging with audiences, and developing strong monetization strategies. Get valuable tips and insights on: • Building a loyal community • Leveraging collaboration • Using digital tools for growth • Creating a strong value proposition We are back!! Thank you to everyone who has rode … We are back!! Thank you to everyone who has rode with as we transitioned from The AHHB to Point Black. If you have questions they are explained in the podcast's intro. Join award-winning digital marketing expert Phil Chard as he mentors a group of talented podcasters in the PodQuest 2024 competition in Kenya. Phil shares his insights on building sustainable podcasts, engaging with audiences, and developing strong monetization strategies. Get valuable tips and insights on: • Building a loyal community • Leveraging collaboration • Using digital tools for growth • Creating a strong value proposition phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1944246411 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 20:35:15 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/the-creative-hustles-talk-with-phil-chard-walter-wanyanya-and-charlotte-kanter 01:40:45 Point Black Africa yes Phil Chard was invited to be a panellist in an online discussion hosted by the British Council focused on Creative Industries and how best to build a sustainable business online The conversation was recorded as part of the "Creative Hustles Space" and was hosted by Fungai from Enthuse Afrika. The panellists were; • Phil Chard from Point Black Entertainment • Walter Wanyana from Ngoma Nehosho • Charlotte Kanter from Morse Code Key Takeaways: 1. Creative spaces and collaboration are essential 2. Challenges are common in the industry and more so in Zimbabwe 3. Understand the environment you are working in. Actionable Advice for Artists: • Create a dedicated creative space: Even if it's a small corner of your home, having a designated space for creative work can help you focus and be more productive. • Connect with other artists: Join online communities, attend workshops, and network with fellow creatives for support, inspiration, and collaboration. • Learn basic technical skills: Familiarize yourself with recording equipment, software, and troubleshooting techniques. • Plan and prepare for your recording sessions: Have a clear objective in mind, choose a quiet recording environment, and ensure your equipment is properly set up. • Embrace flexibility and adaptability: Challenges and interruptions are part of the creative process. Be prepared to adjust your plans, experiment with new approaches, and find creative solutions. Phil Chard was invited to be a panellist in an on… Phil Chard was invited to be a panellist in an online discussion hosted by the British Council focused on Creative Industries and how best to build a sustainable business online The conversation was recorded as part of the "Creative Hustles Space" and was hosted by Fungai from Enthuse Afrika. The panellists were; • Phil Chard from Point Black Entertainment • Walter Wanyana from Ngoma Nehosho • Charlotte Kanter from Morse Code Key Takeaways: 1. Creative spaces and collaboration are essential 2. Challenges are common in the industry and more so in Zimbabwe 3. Understand the environment you are working in. Actionable Advice for Artists: • Create a dedicated creative space: Even if it's a small corner of your home, having a designated space for creative work can help you focus and be more productive. • Connect with other artists: Join online communities, attend workshops, and network with fellow creatives for support, inspiration, and collaboration. • Learn basic technical skills: Familiarize yourself with recording equipment, software, and troubleshooting techniques. • Plan and prepare for your recording sessions: Have a clear objective in mind, choose a quiet recording environment, and ensure your equipment is properly set up. • Embrace flexibility and adaptability: Challenges and interruptions are part of the creative process. Be prepared to adjust your plans, experiment with new approaches, and find creative solutions. phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1503496198 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/jack-mashala-on-artist-management-and-brand-building 00:45:38 Point Black Africa yes As part of The Music Industry Incubator workshop series, we invited artist manager Jack Mashala (Mas Musiq) to fly in from South Africa to have a 1 on 1 conversation with Phil Chard on how best to build a brand, what managers should be aware of and what artists can do to work with their management to build a revenue-generating brand. As part of The Music Industry Incubator workshop … As part of The Music Industry Incubator workshop series, we invited artist manager Jack Mashala (Mas Musiq) to fly in from South Africa to have a 1 on 1 conversation with Phil Chard on how best to build a brand, what managers should be aware of and what artists can do to work with their management to build a revenue-generating brand. phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1553776327 Tue, 09 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/understanding-copyright-law-with-aurelia-j-schultz 01:02:12 Point Black Africa yes This week The Music Industry Incubator hosts Aurelia J. Schultz who is an international copyright expert with 15 years of experience in African Copyright. She earned her BA in Religious Studies from Carroll College and her Juris Doctorate from Vanderbilt University Law School in Nashville. She began her legal career at Creative Commons where she was the first Africa Regional Coordinator. Most recently, she served as Counsel for Policy and International Affairs at the U.S. Copyright Office. She has trained artists, industry professionals and government officials around the world and enjoys collaborating with others to improve our global creative industries. What is A Music Copyright? A copyright is the legal mechanism that gives you a property right indoor creation. It changes you from a creator into an owner and that's important because property rights are alienable, which means that you can buy them and sell them, lease them, and rent them and trade them. Summary 00:51 Intro to Copyright 2:14 What is mechanical right 8:40 What is WIPO 10:15 Importance of treaties and how they affect you 16:00 As an artist who is collaborating how is copyright ownership determined 19:20 Who owns the sound recordings 24:00 How long does Copyright last 26:55 How to enforce your copyright 29:49 How to enforce your copyright 31:50 Protecting your copyright 35:00 How your copyright works across territories 40:15 How attribution works 45:01 How to protect your work 46:26 What do Public Domain and Fair Use mean 50:50 Copyrighting a sound using sheet music This week The Music Industry Incubator hosts Aure… This week The Music Industry Incubator hosts Aurelia J. Schultz who is an international copyright expert with 15 years of experience in African Copyright. She earned her BA in Religious Studies from Carroll College and her Juris Doctorate from Vanderbilt University Law School in Nashville. She began her legal career at Creative Commons where she was the first Africa Regional Coordinator. Most recently, she served as Counsel for Policy and International Affairs at the U.S. Copyright Office. She has trained artists, industry professionals and government officials around the world and enjoys collaborating with others to improve our global creative industries. What is A Music Copyright? A copyright is the legal mechanism that gives you a property right indoor creation. It changes you from a creator into an owner and that's important because property rights are alienable, which means that you can buy them and sell them, lease them, and rent them and trade them. Summary 00:51 Intro to Copyright 2:14 What is mechanical right 8:40 What is WIPO 10:15 Importance of treaties and how they affect you 16:00 As an artist who is collaborating how is copyright ownership determined 19:20 Who owns the sound recordings 24:00 How long does Copyright last 26:55 How to enforce your copyright 29:49 How to enforce your copyright 31:50 Protecting your copyright 35:00 How your copyright works across territories 40:15 How attribution works 45:01 How to protect your work 46:26 What do Public Domain and Fair Use mean 50:50 Copyrighting a sound using sheet music phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1553767960 Tue, 26 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/coping-with-the-effects-of-the-pandemic-with-game-zeus-bantsi 01:25:11 Point Black Africa yes This week we had artist, event promoter and content creator Game “Zeus” Bantsi to talk to us about his creative journey and how artists can come out of the pandemic with their best foot forward while also putting safeguards in place to ensure their careers are not completely derailed by unforeseen circumstances “It really breaks my heart that we have all these assets sitting in these institutions [banks] but it is not really accessible to us as creatives and other vulnerable communities” Notes 1. Understand the business of music 2. Think of your career and yourself as an business 3. Getting business loans as an artist is difficult. Your collateral assets are your Intellectual Property 4. Understand how your brand can generate revenue and refine that process 5. Learn as much across as many skillsets as possible Summary * 7:50 How he overcome Botswana’s small population to cross over regionally * 12:50 How Zeus used his education to further his career * 16:50 Understanding the business of music * 22:05 Can an artist access a business loan? * 28:50 How Zeus kept his career going during the pandemic * 38:12 Keeping the culture alive * 50:50 The importance of learning multiple tools for the creative business This week we had artist, event promoter and conte… This week we had artist, event promoter and content creator Game “Zeus” Bantsi to talk to us about his creative journey and how artists can come out of the pandemic with their best foot forward while also putting safeguards in place to ensure their careers are not completely derailed by unforeseen circumstances “It really breaks my heart that we have all these assets sitting in these institutions [banks] but it is not really accessible to us as creatives and other vulnerable communities” Notes 1. Understand the business of music 2. Think of your career and yourself as an business 3. Getting business loans as an artist is difficult. Your collateral assets are your Intellectual Property 4. Understand how your brand can generate revenue and refine that process 5. Learn as much across as many skillsets as possible Summary * 7:50 How he overcome Botswana’s small population to cross over regionally * 12:50 How Zeus used his education to further his career * 16:50 Understanding the business of music * 22:05 Can an artist access a business loan? * 28:50 How Zeus kept his career going during the pandemic * 38:12 Keeping the culture alive * 50:50 The importance of learning multiple tools for the creative business phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1307278759 Mon, 18 Jul 2022 12:17:32 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/music-production-with-mr-kamera 01:05:31 Point Black Africa yes The first of The Music Industry Incubator workshops kicked off on June 9 with Zimbabwean-born superstar producer Mr Kamera. In our chat, we covered a lot of topics that would be incredibly helpful to Zimbabwean musicians of all kinds. An edit of the conversation can be played and downloaded below. We also have detailed timestamped notes and resources that cover the issues we discussed that is available here https://www.musicindindustryincubator.com/blog/music-production-with-mr-kamera The first of The Music Industry Incubator worksho… The first of The Music Industry Incubator workshops kicked off on June 9 with Zimbabwean-born superstar producer Mr Kamera. In our chat, we covered a lot of topics that would be incredibly helpful to Zimbabwean musicians of all kinds. An edit of the conversation can be played and downloaded below. We also have detailed timestamped notes and resources that cover the issues we discussed that is available here https://www.musicindindustryincubator.com/blog/music-production-with-mr-kamera phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1553752027 Thu, 30 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/streams-of-income-with-mutsai-musa 01:14:57 Point Black Africa yes Mutsai Musa has been running the creative incubator, Quiet Riot Media for 15 years. Quiet Riot Media has consulted for both international artists and large entertainment companies on intellectual property and copyright management, paying attention to protecting income streams and generating long-term revenue for creative projects. Recent clients include Apple Music Africa, Universal Music Publishing Group Africa, Sony Music Africa, Interscope Records (USA), Platoon Africa, LVRN Records (USA). In our chat with Mutsai, we discussed the various ways Zimbabwean artists can earn revenue as artists and what they can do to increase their earning potential. Summary of Earning Channels 1. Mechanical Royalties (Sales)  2. Publishing Royalties 3. Merchandise 4. Live Show Income Workshop Summary 4:35 How artists can be considered for Digital Service Provider Playlists Playlisting is the new radio and is a key part of getting your music discovered Your distributor plays a key part in getting playlisting Use UGC social media content platforms to promote your work Make sure your song is on radio 10:04 How to pitch yourself and your music  Have an EPK and marketing plan ready before you release a song That EPK should clearly state your DNA as an artist in 1 page WHO you are. WHERE you are going. WHAT information and data about you is available. 13:25 How to pitch yourself to festivals  14:11 The types of revenue available to artists Maximise show revenue when it is available Look into publishing as early as possible 23:11 How revenue is generated 26:06 The importance of working with others and building a team “Working alone is not beneficial. Would you rather have 100% of $10 or 50% of $100” Learn the fundamentals of the business 34:10 How to approach brand endorsements To get a brand endorsement you have to add value to the brand in question Brand endorsements are not a viable source of long-term revenue because brands are in business to sell products and not support artists 37:32 How to prepare your brand to become one that earns revenue Make yourself and your music easy to find. (Search Engine Optimisation) Website, Biography and press pics Market and promote yourself 41:30 The questions you need to ask a potential partner before you work with them Who have you worked with before? What do you know about the following; Distribution Publishing Sync Licensing Marketing Artist Management 43:40 How to prepare marketing and promotion budgets  49:50 TikTok presents the biggest opportunity for artists For reference here is the video from VOX that tracks the importance of TikTok Mutsai Musa has been running the creative incubat… Mutsai Musa has been running the creative incubator, Quiet Riot Media for 15 years. Quiet Riot Media has consulted for both international artists and large entertainment companies on intellectual property and copyright management, paying attention to protecting income streams and generating long-term revenue for creative projects. Recent clients include Apple Music Africa, Universal Music Publishing Group Africa, Sony Music Africa, Interscope Records (USA), Platoon Africa, LVRN Records (USA). In our chat with Mutsai, we discussed the various ways Zimbabwean artists can earn revenue as artists and what they can do to increase their earning potential. Summary of Earning Channels 1. Mechanical Royalties (Sales)  2. Publishing Royalties 3. Merchandise 4. Live Show Income Workshop Summary 4:35 How artists can be considered for Digital Service Provider Playlists Playlisting is the new radio and is a key part of getting your music discovered Your distributor plays a key part in getting playlisting Use UGC social media content platforms to promote your work Make sure your song is on radio 10:04 How to pitch yourself and your music  Have an EPK and marketing plan ready before you release a song That EPK should clearly state your DNA as an artist in 1 page WHO you are. WHERE you are going. WHAT information and data about you is available. 13:25 How to pitch yourself to festivals  14:11 The types of revenue available to artists Maximise show revenue when it is available Look into publishing as early as possible 23:11 How revenue is generated 26:06 The importance of working with others and building a team “Working alone is not beneficial. Would you rather have 100% of $10 or 50% of $100” Learn the fundamentals of the business 34:10 How to approach brand endorsements To get a brand endorsement you have to add value to the brand in question Brand endorsements are not a viable source of long-term revenue because brands are in business to sell products and not support artists 37:32 How to prepare your brand to become one that earns revenue Make yourself and your music easy to find. (Search Engine Optimisation) Website, Biography and press pics Market and promote yourself 41:30 The questions you need to ask a potential partner before you work with them Who have you worked with before? What do you know about the following; Distribution Publishing Sync Licensing Marketing Artist Management 43:40 How to prepare marketing and promotion budgets  49:50 TikTok presents the biggest opportunity for artists For reference here is the video from VOX that tracks the importance of TikTok phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1553761384 Fri, 17 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/music-publishing-with-munya-chanetsa 00:55:00 Point Black Africa yes Munya Chanetsa is a well-known music executive and founder of M.O.T.I with more than 10 years of A&R and licensing experience. He has worked with mobile operators, CAPASSO and Sony Music Publishing amongst others. He has also been a featured presenter on music copyright at leading forums and conferences in South Africa, Angola, Uganda, Ghana, Nigeria and Zimbabwe. In this workshop, we cover the basics of publishing, how important it is for all songwriters and what avenues they can use to exploit their publishing to earn revenue. Summary Workshop Summary 1:15 The role of a publisher  Facilitate collaborations Place/exploit existing songs Sync mood music to movies, games, apps etc 6:30 What is a music library 8:40 How terms for Sync Licenses are used practically 9:01 Self Publishing versus signing with a publisher  Pros of self-publishing You retain 100% of your rights 100% of the revenue Cons of self-publishing More administrative work No help with A&R Have to sell yourself to collaborators 14:30 The Collective Management Organisations available to Zimbabwean artists and how licensing worst 17:25 What artists need to get a licensing deal Munya Chanetsa is a well-known music executive an… Munya Chanetsa is a well-known music executive and founder of M.O.T.I with more than 10 years of A&R and licensing experience. He has worked with mobile operators, CAPASSO and Sony Music Publishing amongst others. He has also been a featured presenter on music copyright at leading forums and conferences in South Africa, Angola, Uganda, Ghana, Nigeria and Zimbabwe. In this workshop, we cover the basics of publishing, how important it is for all songwriters and what avenues they can use to exploit their publishing to earn revenue. Summary Workshop Summary 1:15 The role of a publisher  Facilitate collaborations Place/exploit existing songs Sync mood music to movies, games, apps etc 6:30 What is a music library 8:40 How terms for Sync Licenses are used practically 9:01 Self Publishing versus signing with a publisher  Pros of self-publishing You retain 100% of your rights 100% of the revenue Cons of self-publishing More administrative work No help with A&R Have to sell yourself to collaborators 14:30 The Collective Management Organisations available to Zimbabwean artists and how licensing worst 17:25 What artists need to get a licensing deal phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1553750851 Wed, 15 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/performing-as-a-dj-with-raydizz 00:50:58 Point Black Africa yes RayDizz is one of Zimbabwe's leading DJs and performers who has graced the stages of The Ministry of Sound, Marquee Las Vegas, Big Brother Africa, Vic Falls Carnival, HIFA and opened up for some of Africa's biggest stars. In this conversation he shares his advice on how young DJs can get started in the industry, build a brand, what equipment to use and where to legally source music. 4:45 How To prepare for a set 11:40 What are tone and pitch plays when DJ’ing 12:35 What equipment a new DJ needs Controllers versus CDJs 16:18 Reinvesting in equipment and the need to budget  21:20 The importance of management and booking agents 23:50 The viability of collaborations  27:20 RayDizz advice for upcoming DJs 37:05 How to get on a show promoter’s radar 40:40 The importance of YouTube as a teaching and promotional tool 39:55 The use of Record Pools and other legal purchasing platforms RayDizz is one of Zimbabwe's leading DJs and perf… RayDizz is one of Zimbabwe's leading DJs and performers who has graced the stages of The Ministry of Sound, Marquee Las Vegas, Big Brother Africa, Vic Falls Carnival, HIFA and opened up for some of Africa's biggest stars. In this conversation he shares his advice on how young DJs can get started in the industry, build a brand, what equipment to use and where to legally source music. 4:45 How To prepare for a set 11:40 What are tone and pitch plays when DJ’ing 12:35 What equipment a new DJ needs Controllers versus CDJs 16:18 Reinvesting in equipment and the need to budget  21:20 The importance of management and booking agents 23:50 The viability of collaborations  27:20 RayDizz advice for upcoming DJs 37:05 How to get on a show promoter’s radar 40:40 The importance of YouTube as a teaching and promotional tool 39:55 The use of Record Pools and other legal purchasing platforms phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/311490786 Thu, 09 Mar 2017 09:14:17 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/the-ahhb-podcast-with-trompie-aka-beatmochini 00:37:18 Point Black Africa yes In this episode of the AHHB Podcast we speak to South African DJ, Producer, rapper and accomplished IT Consultant Trompie aka Beatmochini aka Bleksperm. In our chat Beatmochini speaks to us about his career that has spanned almost 2 decades. From starting out in Pretoria to working with Khuli Chana on a SAMA winning album, getting his first gold plaque and travelling the world. Trompie also gives Phil some professional advice on how to delete porn from his PC and sheds some light on the issues surrounding his collaboration with Fifi Cooper just before her Ambitiouz exit. The producer also speaks to us about his upcoming March 10 EP which was sparked after he was challenged to make a 6 track collaborative project with only new artists by by Osmic. "6 joints? I can do that in my sleep" he boasted "In a week I was already done" Subscribe to the AHHB Podcast on; Website: https://goo.gl/SBzy1y iTunes: http://apple.co/29Tl7Rv Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2b3tgph Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/2b5FR8x YouTube: https://goo.gl/FmX9bJ TuneIn: http://goo.gl/p4kR9h AHHB on Twitter: https://twitter.com/africanhhb In this episode of the AHHB Podcast we speak to S… In this episode of the AHHB Podcast we speak to South African DJ, Producer, rapper and accomplished IT Consultant Trompie aka Beatmochini aka Bleksperm. In our chat Beatmochini speaks to us about his career that has spanned almost 2 decades. From starting out in Pretoria to working with Khuli Chana on a SAMA winning album, getting his first gold plaque and travelling the world. Trompie also gives Phil some professional advice on how to delete porn from his PC and sheds some light on the issues surrounding his collaboration with Fifi Cooper just before her Ambitiouz exit. The producer also speaks to us about his upcoming March 10 EP which was sparked after he was challenged to make a 6 track collaborative project with only new artists by by Osmic. "6 joints? I can do that in my sleep" he boasted "In a week I was already done" Subscribe to the AHHB Podcast on; Website: https://goo.gl/SBzy1y iTunes: http://apple.co/29Tl7Rv Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2b3tgph Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/2b5FR8x YouTube: https://goo.gl/FmX9bJ TuneIn: http://goo.gl/p4kR9h AHHB on Twitter: https://twitter.com/africanhhb phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/311155110 Tue, 07 Mar 2017 11:27:53 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/the-ahhb-podcast-with-kyle-lewis 00:29:55 Point Black Africa yes In the first episode of the relaunched AHHB Podcast Phil Chard speaks to South African director Kyle Lewis. Read the full feature articie, here : https://wp.me/p3OahZ-6MS In the first episode of the relaunched AHHB Podca… In the first episode of the relaunched AHHB Podcast Phil Chard speaks to South African director Kyle Lewis. Read the full feature articie, here : https://wp.me/p3OahZ-6MS phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/289296888 Fri, 21 Oct 2016 12:00:27 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/the-ahhb-podcast-featuring-solo-cassper-nyovest-nasty-c-and-riky-rick 02:01:26 Point Black Africa yes Welcome back to the African Hip Hop Blog podcast. In what is possibly our biggest episode to date we have interviews with Solo, Riky Rick, Cassper Nyovest and Nasty C! Yes all four artists on 1 incredible 2 hour long episode. Sit back recharge your data and enjoy as we discussed Solo's album Dreams.B.Plenty before Cassper discusses his journey, filling up Orlando stadium and his fight for radio relevance. Riky speaks to us a bit his incredible fashion sense and the hit making formula he has cracked. Nasty C shares details of his meteoric rise to fame and the response to his new album Bad Hair. We also talk about the upcoming MTV Africa Music Awards. Enjoy Welcome back to the African Hip Hop Blog podcast.… Welcome back to the African Hip Hop Blog podcast. In what is possibly our biggest episode to date we have interviews with Solo, Riky Rick, Cassper Nyovest and Nasty C! Yes all four artists on 1 incredible 2 hour long episode. Sit back recharge your data and enjoy as we discussed Solo's album Dreams.B.Plenty before Cassper discusses his journey, filling up Orlando stadium and his fight for radio relevance. Riky speaks to us a bit his incredible fashion sense and the hit making formula he has cracked. Nasty C shares details of his meteoric rise to fame and the response to his new album Bad Hair. We also talk about the upcoming MTV Africa Music Awards. Enjoy phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/285838899 Mon, 03 Oct 2016 13:30:03 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/the-ahhb-podcast-featuring-pdoto-lil-trix 01:07:02 Point Black Africa yes Africa's finest Hip Hop Podcast is back again with another incredible episode filled with 65 minutes of quality content from across the continent. This week Phil discusses Nasty C's album release and it's implications. He also speaks to Cap City's PDotO who shares an exclusive announcement about his much anticipated and repeatedly delayed debut album Devilz Playground. Phil also catches up with Lil Trix to discuss his career and why the young artist seemed to lose a step after releasing his impressive project Colour Me Bad. We also discuss the 2016 MAMAs, project releases from Davido, Reminisce, E.L, Anatii, Maraza, DJ Sliqe and many more as well as new music. Africa's finest Hip Hop Podcast is back again wit… Africa's finest Hip Hop Podcast is back again with another incredible episode filled with 65 minutes of quality content from across the continent. This week Phil discusses Nasty C's album release and it's implications. He also speaks to Cap City's PDotO who shares an exclusive announcement about his much anticipated and repeatedly delayed debut album Devilz Playground. Phil also catches up with Lil Trix to discuss his career and why the young artist seemed to lose a step after releasing his impressive project Colour Me Bad. We also discuss the 2016 MAMAs, project releases from Davido, Reminisce, E.L, Anatii, Maraza, DJ Sliqe and many more as well as new music. phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/282099872 Fri, 09 Sep 2016 11:50:50 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/the-ahhb-podcast-featuring-manifest 00:42:42 Point Black Africa yes The African Hip Hop Blog Podcast is back with another episode that was custom made to satiate the hunger of our true Hip Hop head fans. This week Phil speaks to Ghanaian rapper M.anifest for an in conversation focusing on his new 14 track album Nowhere Cool. Phil and M dot chop it up about the creative process behind the album, the production and the overall arc of the lyrics before we play out with a snippet of Hand Dey Go, Hand Dey Come featuring Worlasi Look out for a full review on the album dropping on http://africanhhb.com/ The African Hip Hop Blog Podcast is back with ano… The African Hip Hop Blog Podcast is back with another episode that was custom made to satiate the hunger of our true Hip Hop head fans. This week Phil speaks to Ghanaian rapper M.anifest for an in conversation focusing on his new 14 track album Nowhere Cool. Phil and M dot chop it up about the creative process behind the album, the production and the overall arc of the lyrics before we play out with a snippet of Hand Dey Go, Hand Dey Come featuring Worlasi Look out for a full review on the album dropping on http://africanhhb.com/ phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/279797206 Thu, 25 Aug 2016 06:04:59 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/the-ahhb-podcast-featuring-mi-abaga-ayat 01:06:38 Point Black Africa yes The African Hip Hop Blog Podcast is back once again with 60 minutes of some of the best news, music and interviews from the African continent, and this week is a special show. Just know, just know. SPECIAL EPISODE ALERT! (Khaled voice). This week Phil discusses Yung6ix getting shot at, Reminisce’s management situation, the 2016 MTV Awards and The AFRIMAs as well the best content from www.africanhhb.com. He also interviews our #FeatureFridays winner Ayat to discover that he's not that new of an artist after all as well interviewing his personal Hip Hop hero - none other than the African rapper number 1, M.I Abaga. M.I is currently in South Africa preparing for his first major showcase and Phil suppressed his screams long enough to discuss M.I’s plans for new music and collabs as well as his outlook on African Hip Hop. The African Hip Hop Blog Podcast is back once aga… The African Hip Hop Blog Podcast is back once again with 60 minutes of some of the best news, music and interviews from the African continent, and this week is a special show. Just know, just know. SPECIAL EPISODE ALERT! (Khaled voice). This week Phil discusses Yung6ix getting shot at, Reminisce’s management situation, the 2016 MTV Awards and The AFRIMAs as well the best content from www.africanhhb.com. He also interviews our #FeatureFridays winner Ayat to discover that he's not that new of an artist after all as well interviewing his personal Hip Hop hero - none other than the African rapper number 1, M.I Abaga. M.I is currently in South Africa preparing for his first major showcase and Phil suppressed his screams long enough to discuss M.I’s plans for new music and collabs as well as his outlook on African Hip Hop. phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/277788361 Thu, 11 Aug 2016 10:30:06 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/the-ahhb-podcast-featuring-miikah-priddy-ugly 01:22:51 Point Black Africa yes Fresh out the oven here is another episode if the best Hip Hop podcast in Africa. This week Phil sits down with our #FeatureFridays winner Miikah , a 17 year old rapper who educates Phil on the meaning of big words such as nihilism, entropy and compendium while also discussing how messing around on Fruity Loops helped birth his NegativeXero EP. Phil also gets hold of Angolan-South African Priddy Ugly for an engaged and insightful conversation about the rapper’s 10 year career, being signed by every major label and dance battles with his girlfriend. Fresh out the oven here is another episode if the… Fresh out the oven here is another episode if the best Hip Hop podcast in Africa. This week Phil sits down with our #FeatureFridays winner Miikah , a 17 year old rapper who educates Phil on the meaning of big words such as nihilism, entropy and compendium while also discussing how messing around on Fruity Loops helped birth his NegativeXero EP. Phil also gets hold of Angolan-South African Priddy Ugly for an engaged and insightful conversation about the rapper’s 10 year career, being signed by every major label and dance battles with his girlfriend. phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/277068763 Sat, 06 Aug 2016 08:51:56 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/the-ahhb-podcast-featuring-kweiks-kagwe-mungai-takura 01:07:51 Point Black Africa yes We might be slightly delayed but the African Hip Hop Blog podcast is back with another incredible episode. I can assure you that we are getting pretty damn good at the podcasting thing. This week Phil interviews our #FeatureFridays winner Kweiks, who shares details of his career and how he overcome a life threatening accident to pursue his musical dream. He then crosses over to Kenya to hear about the type of music made by Kagwe Mungai and why his mother is happy that he chose to pursue music and finally we hear from Zimbabwe’s Takura who just dropped his 5 track EP Stripped. We play Ricky Tyler’s new remix for Swerve featuring Tshego and Doto from Kweiks as well a brief discussion onto the serious accusations made by Julius Malema against South Africa’s Mabala Noise label. Enjoy ! We might be slightly delayed but the African Hip … We might be slightly delayed but the African Hip Hop Blog podcast is back with another incredible episode. I can assure you that we are getting pretty damn good at the podcasting thing. This week Phil interviews our #FeatureFridays winner Kweiks, who shares details of his career and how he overcome a life threatening accident to pursue his musical dream. He then crosses over to Kenya to hear about the type of music made by Kagwe Mungai and why his mother is happy that he chose to pursue music and finally we hear from Zimbabwe’s Takura who just dropped his 5 track EP Stripped. We play Ricky Tyler’s new remix for Swerve featuring Tshego and Doto from Kweiks as well a brief discussion onto the serious accusations made by Julius Malema against South Africa’s Mabala Noise label. Enjoy ! phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/275769755 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 14:47:57 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/the-ahhb-podcast-featuring-yanga 00:44:47 Point Black Africa yes The best African Podcast is back again with another incredible episode highlighting some of the best content on the continent. In this week’s episode I share an interview that I did with Yanga earlier in the year where we discuss his highly anticipated Touch Is A Move EP and his early days as a video director and editor for none other than Slikour and Studio Space Pictures. I also play music from E.L., Nyashinki, DJ Towers, and a tonne of Ugandan artists for the End Of The Weak Cypher. Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast on our various platforms below. iTunes Sticher Tune In Also follow us on twitter @AfricanHHB @PhilChard The best African Podcast is back again with anoth… The best African Podcast is back again with another incredible episode highlighting some of the best content on the continent. In this week’s episode I share an interview that I did with Yanga earlier in the year where we discuss his highly anticipated Touch Is A Move EP and his early days as a video director and editor for none other than Slikour and Studio Space Pictures. I also play music from E.L., Nyashinki, DJ Towers, and a tonne of Ugandan artists for the End Of The Weak Cypher. Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast on our various platforms below. iTunes Sticher Tune In Also follow us on twitter @AfricanHHB @PhilChard phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/274617853 Wed, 20 Jul 2016 23:41:52 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/the-ahhb-podcast-featuring-rushay-phlow-gze 01:31:30 Point Black Africa yes The best podcast relating to all matters African of the Hip Hop variety has returned once again. This week Phil gets hold of a true Hip Hop OG - Mr. Rushay Booysen of South Africa to discuss the state of the rap nation and track how far things have progressed over the years. Phil also speaks to 2 #FeatureFridays winners GZE and Phlow. Where the former shares details of his upcoming album Hustlemania abs the latter shares the details of her introduction into Hip Hop. We also have music from MarazA, KLY, Flo Dee, YCEE, Ice Prince, Jnr Brown and Well$ Be sure to like and comments on the podcast via soundcloud or iTunes. The best podcast relating to all matters African … The best podcast relating to all matters African of the Hip Hop variety has returned once again. This week Phil gets hold of a true Hip Hop OG - Mr. Rushay Booysen of South Africa to discuss the state of the rap nation and track how far things have progressed over the years. Phil also speaks to 2 #FeatureFridays winners GZE and Phlow. Where the former shares details of his upcoming album Hustlemania abs the latter shares the details of her introduction into Hip Hop. We also have music from MarazA, KLY, Flo Dee, YCEE, Ice Prince, Jnr Brown and Well$ Be sure to like and comments on the podcast via soundcloud or iTunes. phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/273580394 Thu, 14 Jul 2016 01:22:27 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/the-ahhb-podcast-featuring-el-youngsta-dj-obi-and-poe 01:24:59 Point Black Africa yes The AHHB podcast is back once again with what is undoubtedly our best episode to date, no really I mean it this time. We have interviews with the world record holding DJ Obi to discuss his gruelling 10 day marathon set, we speak to Youngsta who is currently on tour in Europe having interesting encounters with groupies, we also speak to E.L about his two new singles and his BAR III release and finally we also speak to Poe about his new single I Want You. In between all these incredible interviews we also have music from Kagwe Mungai and DJ Switch’s massive Now Or Never Remix that features Ginger Trill, Proveb, Proddy Ugly, Zakwe, Blaklez, BigStar Johnson, Pro, Reason, Siya Shezi, Shane Eagle, Kid Tini and Youngsta. Follow us on Twitter @africanhhb @philchard The AHHB podcast is back once again with what is … The AHHB podcast is back once again with what is undoubtedly our best episode to date, no really I mean it this time. We have interviews with the world record holding DJ Obi to discuss his gruelling 10 day marathon set, we speak to Youngsta who is currently on tour in Europe having interesting encounters with groupies, we also speak to E.L about his two new singles and his BAR III release and finally we also speak to Poe about his new single I Want You. In between all these incredible interviews we also have music from Kagwe Mungai and DJ Switch’s massive Now Or Never Remix that features Ginger Trill, Proveb, Proddy Ugly, Zakwe, Blaklez, BigStar Johnson, Pro, Reason, Siya Shezi, Shane Eagle, Kid Tini and Youngsta. Follow us on Twitter @africanhhb @philchard phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/272462558 Wed, 06 Jul 2016 17:16:38 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/the-ahhb-podcast-featuring-king-dizo-ghana-rap-beefs-racial-slurs 01:10:13 Point Black Africa yes The AHHB podcast is back once again with another incredible episode filled with news and music from across the continent. This week we plat music from Sarkodie and M.anifest as their lyrical back and forth heats up as well as music from Yung Swiss, Truey Donatello, Poe. The podcast also features an interview with our #FeatureFridays winners King Dizo after we discuss Cassper Nyovest’s appearance on Sway In The Morning in the USA The AHHB podcast is back once again with another … The AHHB podcast is back once again with another incredible episode filled with news and music from across the continent. This week we plat music from Sarkodie and M.anifest as their lyrical back and forth heats up as well as music from Yung Swiss, Truey Donatello, Poe. The podcast also features an interview with our #FeatureFridays winners King Dizo after we discuss Cassper Nyovest’s appearance on Sway In The Morning in the USA phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/271305699 Tue, 28 Jun 2016 22:17:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/the-ahhb-podcast-featuring-karizma 01:03:11 Point Black Africa yes This week on The African hip Hop Blog Podcast we switch u it up a little and I sit down with the winner of our recently launched #FreatureFridays competition – Zimbabwean born rapper Karizma. During our hour long chat we discuss his new single and video for Shisha Pipe as well as his plans for No Guts No Glory 3 before we delve into a discussion about the current scene in Zimbabwe and why Hip Hop is struggling to take off in the Southern African nation. As always don’t forget to like and comment with feedback and please follow us on twitter @africanhhb & @PhilChard This week on The African hip Hop Blog Podcast we … This week on The African hip Hop Blog Podcast we switch u it up a little and I sit down with the winner of our recently launched #FreatureFridays competition – Zimbabwean born rapper Karizma. During our hour long chat we discuss his new single and video for Shisha Pipe as well as his plans for No Guts No Glory 3 before we delve into a discussion about the current scene in Zimbabwe and why Hip Hop is struggling to take off in the Southern African nation. As always don’t forget to like and comment with feedback and please follow us on twitter @africanhhb & @PhilChard phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/270321903 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 12:45:20 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/the-ahhb-podcast-featuring-solo-rouge-and-kwesta 01:30:20 Point Black Africa yes Welcome back to the African Hip Hop Blog Podcast for another incredible and potent dose of high grade African Hip Hop music and news. This week we play music from R2Bees, VENGEmuzik, King Dizo, Blayze, Assessa, BETR Gang and Reason. We also have throwback interviews with Kwesta, Rouge, and Solo, while also sharing news about album release dates, slap happy DJs, and ghost writing accusations. Be sure to hit us on twitter and Facebook with your feedback @africanhhb @PhilChard Welcome back to the African Hip Hop Blog Podcast … Welcome back to the African Hip Hop Blog Podcast for another incredible and potent dose of high grade African Hip Hop music and news. This week we play music from R2Bees, VENGEmuzik, King Dizo, Blayze, Assessa, BETR Gang and Reason. We also have throwback interviews with Kwesta, Rouge, and Solo, while also sharing news about album release dates, slap happy DJs, and ghost writing accusations. Be sure to hit us on twitter and Facebook with your feedback @africanhhb @PhilChard phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/269182754 Wed, 15 Jun 2016 09:31:37 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/the-ahhb-podcast-feauting-award-wins-sabcs-ice-prince-anathi-and-the-samas 01:02:57 Point Black Africa yes After taking a week off due to unforeseen circumstances (the movers bundling my equipment with the “stuff I don’t really need” box) we are back with another episode of the AHHB Podcast. This week we have another highly entertaining episode featuring music from Kiss Daniel, Gemini Major, Akan, Worlasi, Phyno, N’veigh, Blaklez, PDotO, Ras, V-Way, Rosah-Joy, AY, Diamond Platnumz, Emtee and more. We also have interviews with Anathi and Ice Prince and discuss all the latest news from across the continent, including million dollar lawsuits, bad contracts, The SAMA awards and much more. Don’t forget to follow on Twitter @africanhhb & @PhilChard. PS: I apologise for the acoustics of the episode, I am still setting up the studio at the new place. Americana - Aspiring by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1200092 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ After taking a week off due to unforeseen circums… After taking a week off due to unforeseen circumstances (the movers bundling my equipment with the “stuff I don’t really need” box) we are back with another episode of the AHHB Podcast. This week we have another highly entertaining episode featuring music from Kiss Daniel, Gemini Major, Akan, Worlasi, Phyno, N’veigh, Blaklez, PDotO, Ras, V-Way, Rosah-Joy, AY, Diamond Platnumz, Emtee and more. We also have interviews with Anathi and Ice Prince and discuss all the latest news from across the continent, including million dollar lawsuits, bad contracts, The SAMA awards and much more. Don’t forget to follow on Twitter @africanhhb & @PhilChard. PS: I apologise for the acoustics of the episode, I am still setting up the studio at the new place. Americana - Aspiring by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1200092 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/266734208 Tue, 31 May 2016 07:37:41 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/the-ahhb-podcast-featuring-kid-x-mr-beef-bk 01:00:31 Point Black Africa yes The African Hip Hop Blog podcast returns with another incredibly entertaining episode lined up with news, interviews and music for the AHHB faithful. This week Phil plays music from Cassper Nyovest, Stanley Enow, C-Real, Boolz & Ricky Rick. He also digs into the vast AHHB vault and plays interviews with Kid X, Mr. Beef and BK Kid X speaks to us about his SAMA nominated mixtape ¾ Pace, Mr. Beef shares a brief introduction into his history and release plans, while BK who was recently signed by Sony Music tell us about her long and storied relationship with the music industry. The rapper/vocalist/producer also shares her plans for her mixtape, EP and eventual album release. Major shout out to Ts’eliso Monaheng (Nemesis Republik) who can be heard as the second interviewer during the BK interviewer, Ts’eliso has assisted countless times with gathering AHHB content. Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter @africanhhb & @philchard The African Hip Hop Blog podcast returns with ano… The African Hip Hop Blog podcast returns with another incredibly entertaining episode lined up with news, interviews and music for the AHHB faithful. This week Phil plays music from Cassper Nyovest, Stanley Enow, C-Real, Boolz & Ricky Rick. He also digs into the vast AHHB vault and plays interviews with Kid X, Mr. Beef and BK Kid X speaks to us about his SAMA nominated mixtape ¾ Pace, Mr. Beef shares a brief introduction into his history and release plans, while BK who was recently signed by Sony Music tell us about her long and storied relationship with the music industry. The rapper/vocalist/producer also shares her plans for her mixtape, EP and eventual album release. Major shout out to Ts’eliso Monaheng (Nemesis Republik) who can be heard as the second interviewer during the BK interviewer, Ts’eliso has assisted countless times with gathering AHHB content. Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter @africanhhb & @philchard phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/265661849 Tue, 24 May 2016 11:32:31 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/the-ahhb-podcast-featuring-hhp-fka-jabba-man-shane-eagle-flex-boogie-wizeman-ngubo 01:28:50 Point Black Africa yes The best African hip Hop podcast is back with what could be our best episode to date. In this episode Phil features music from Reminisce, Alikiba & MI, Ice Prince and DJ Switch. Phil also speaks to Jabba Man fka HHP in an open conversation where Jabba shares his frustrations and his new outlook on life. Look out for the full interview to be in a documentary that we are doing on HHP dropping soon. While at Back To The City The African Hip Hop Blog partnered with Siphiwe Zwane aka S Dot to interview a number of artists regarding the significance of the festival and Hip Hop’s place in social movements. We play two interviews that were done with Shane Eagle & Flex Boogie Phil also interviews Wiseman Ngubo from CAPASSO who discusses the SABC’s new 90% content rule and how this will affect the South African music industry. Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter @africanhhb @philchard The best African hip Hop podcast is back with wha… The best African hip Hop podcast is back with what could be our best episode to date. In this episode Phil features music from Reminisce, Alikiba & MI, Ice Prince and DJ Switch. Phil also speaks to Jabba Man fka HHP in an open conversation where Jabba shares his frustrations and his new outlook on life. Look out for the full interview to be in a documentary that we are doing on HHP dropping soon. While at Back To The City The African Hip Hop Blog partnered with Siphiwe Zwane aka S Dot to interview a number of artists regarding the significance of the festival and Hip Hop’s place in social movements. We play two interviews that were done with Shane Eagle & Flex Boogie Phil also interviews Wiseman Ngubo from CAPASSO who discusses the SABC’s new 90% content rule and how this will affect the South African music industry. Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter @africanhhb @philchard phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/264541517 Tue, 17 May 2016 11:51:29 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/the-ahhb-podcast-featuring-blayze-the-ladies-night-review 01:02:17 Point Black Africa yes In this week’s episode of the African Hip Hop Blog podcast I sit down with South African rapper Blayze, for a live review of his new offering The Ladies Night EP. We discuss what went into the making of the project, the emotional roller coasters that inspired it, industry politics and Caitlyn Jenner. In the news rundown we also discuss Da L.E.S, Nasty C and our search for new members of the AHHB Team. In this week’s episode of the African Hip Hop Blo… In this week’s episode of the African Hip Hop Blog podcast I sit down with South African rapper Blayze, for a live review of his new offering The Ladies Night EP. We discuss what went into the making of the project, the emotional roller coasters that inspired it, industry politics and Caitlyn Jenner. In the news rundown we also discuss Da L.E.S, Nasty C and our search for new members of the AHHB Team. phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/263410453 Tue, 10 May 2016 14:44:21 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/the-ahhb-podcast-feat-reason-dj-capital-big-star-johnson 01:08:20 Point Black Africa yes After going back to the drawing board and spending countless hours in a dimly lit room combing over a multitude of permutations, the African Hip Hop Blog Podcast is finally back and better than ever. This week Phil Chard shares music from AKA, M.anifest, E.L, Runtown, Priddy Ugly and Jnr Brown. He also interviews Reason to find out what its like t have performed at 10 Back To The City Festivals, DJ Capital on his new song, The Hustle winner Big Star Johnson and Lebohang Rasethaba about his documentary The People Vs The Rainbow Nation. You can subscribe to the podcast RSS feed here Thanks to Philo for his assistance in producing the introduction and transitions. Credit to The Militia for Production of all background instrumentals . After going back to the drawing board and spendin… After going back to the drawing board and spending countless hours in a dimly lit room combing over a multitude of permutations, the African Hip Hop Blog Podcast is finally back and better than ever. This week Phil Chard shares music from AKA, M.anifest, E.L, Runtown, Priddy Ugly and Jnr Brown. He also interviews Reason to find out what its like t have performed at 10 Back To The City Festivals, DJ Capital on his new song, The Hustle winner Big Star Johnson and Lebohang Rasethaba about his documentary The People Vs The Rainbow Nation. You can subscribe to the podcast RSS feed here Thanks to Philo for his assistance in producing the introduction and transitions. Credit to The Militia for Production of all background instrumentals . phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/229030266 Mon, 19 Oct 2015 02:02:30 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/the-ahhb-interviews-rouge 00:17:34 Point Black Africa yes Fresh off the release of her new single BUA The African Hip Hop Blog sat down with Pretoria's Rouge to discuss her career thus far and her plans for the future Fresh off the release of her new single BUA The A… Fresh off the release of her new single BUA The African Hip Hop Blog sat down with Pretoria's Rouge to discuss her career thus far and her plans for the future phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/228457099 Thu, 15 Oct 2015 02:03:33 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/the-ahhb-interviews-gigi-lamayne 00:12:50 Point Black Africa yes The African Hip Hop Blog recently down with South African rapper Gigi LaMayne to discuss her new single Jungle Fever and the controversy surrounding its release which resulted in a heated call in to YFM a few weeks back. We also discuss her upcoming album which is set to drop in early 2016. She also shares how she linked up with Shayzar and how her career has changed since winning the Jack Scouts competition and signing with Dreamteam Talent. The African Hip Hop Blog recently down with South… The African Hip Hop Blog recently down with South African rapper Gigi LaMayne to discuss her new single Jungle Fever and the controversy surrounding its release which resulted in a heated call in to YFM a few weeks back. We also discuss her upcoming album which is set to drop in early 2016. She also shares how she linked up with Shayzar and how her career has changed since winning the Jack Scouts competition and signing with Dreamteam Talent. phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/228456015 Thu, 15 Oct 2015 01:53:04 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/kwesta-interview 00:18:08 Point Black Africa yes While Kwesta was putting the finishing touches on his third album, DAKAR II – the AHHB caught up with the K1 rapper in studio while he as recording to listen to the unreleased material and talk about the album. In the interview Kwesta also discusses his first single Nomayini , the infamous open letter to 5FM, chasing success, and his plans for his birthday celebration. While Kwesta was putting the finishing touches on… While Kwesta was putting the finishing touches on his third album, DAKAR II – the AHHB caught up with the K1 rapper in studio while he as recording to listen to the unreleased material and talk about the album. In the interview Kwesta also discusses his first single Nomayini , the infamous open letter to 5FM, chasing success, and his plans for his birthday celebration. phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/228455750 Thu, 15 Oct 2015 01:51:02 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/the-ahhb-sits-down-with-reason-to-discuss-reazus-christ-audio-hd-more 00:26:16 Point Black Africa yes Last week I got a chance to sit down with Reason a day after he released his extremely controversial “Reazus Christ” image on social media and two days before he dropped the bare-all track The Realest Verse Ever. In our almost thirty minute chat we discussed the reasoning behind the use of the image and how Reason now handles such outrage now that he has become of one South African Hip Hop’s “A listers”. We also speak about his latest album Audio HD and his plan to re-release the album with new music including an upcoming track titled Yippee Ki-Yay with Khuli Chana and AKA before we touch o his involvement in the Sprite Uncontainable competition. Last week I got a chance to sit down with Reason … Last week I got a chance to sit down with Reason a day after he released his extremely controversial “Reazus Christ” image on social media and two days before he dropped the bare-all track The Realest Verse Ever. In our almost thirty minute chat we discussed the reasoning behind the use of the image and how Reason now handles such outrage now that he has become of one South African Hip Hop’s “A listers”. We also speak about his latest album Audio HD and his plan to re-release the album with new music including an upcoming track titled Yippee Ki-Yay with Khuli Chana and AKA before we touch o his involvement in the Sprite Uncontainable competition. phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/228454616 Thu, 15 Oct 2015 01:41:17 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/yanga-interview 00:23:24 Point Black Africa yes Yanga has enjoyed an incredible rise into South Africa’s Hip Hop mainstream over the last 12 months. After introducing himself as skilled writer and director to the masses on AKA’s Run Jozi, the Eastern Cape native has gone from strength to strength. In our sit down interview we discussed how he entered South Africa’s Hip Hop scene. To my surprise I discovered that Yanga has been directing and editing music videos for close to a decade. After teaching himself how to edit and direct Yanga had stints working for Slikour and Studio Space Production before he stepped out on his own to focus on his music before starting Young Legend Films. We also discuss his upcoming releases and his plans for 2015 Yanga has enjoyed an incredible rise into South A… Yanga has enjoyed an incredible rise into South Africa’s Hip Hop mainstream over the last 12 months. After introducing himself as skilled writer and director to the masses on AKA’s Run Jozi, the Eastern Cape native has gone from strength to strength. In our sit down interview we discussed how he entered South Africa’s Hip Hop scene. To my surprise I discovered that Yanga has been directing and editing music videos for close to a decade. After teaching himself how to edit and direct Yanga had stints working for Slikour and Studio Space Production before he stepped out on his own to focus on his music before starting Young Legend Films. We also discuss his upcoming releases and his plans for 2015 phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/217097091 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:47:13 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/the-ahhb-sits-down-with-reason 00:30:24 Point Black Africa yes The African Hip Hop Blog got a chance to sit down with Reason to discuss his controversial Reazus Christ image, "The Realest Verse Ever", Audio High Definition and how he has handled his increasing reach and fame. The African Hip Hop Blog got a chance to sit down… The African Hip Hop Blog got a chance to sit down with Reason to discuss his controversial Reazus Christ image, "The Realest Verse Ever", Audio High Definition and how he has handled his increasing reach and fame. phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/193099655 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 04:26:27 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/the-ahhb-interviews-ms-cosmo 00:43:31 Point Black Africa yes The African Hip Hop Blog sits down with South African DJ Ms Cosmo to find out why she left a steady job to become a DJ, her thoughts on the industry and much more The African Hip Hop Blog sits down with South Afr… The African Hip Hop Blog sits down with South African DJ Ms Cosmo to find out why she left a steady job to become a DJ, her thoughts on the industry and much more phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/175776610 Fri, 07 Nov 2014 12:00:10 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/the-ahhb-interviews-rodney-p 00:10:21 Point Black Africa yes The African Hip Hop Blog sat down with UK reggae and Hip Hop legend Rodney P, Marques (Zimbabwe) & Mile(Zimbabwe) after their impressive performance at Shoko 2014 The African Hip Hop Blog sat down with UK reggae … The African Hip Hop Blog sat down with UK reggae and Hip Hop legend Rodney P, Marques (Zimbabwe) & Mile(Zimbabwe) after their impressive performance at Shoko 2014 phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/175605919 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 10:19:17 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/ahhb-podcast-ep-01 00:14:16 Point Black Africa yes In the first ever AHHB podcast we talk about Sarkdie's assive win at the recently held MTV MAMAs, Cassper Nyovest and E.L. In the first ever AHHB podcast we talk about Sark… In the first ever AHHB podcast we talk about Sarkdie's assive win at the recently held MTV MAMAs, Cassper Nyovest and E.L. phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/173220804 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 21:08:47 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/pointblackafrica/the-ahhb-interview-with-hip 00:20:54 Point Black Africa yes The African Hip Hop Blog sat down with Hip Hop Pantsula before his Shoko 2014 performance to discuss his music, African language and culture and much more. The African Hip Hop Blog sat down with Hip Hop Pa… The African Hip Hop Blog sat down with Hip Hop Pantsula before his Shoko 2014 performance to discuss his music, African language and culture and much more. phil@africanhhb.com (The African Hip Hop Blog)African,Hip,Hop,Blog,Africa,Hip,Hop,News,Music,South,Africa,Zimbabwe,Zambia,Botswana,Namibia,Nigeria,Kenya,Ghana