{"id":42312,"date":"2018-06-18T19:07:07","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T17:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/these-new-kids-are-changing-south-africas-hip-hop-scene\/"},"modified":"2020-04-27T03:37:23","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T02:37:23","slug":"these-new-kids-are-changing-south-africas-hip-hop-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/these-new-kids-are-changing-south-africas-hip-hop-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"These new kids are changing South Africa&#8217;s Hip-Hop scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"pam-featured-content\" ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15233 pam-featured-content\"  src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/zito-mowa-2-1024x708-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/zito-mowa-2-1024x708-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/zito-mowa-2-1024x708-1-759x525.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/zito-mowa-2-1024x708-1-1010x698.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/zito-mowa-2-1024x708-1-661x457.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/zito-mowa-2-1024x708-1-465x322.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/zito-mowa-2-1024x708-1-375x259.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #eb5757;\">Don&#8217;t sleep on them.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Hip-hop is an ever growing and evolving genre and new up and coming artists always make for exciting listening as they interpret a generation\u2019s interpretation of this age-old art form. We look at some of our favourite undiscovered music releases from South Africa and we hope you\u2019ll enjoy them as much as we did.<\/p>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15232\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSC_2337-Square.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSC_2337-Square.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSC_2337-Square-759x542.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSC_2337-Square-1010x721.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSC_2337-Square-2048x1463.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSC_2337-Square-1440x1028.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSC_2337-Square-661x472.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSC_2337-Square-465x332.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DSC_2337-Square-375x268.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #eb5757;\">Zito Mowa<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Kgodisho \u2018Zito\u2019 Mowa is a house and hip-hop producer and graphic designer who recent entrance into beat making and music production has brought a much need breath of fresh air into the Joburg Hip hop scene. His laid-back beats and cool demeanour have certainly made him one to look out for.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/playlists\/460666167&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15230\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/andymkosi-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/andymkosi-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/andymkosi-1024x683-759x506.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/andymkosi-1024x683-1010x674.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/andymkosi-1024x683-661x441.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/andymkosi-1024x683-465x310.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/andymkosi-1024x683-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #eb5757;\">Andy Mkosi<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Andy Mkosi is a firm favourite amongst Cape Town hip hop fans. The queer photographer and rapper who is known for her edgy songs and politically charged lyrics is continuing to set the bar high for young new age rappers. Her latest offering This audio is visual is a rhythmic selection of pulsating hip hop tracks that have a politically conscious message blended with catchy beats that change in tempo as the songs progress.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/playlists\/307070913&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15229\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/poetic-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/poetic-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/poetic-1024x683-759x506.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/poetic-1024x683-1010x674.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/poetic-1024x683-661x441.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/poetic-1024x683-465x310.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/poetic-1024x683-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #eb5757;\">Poetic<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Thami Mozolo or Poetic is a rapper and poet based in Joburg and his recent EP BLACKep is a politically conscious mix of poetry and hip-hop. The nine-track EP is an affirmation of the black experience and its excellence and it is driven by beats the replicate the 90\u2019s era with their hard beats and quick bars with a poetic flow.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/playlists\/528350760&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #eb5757;\">Read next:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/pantsula\/\">Pantsula: 5 faces shaping the South African scene today<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t sleep on them. Hip-hop is an ever growing and evolving genre and new up and coming artists always make for exciting listening as they interpret a generation\u2019s interpretation of this age-old art form. 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