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 XI "Batanai" (Unite)
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"BATANAI" (Unite) - A celebration of unity in the African Hip Hop fraternity all over the continent and diaspora.
The United States of African Hip Hop!
Tracklisting:
X-Plastaz - "Campfire Freestyle 2008" (Tanzania)
Blitz - "Riot Music" (Ghana/ USA)
M.anifest - "Africa Represent" (Ghana/ USA)
Shad - "Exile" (Rwanda/ Kenya/ Canada)
Divided Kingdom Republic (DKR) - "Wilderness" (Zimbabwe/ UK)
Recess Poetry - "Ilanga Ezintabeni" (South Africa)
MC Noize - "Sunday Times" (South Africa)
Apollo Diablo - "Meaning of Life" (South Africa)
InvisibleMan - "Instrumentology" (Zambia/ Lesotho/ South Africa)
Metaphysics - "God Form" (Zimbabwe/ Germany)
Writers Block - Untitled (Lesotho/ South Africa)
AFRICA UNITE!
PAMBERI!
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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.
PAMBERI (Forward)!
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There's just something about that Shad Exile track. Good to see Rwanda got heat.
TNG
By the way, DKR got that OG Zim sound down to pat production wise. Lyrics the realest.
TNG
Cool episode. Shad is the truth.
But where's my Blakrok verse?!?!
I feelin these DKR dudes!!!
PeeWee
Sensai... now here ue MURDERED bro!!!
Ndatofa nekuspakwa so-o... keep it comin blud i see DKR gettin madd love
Saka Sensi when is the next one bruv... tanzwa nekumirira amana!