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Tupac Shakur conviction: DJ Ready D reflects on his impact on SA hip-hop

Following Duane “Keffe D” Davis’s conviction in the Tupac Shakur murder case, Cape Town hip-hop veteran DJ Ready D reflects on the rapper’s influence, gang tensions and why the…

  • Nomathamsanqa Sithathu
8 min read
South African hip hop’s veterans are often told to “retire the mic”, while their international counterparts are afforded the space to age into respected OGs.
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Too old for rap? Why do SA hip hop OGs get told to retire?

A look into why veteran rappers are celebrated as legends internationally, while SA hip hop artists are often told to “retire the mic” as they get older.

  • Nomathamsanqa Sithathu
6 min read