HIPHOCALYPSE Fort-Knights
African hip hop music podcast. Released fort-nightly (bi-weekly) showcasing some of the hottest up & coming positive hip hop talent in Africa. Featuring artists from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Somalia, Lesotho, Uganda, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia etc. Hosted in Denver CO by former HIPHOCALYPSE DJ Sensai Tate from Zimbabwe. Predominantly English but mixing in many regional languages & dialects.
2008 Episode 08 "The Ballot or the Bullet"
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Episode 8 the first one of 2008.
Dedicated to the the millions of people in Zimbabwe & Kenya suffering political exploitation.
Featuring artists from Kenya, Zimbabwe and South Africa proving that even in the wake of political & economic instability positive creativity can exist.
30mins of raw, unadulterated African Hip Hop.
Tracklisting:
Divided Kingdom Republic (DKR) - "Mugarandoga" (Zimbabwe/ UK)
Zubz - "No Place Like Home" (Zambia/ Zimbabwe/ South Africa)
Mizchief - "All the Areas" (Zimbabwe/ South Africa)
Outspoken - "Streets Did It" (Zimbabwe)
PRO - "Bhampa" (South Africa)
Terror MC - "Liberate yourself"
Kilo Cha Haki - "Msanii" (Kenya)
Kichwa - "Kichwa Maji" (Kenya)
Contact us:
http://hiphocalypse.mypodcast.com
thehiphocalypse@yahoo.com
http://myspace.com/hiphocalypse
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Sensai Tate
Denver, Colorado
Co-founder & former on-air DJ of the HIPHOCALYPSE (2000 - 2003).
A Zimbabwean native who has always been a lover of hip hop art & culture.
First got involved in the global hip hop phenomenon at age 16 rhyming under the psuedonom "KraiZ-E" in a crew called 3 man group called the "Hip Hop Henchmen (HHH)" in Harare.
Put out a video mixtape titled "Homeboy TV" featuring music videos and HHH rhyming over popular 90's tracks like the Westside Connection's "Bow Down" and Dr Dre's "Eastside Killer/ Westside Killer" beat.
First real noteworthy achievement was establishing the HIPHOCALYPSE radio show with housemate Nkanyiso "So" Mthembu on the student broadcast station Rhodes University, Rhodes Music Radio (RMR), in Grahamstown South Africa in February of 2000.
The show grew from strength to strength into a MOVEment of local hip hop heads gathering critical acclaim & listenership from all over Grahamstown & surrounding areas.
Awarded the inaugural RMR "Show of the year award" in 2003 for outstanding community contribution.
The Show is now a permanent feature on the RMR line-up 7.5years running!
Eventually landed a couple of DJ spots at local nightclubs and releasing 2 independant mixtape compilation CD's titled the HIPHOCALYPSE Mixtape (2004)& HIPHOCALYPSE Re-mixtape (2005).
Currently syndicating (not so regular) podcasts showcasing (mainly) SouthERN African hip hop artists coming up.
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Streets Did IT- That's the track. Jo, over and over, just looping.