Zakwe to bridge the hip-hop gap

Music is one of the many things South Africans excel at and take pride in, however, what was once a booming hip-hop scene, is now uncertain as debates continue about whether hip-hop is dead in South Africa. Zakwe, born Ntokozo Zakwe, is one of many veteran hip-hop heads who have openly fought for hip-hop to return to its glory.

As an artist renowned for his ability to deliver world-class bars and rhymes in his mother tongue, isiZulu, at a time when it was not popular to do so, Zakwe has always been an advocate of opening doors for younger generations and those who are not exposed to many opportunities in the music industry.

To bridge the gap and put South African hip-hop back at the top where it belongs, the rapper aims to reinvigorate the local scene with an initiative he coined ‘Hip-hop Fridays’.

Sharing the news via X (formerly Twitter), Zakwe shared his plans of connecting the older generation of rappers with the new school youngins.

“Let’s revive local hip-hop. I sooooooo wanna bring some ol’Skul cats here, bridge the gap with the youth… siyaqala Friday mhlaka 6 Sept… A new home for all you Hip Hop lovers!!!” the rapper captions.

Since sharing the news, Zakwe has wasted no time announcing Hip-hop Fridays’ first guests, Duncan and the Shoda ngami hit-maker Loki.

“#HipHopFridays is bringing @lokitunez home, next week Friday at @batby_theharbour don’t miss out yal!!!” he shared.

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