THE SUMMER OF HIP HOP:
HIPHOP PICNIC 2005
SAT. 19 NOV

With the official launch of

HHP "YBA 2 NW"
&
WIKID "ANGER MANAGEMENT"

BOTH ALBUMS NOW IN STORES! CCP 2005

"Anger Management"  is unafraid to give more than a few nods to the past, with Wikid and his Township Frekwentsi crew, rappers Amu and Selwyn and singer, Nothende Madumo happy to take from a grab bag of musical treasures from the past. It includes the Sound of Music musical - a sample of “Favourite Things” appears on “Things” featuring Township Frekwentsi – and another musical, Annie with a sample of “Tomorrow” providing the musical bedrock of “Kozolunga”, a laid back track that flows with calls to positivity.

But Anger Management is not only about joints that cleverly deploy old time samples (and some funny skits and interludes that put Wikid's “anger management therapy” in a very humorous spotlight!).

"YBA 2 NW"  Headline single is “Jabba” featuring Nkanyiso, a Tavares-influenced cut (all organ-swirls and disco beats) that's already slashing a path to the top of radio playlists – and that's just the start of HHP's latest musical journey.

On "YBA 2 NW" (a reference to the North West province he hails from and a metaphor for music being his vehicle), double H P has plenty of creative comrades helping up his game. Aside from Nkanyiso, Lekoko, Proverb and Lois, there are cameos from Tuks, Uhuru, Kea, ShugaSmax, Maxhoba and others. The inclusion of these artists has, says HHP, turned the album into his best ever. “You know with the others, as good as they were, there was always something I thought I could do better. But YBA 2 NW is just right. I love it. People who get it are in for a treat – it's really, really good.” BUY HERE

PROKID
Pro Kid (or just plain Pro as he seems to prefer to be known as these days) is stepping up to the plate to take the crown in one of the most contested musical genres in the country - a genre that is exploding, having been nurtured from infancy in the last few years from like-minded people in the know. That genre is hip-hop. “Heads & Tales” IS IN STORES! Gallo 2005

MR. SELYWN
It's been a long time coming, but it's definitely been worth the wait - an album from one of South Africa's most resilient hip-hop pioneers - Mr. Selwyn has finally come out with his debut album, aptly entitled The Formula. Whether he's referring to the formula for success or the secret of how to create an albumful of blazing tracks, this formula of Mr. Selwyn's is definitely on point. “The Formula” IS IN STORES! Gallo 2004

H2O
Abafana base-4 babuyile with their sophomore album, ‘Sheleni’! The question is, are heads ready? It’s been two years since Sphiwe Ngwenya (27) and Menzi Dludla (26) released their debut album, ‘Amanzimtoti’ and fans have been craving those hot Outrageous Records cooked tunes laced with Ndofaya rhymes. Well, the time is now and ready or not, H20 are here to Takeover, as the battle lead single (produced by Hoodlum) from ‘Sheleni’ states. "SHELENI" IS IN STORES! Outrageous Records 2005

TUKS
Tuks, born Tumelo Kapadisa has been writing in his indigenous language since 1993/94, back when rap was still considered taboo in most townships around South Africa. Tuks began as a "conscious" writer touching base with everyday issues and drawing from his environment which back then was strong in cultural influence and pride that was prevalent in Bophuthatswana, a year later the homeland was re-established as the north west and became part of the nine provinces in South Africa. “MAFOKO A ME” IS IN STORES! Ghettoruff 2005

IN STORES!