Ahoy my people! This is your girl I_AM (Eye_m), Kananelo Nthoroane by birth. You and I are about to take an excursion where we will be getting to know each and every rapper, poet, beat maker, producer and everyone else who plays a role in the growth of the poetry and hip hop society within Free State.
I assume you are “nuts about rap “and everything that has to do with it. In that case, this column will let you know what is happening in the poetry and hip hop scene in the FREE STATE OF MIND Y’all!! So if something goes down and you do not know about it, I will be more than willing to take the blame! Unless of course you are not a regular reader of this column… haha!
Anyway, we are going to have a look at different aspects of RAP, we will be checking out some of the……*scratching head*……what’s the word??? YEA, THEY ARE THAT DOPE !! crazy that you know I’m right already guessing what I’m talking about there from the edge of your seat, cannot even find a word to explain how really sssssiiick they are! *in my own individual opinion of course* Rappers from the Free State!!!!
With sick flow and ill lines, you know what it iz, going in Free State style babe!!. This column’s all about that brothah or sistah head that stays around the corner in your neighbourhood. That kat might sound waaaay better than that international rapper that trolls love so much. As a matter of fact their work embodies a greater sense of creative credibility than those other trolls. No dispute about it though business is business end of the day right? We will be about everything rap in this column of mine, From emcees battling it out in a cypher to producers and beat makers in the studio, you know how it goes yo!! Some added magic to the mix; we’ll also be talking to supporters of local kats music just so we hear what’s down on the flipside of the media exchange. So word to that crazy line up… stunting on these trolls!! Those couple of fans are as important here as the artists themselves, my house, I call the shots papi and welcome to my space.
POETRY, POETRY, Pour_A_TREE!! We got some maaaad talent to profile in here you guys, crazy line up we been whipping up. We will also feature poets in some of those profiles, I mean…. It’s all spoken word right!? talking everything from street corners, reciting hearts and slamming like life depended on it. Street fashion reporting, Is where I’ll be looking into Hip Hop inspired street gear and fashion, snapping up pictures and speaking to random strangers about their clothing and the roundabout of the gizz…. From the PAGE to the stage MAAAAYN!!!
Reporting on slamming local open mic sessions is just the beginning of what you can expect! If you in the Free State big ups to you, if not than shame you rotting apple, don’t despair though your girl K has got you updated on what’s popping with poetry in and around ya dome. This right here is where your personal gig guides diary is at.
Focused most on Sicknatcha poetry, let the lady be those eyes and ears for everybody outside this kratzi zone. These guys are like a future living in the present without a past. You could swear they were born and raised in stanzas; poetry not as their second but their first nature, poets first and human beings after. They are people from mars. Out of this world shit! … hahahahaaaah *Holy laugh*
