A Night of Hip-Hop and Local Talent, Led by OB Magik | D[R] News

The Magik Xperience, the 2nd annual hip-hop concert brought to you by local artist OB Magik in partnership with THENDRIC and the National Arts Council, is set to take place at The Werehouse on March 4th, 2023 at 6:00pm. This event is an extension of the artist development program, Building Bridges Music Collaboration, that took place in December of last year.

The concert will feature some of the most prominent and exciting names in the South African hip-hop scene, including BEAST, MusiholiQ, Touchline, Lord Script, Landrose, and many more. Hip-hop lovers in Durban will have the opportunity to witness history in the making, and an adrenaline-fueled evening of intense bars and an explosion of hip-hop personalities.

The Magik Xperience is not just a concert, but a gathering of the youth, celebrating the hip-hop movement and providing a platform for young people to express themselves, engage, and network. The event will feature a high-level production from both emerging and established talent in the country.

OB Magik, the fast-rising star in Durban hip-hop, will debut his upcoming EP, titled Transparency, after the Magik Xperience. The EP features one of the artists on the line-up, Landrose. This is a great opportunity for local hip-hop fans to catch a glimpse of the rising talent in the Durban hip-hop scene.

THENDRIC, the music and entertainment company behind the event, is dedicated to keeping abreast of the ever-changing entertainment industry and making sure that artists are evolving as the industry does. The company's vision is to become a world-class, disruptive company in the entertainment industry by elevating independent artists. Their mission is to bridge the gap between independent talent around the world and the entertainment industry.

As a staff writer, I highly recommend this event to all hip-hop fans in Durban. This concert is a must-attend for anyone looking to support local talent and witness history in the making. With OB Magik, one of Durban's rising stars, as the headliner, this promises to be an unforgettable event.

Tickets for the Magik Xperience can be purchased at https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/Event.aspx?itemid=1522500164&fbclid=IwAR2f8bsO6Jc-aBM5T9bl838qy1-_Vp3-exocF05W1UdIAuQkXLTnNOKOFtQ. Don't miss out on this opportunity to witness the true madness of hip-hop and support local talent.

For media inquiries, please contact Paular Dlamini, Founder & CEO of THENDRIC at pdlamini@thendric.com or 081 3086 603. Visit www.thendric.co.za for more information, and follow Thendric on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and OB Magik & OB_Magik on Instagram.

Skhindi Tells Us More About His Upcoming Mega Hit Single "eTaxini" Featuring Sjava

Skhindi and Sjava (2022)

If you’re like me, you can’t get enough of the snippets Durban rapper Skhindi keeps dropping for his upcoming single eTaxini featuring Award-winning artist Sjava. It’s been three months since the Esaphesheya Nation Artist gave us a visual teaser on October 20th using footage from the Yellow School Bus educational kiddies show. Of course the playful hook has hundreds of fans asking the same question, “When are you dropping the song Skhindi?”

See the visual teaser below.

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eTaxini Artwork (2022)

I got to catch up with Skhindi to find out firstly, how the song came about and secondly when he thinks we’ll get this hit. The rapping taxi driver had this to say":

“The song began when Sjava saw me and Sazi’s song Wrong Turn on Youtube, so then he hit up Audio Sims ‘cause he saw that he’s the producer... And then he video called us that night that he saw the song, and he was like “don’t worry guys, I’m coming to Durban this weekend!”. It was a Wednesday. And then he came to my house in Yellowwood Park at 3am in the morning. He didn’t write, he just free-styled the whole song and then he left... We woke up in the morning and finished off the song. So he had left the song in pieces. He didn’t know what the song was gonna sound like ”

Skhindi goes on to say that the track has opened doors for him to go to Joburg as well as sign with a highly renowned management company - all without the song being officially released yet. For those catching Skhindi and the Esaphesheya Nation crew out at gigs, you’ll know that he’s been out creating major hype for eTaxini wherever he goes. From this Skhindi fan, I can’t wait to hear the entire song and watch the official video. For now though, we’ll have to try be satisfied with what we have.

Durban's First Lady of Hip Hop Gives Us Her Latest Single "Pretty Boys"

Lex LaFoy Pretty Boys Artwork (2022)

SA Female Hip Hop and Rap Pioneer Lex LaFoy released her latest single Pretty Boys produced by Vicci Martini (that’s right, the brother of Tione Lime from The Trap Girls) on December 2nd 2022. This is the first single released by LaFoy following her 2021 album NewWorldDaughter featuring Annalyzer, Buselaphi and Ms Andii.

Pretty Boys is mixed and mastered by Biggy Brandz (Aweh) and released with a music video that has Yung Melorh (Broel) as D.O.P, RealNiggaZuluman as Director and Editor and features cameos by Lamaj and IamKingPvnda.

See the music video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jtkkDKYsrk

Also stream the song here https://open.spotify.com/album/5gUml0l66qxWT2l5JigLka?si=OyWHbgetQmGCYAmwDqALUA

Image taken from the Pretty Boys Music Video (2022)

Durban MC Hydrochloric Aka HCL Tells Us More About "The Fidel CashDro EP"

The Fidel CashDro EP Artwork (2022)

Durban’s very own HCL (short for Hydrochloric) is back with his latest studio project titled the Fidel CashDro EP. It’s a wordplay by the MC on Hydro, Fidel Castro and “cash”. The project brings a variety of sounds ranging from Drill, Trap, Boom Bap to Afro Beats.

All songs on the EP are produced, written, recorded, mixed and mastered by HCL and features some of Durban’s most pristine rappers such as Mkay DA Business, Akixxi and Jabulani Cindi. The lead single “No Game” really set the tone by debuting on Gagasi FM’s Fresh Cut and Radio MUT’s Afternoon Hang Out in the same week it was released.

HCL had this to say: “With Fidel CashDro being my 5th project in my catalogue, it’s one of my favourites creatively I really feel excited about this one its like a Graduation through the school Of hard Knocks”

Listen to Fidel Cashdro here https://audiomack.com/hcl/album/fidel-cashdro

HCL (2022)

Biggy Brandz Gives Us His Latest Single "H.O.T "For The Summer

Biggy Brandz H.O.T Artwork (2022)

From the artist and producer that brought you hits like Aweh featuring Yashna and This Time Next Year with MC Reggie, BiggyBrandz is back with a saucy RnB banger for the summer titled H.O.T

This Durban based creative has shown us mad versatility this year alone dropping Hiphop, Afrobeat and RnB releases.

Listen to H.O.T by following this link https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/biggybrandz1/hot

Breeze Zulu Bass King And 808RSA Join Forces On "African Drill" The Album

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Drill emerged on Chicago's south side in the early 2010s, sounding similar to trap music. The sub-genre usually comprises of violent and dark elements, which pertain to everyday occurrences of crimes and street life.

Music is an international language for both Breeze Zulu Bass King and 808RSA as they are inspired by diverse sounds and music not just locally but also around the world.

These two Durban-born artists have combined the Drill sound with local elements to create what they call AFRICAN DRILL. It is a combination of African chants, drums, instrumentation and folk song yet still embodying the essence of Drill. 

African Drill was released on November 11th 2022, and features MusiholiQ, singer and songwriter Thabsie on the country’s first RnB Drill Hit “Forever” and Lex LaFoy, FluxC Benzo, Trusted SLK and Lenn Frisco on the closing track “Ayasaba Amagwala”.

Follow this link to listen to African Drill by Zulu Bass King and 808RSA

https://ditto.fm/africandrillalbum

808RSA and Zulu Bass King

Also if you’re in Durban on Friday the 23rd of December Breeze Zulu Bass King and 808RSA host the first Collaborate & Conquer Event taking place at The Bat Centre by the by The Durban Harbour from 12pm-6pm with an entrance fee of only ZAR50 per person.