That new S▲mmus
I have an extremely complicated relationship with feminism – especially Twiminism and social media declarations. But, I have always felt like you can show me who you are better than you can tell me. S▲mmus has consistently done that throughout her career. So when I saw her post an Insta video of a song she’d […]
Mbongo-Zaka
Rouge is water. Straight up. I think one of her greatest qualities is her ability to adapt and then add to that. We heard it with Bua featuring Reason. We heard it on the Baddest remix. Her versatility allows her to bend without it ever seeming like a tight fit – all while (to me, […]
Money Back
Nadia Nakai is my friend in my head. Yes, another one. In *here* we go and get our nails done together and she breaks down the seventh colour of the old design of her 10K weave over mussels and MCCs for me. If you know me IRL, you know I’m 100% for women who […]
Andizenzi
I was sitting close to the back of the room. Hungry AF and slightly delirious from the day I’d just had. Earlier, I had given my first ever presentation about music journalism in an office space full of aspirant youth, after all. But there I was sitting in this room full of older gentlemen and […]
16 Til Nicki
If you know me IRL, you know how I feel about Nicki Minaj. It’s because of that love for her that I actually got a teeny weeny bit nervous about the prospect of watching her perform in Joburg. It’s one of those don’t-meet-your-idols things except she’s not my idol, she’s just the GOAT. Don’t leave […]
On: BETR Gang
A week after releasing their boundary-breaking joint album, Helen Herimbi caught up with rappers, Solo and Buks of BETR Gang It’s 12:42 on a scorching hot summer day but Ntokozo “Buks” Mazibuko is slowly eating a bowl of oats. He’s just returned to his half-eaten breakfast after a snack run for the select few gathered […]