Oudtshoorn is a town in the Klein Karoo area of South Africa’s Western Cape. Although sparsely populated, Hip-Hop culture is alive and thriving in this small community.
As a second generation bboy, Da Vinci Kiewiets recalls being attracted to the dance style at the tender age of 5 after watching …
Think “women in Hip-hop”, and you’re more likely to conjure up images of curvaceous video vixens or lyrics objectifying women in rap music.
Hip-hop dance culture in SA is certainly a tough game in which only the best survive. These women although few in numbers are fearless, business minded hard …
Before Zimbabwe gained its independence from Britain, it was known as Rhodesia. In the 1980’s Salisbury, the capital city, today now known as Harare, was a popular hub for breaking and had a high influence amongst the youth.
Between the late 1990’s to the early 2000’s the Bboy scene died …
A 21-year-old hailing from Mitchells Plain Cape Town, Kashief Kean who also goes by the name of Bboy Kashief explains how his craft is at the centre of his life.
Representing Tough Nation Crew, Kashief reflects on how he was exposed to the culture through mentor Angelo Van Wyk at …
Courtnae’ Paul is a pioneer for SA Bgirls. Working with the likes of Lil Wayne, Pitbull, Jay Sean, Akon, Fatman Scoop, Rae Sremmurd to name a few, Courtnae’ aged 25 has grown to be a force to be respected in the entertainment industry.
We take a closer look into her …
Bboy Christyles has been one of the most consistent and powerful forces behind the breaking scene in Zimbabwe. Christyles aged 26 first made his appearance with Zimbabwe’s “INMATES DANCE CREW “and has gone on to accomplish many achievements including coming out in the top 3 at South Africa’s Hip Hop …
Out of the heart in Johannesburg South Africa a crew called Demolition Squad was formed in early 2000 inside a club called Demolition based in Parkhurst. The DS abbreviation has spread its name throughout the city and country.
We caught up with the current generation of DS to find out …
B-boy Bax is a 30-year-old B-boy artist from Mitchells Plain, Cape Town.
“ I started breaking in 2001” he says “that was around the same time I joined my first crew Hardcore Mentality” he further adds.
Bax is no stranger to mainstream media either, with leading roles in local TV …
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Now, we all know B-boying is not just a dance but a lifestyle too. We caught up with Soule Mohammed AKA B-boy Bohika from Yaounde, Cameroon.
What makes this B-boy so unique? Well besides his mad power moves, he’s also a soldier for the United Nations.
Crazy …
On a sunny Saturday afternoon, I decided to treat myself to a Cypher taking place at Five6Seven 8 Dance studios in Randburg. A rather cool place I might add (I will be posting the link to their website below).
Upon entering the reception area, I encountered 3 aspirant young dancers …