_Welcome_ to the HOTtest, FWESHest, DOPEst online HIP HOP magazine
Letter from the editor
They say a picture can say a thousand words, so it only felt right for me to have this picture of what seems like J.Cole in prayer as the inspiration for my 2011. On new years day I sent out messages to all my friends dubbing 2011 as _The Come Up_ the year for all our dreams to materialise.
I began the first minutes of the year with a feeling of excitement like “hell yeah, 2011 is mine” and my year wouldnt be complete without hip hop and together we have a lot in store for ya. So keep your eyes locked on HI MY NAME IS HIP HOP and watch the online magazine take on new frontiers that you’ve never expected.
I said it once and ima say it again 2011 is the year of _The Come Up_. So without further a due welcome to HI MY NAME IS HIP HOP the _January_ issue.
#Leboo CosMo
B.O.B
Class... meet Bobby Ray Simmons
B.O.B
One of my favourite blow up stories of the 2010 has to be B.O.B and his airplane to the top of the music industry. In just one year he went from the underdog to the superstar, scooping 5 Grammy nominations and numerous top ten singles.
B.O.B
One of my favourite blow up stories of the 2010 has to be B.O.B and his airplane to the top of the music industry. In just one year he went from the underdog to the superstar, scooping 5 Grammy nominations and numerous top ten singles.
Snitchin'
The scoop on what’s poppin in hip hop
50 launches Sleek headphones
Timbo Thursday
Lil Kim’s Nicki Minaj look-a-like
50 launches Sleek headphones
Bringing competition to Beats headphones by Dr.Dre is 50’s new line of headphones called Sleek. The headphone are said to be the first headphones to offer Wireless Hybrid Technology using military grade metal. The whole headphones thing seems to becoming a trend in hip hop now, with Ludacris also dropping his own headphones line called Soul Headphones, which are expected to drop around March this year.
Timbo Thursday
Another growing trend in hip hop especially amongst producers is the trend to have a day on which they release free music to their fans. The first was Kanye and his G.O.O.D Fridays then Swizz Beatz and his Monster Mondays now it’s big time producer Timbaland and his Timbo Thursday which begins on Thursday 13 January 2011. Make sho you hit up HI MY NAME IS HIP HOP to get his weekly track
Lil Kim’s Nicki Minaj look-a-like
The beef between hip hop’s veteran queen b Lil Kim and hip hop’s current leading lady Nicki Minaj continues, with Lil Kim taking it a step further. In her new music video for the tracks “Clap, clap/ Black Friday”, Lil Kim cast a Nicki Minaj look a like. I can’t wait to see the video drop to see what role they got Nicki Minaj’s clone playing.
ProFashional
The scoop on whats poppin in the fashion world
Fashion icon of the month:
K.0 (Teargas)
Meet the best dressed rapper in South Africa, K.O. Whether he’s rocking jeans and a tee or all cleaned up in a suit this rapper never disappoints. Forever swagging from head to toe, it’s obvious to see why Ama Kip Kip would want him as their brand ambassador. To add on to his fashion sense is his looks, K.O is mos def a favourite with the ladies which is not hard to understand why, just look at him.
Meet the best dressed rapper in South Africa, K.O. Whether he’s rocking jeans and a tee or all cleaned up in a suit this rapper never disappoints. Forever swagging from head to toe, it’s obvious to see why Ama Kip Kip would want him as their brand ambassador. To add on to his fashion sense is his looks, K.O is mos def a favourite with the ladies which is not hard to understand why, just look at him.
Clothing label of the month
Billionaire Boys Club and Ice Cream
BBC and Ice Cream are two fresh hip hop clothing lines started by N.E.R.D’s Pharrell and founder of BAPE Nigo. These two lines have always been a favourite with the skaters since their debut, from their fresh Ice Cream sneaks to their dope caps and fresh BBC t-shirts. This month we thought we’d give you a little sneak peak of their 2011 Spring collection, which features caps, sweaters and college boy jackets.
BBC and Ice Cream are two fresh hip hop clothing lines started by N.E.R.D’s Pharrell and founder of BAPE Nigo. These two lines have always been a favourite with the skaters since their debut, from their fresh Ice Cream sneaks to their dope caps and fresh BBC t-shirts. This month we thought we’d give you a little sneak peak of their 2011 Spring collection, which features caps, sweaters and college boy jackets.
Make sho you start your wardrobe up right for 2011, by getting your hands on this dope collection, YA HEARD!!!!!
Must have of the month
BAPE G-SHOCK WATCH
Now this aint no new trend actually has been on the must have list for a minute now. G-shock watches have taken been taking over the scene for just over a year, replacing the now old school Jacobs bling bling watches. Casio have collaborated with Bathing Ape to launching the Bape G-Shock watch. These watches have become a favourite amongst many hip hop fashionista from Kanye West, Lil Wayne to Da Les. So keep up with the times by strapping up with one of the freshest watches on the scene right now.
Now this aint no new trend actually has been on the must have list for a minute now. G-shock watches have taken been taking over the scene for just over a year, replacing the now old school Jacobs bling bling watches. Casio have collaborated with Bathing Ape to launching the Bape G-Shock watch. These watches have become a favourite amongst many hip hop fashionista from Kanye West, Lil Wayne to Da Les. So keep up with the times by strapping up with one of the freshest watches on the scene right now.
Thoughts on hip hop...
Thoughts on hip hop...
Hip hop is more than jus a pair of fresh sneaks or baggy jeans. Nowadays you got hip hoppers wanting to be world leaders, the richest men on the planet or just the people who inform others about what’s happening. Hip Hop is the most influential culture around the world, from its music to its fashion, especially this past decade. Hip hop used to just be a couple of "niggahz" (excuse my niggahz) who would "hold down" the parks or blocks by having sessions. From windmills to punch lines, kick flips to rhymes, bboying, cyphers, DJ’s scratching turntables, beat boxers making beats from their mouths, all falling under the most important element in hip hop its music.
Hip hop is more than jus a pair of fresh sneaks or baggy jeans. Nowadays you got hip hoppers wanting to be world leaders, the richest men on the planet or just the people who inform others about what’s happening. Hip Hop is the most influential culture around the world, from its music to its fashion, especially this past decade. Hip hop used to just be a couple of "niggahz" (excuse my niggahz) who would "hold down" the parks or blocks by having sessions. From windmills to punch lines, kick flips to rhymes, bboying, cyphers, DJ’s scratching turntables, beat boxers making beats from their mouths, all falling under the most important element in hip hop its music.
Muthaland scoop
>>Trezmatiq<<
I’ve always believed in giving credit where credit is due, so I gotta show some love to what I believe is one of the fweshest hip hop groups locally.
Hailing from M-City (Midrand) is a crew (well more like a fam) named Trezmatiq, which consists of four members Trez, College Boy, Nu-Meric and Pillar. Trezmatiq’s sound is what South African hip hop acts need to get familiar with. Their mixture of college boy rap, storytelling, rnb and who could forget the beats, is what sets this group apart from any other act in South Africa. Their music is so on point, that it has replaced Wiz Khalifa (no comparison Wiz is still king) on my playlist. All four of the members contribute to the Trezmatiq sound in their own individual way and shine in their own light; here is a lil something on each member.
Make sure you get familiar with this month’s Muthaland scoop, Trezmatiq by downloading their hot track “Boogie Man” of which has a fresh new dance (watch out dougie).
I’ve always believed in giving credit where credit is due, so I gotta show some love to what I believe is one of the fweshest hip hop groups locally.
Hailing from M-City (Midrand) is a crew (well more like a fam) named Trezmatiq, which consists of four members Trez, College Boy, Nu-Meric and Pillar. Trezmatiq’s sound is what South African hip hop acts need to get familiar with. Their mixture of college boy rap, storytelling, rnb and who could forget the beats, is what sets this group apart from any other act in South Africa. Their music is so on point, that it has replaced Wiz Khalifa (no comparison Wiz is still king) on my playlist. All four of the members contribute to the Trezmatiq sound in their own individual way and shine in their own light; here is a lil something on each member.
Trez
Trez is the fam’s producer. He’s beats are a fusion of rnb, soul, rock and of course hip hop. He is also a talented singer and did damage on the track he made titled “Selfish”, which has since become one of my favourite hip hop/ rnb joints.College Boy
While most people may know him from the Krump fam 300, this young lad’s talents spread far more than just doing damage on the dance floor. His rap style is more on that laidback, college steez with a hot mixture of paper plane hustle that’s heard in most of today’s hip hop freshmen class rappers like Big Sean, Mac Miller and the likes.Nu-Meric
Don’t get ish twisted this is no Vanilla Ice or even Eminem, but this is surely one talent “white” (hate to say that) rapper to take note of. His sound is one of is own, mixing real life story telling with a swaggful flow, which is witnessed on his tracks like “Hello World” and “Earth’s Angel” which is in memory of his friend who passed away early in 2010. Pillar Boi 1-Da
Last but definitely not least is Pillar who was born in Texas, USA. His sound is harder than the rest; reminisces of gangster hip hop that was popular in the early 2000’s with a mixture of club bangers. He brings a real hardcore feel to the group with his lyrical content about his life’s hardship and his aspirations in finding a way out. Make sure you get familiar with this month’s Muthaland scoop, Trezmatiq by downloading their hot track “Boogie Man” of which has a fresh new dance (watch out dougie).
-Hip Hop
Legacy (New Boyz)
>>The download<<
Legacy, the one half of popular hip hop jerk group New Boyz has recently released a new mixtape titled “Your New Favourite Rapper”. The mixtape sees the young rapper going solo but still keeping to the New Boyz sound that so many of us enjoy. The mixtape features fresh tracks like “Make Believe”, “Last Time” and the lead single “Tongue Ya Down”. Make sho you cop yourself a copy of this mixtape by downloading below.
N.W.A
>>Straight Outta Compton<<
Classic album of the month
Straight Outta Compton is the debut album of West Coast rap group N.W.A (Niggaz with attitude). The album is ranked amongst one of the greatest rap albums of all time, leading the way into the gangsta rap genre. Straight Outta Compton was one of hip hop’s most controversial albums. The album features numerous hit tracks like “Gangsta Gangsta”, “Express Yourself” and the highly popular “Fuck Tha Police”, which gained the group a lot of fans and a lot of hate from the FBI who wrote a letter to the group’s record label Ruthless Records about their disapproval on the group’s message in the song
So if you make sho get familiar with the Straight Outta Compton album and by download a piece of hip hop’s history
Proverb
>>I have a dream<<
“I have a dream of seeing an SA emcee in the source/ a HHP poster in the centrefold/ I have a dream of platinum sales minimum gold/ a tour bus with us all touring across African borders/ while television networks record us/ I have a dream of being on stage when I perform this/ seeing the crowd respond to metaphors not just the chorus/ I have a dream of writing articles in magazines/ that’ll explain hip hop is more than just baggy jeans/ in fact it seems the whole culture is misunderstood/ they say we portray the bad, listen while I spread some good/ it’s not all about me Verb/ I want all emcees to be heard/ and get the respect that they deserve".
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It no coincidence they call us heads cause we’re ahead of them/ initiating new recruits to let them in schooling the youth/ the truth is relevant/ I have a dream that African hip hop is the future/ my thought are parallel to Martin Luther King Junior”
_Proverb_
“I have a dream of seeing an SA emcee in the source/ a HHP poster in the centrefold/ I have a dream of platinum sales minimum gold/ a tour bus with us all touring across African borders/ while television networks record us/ I have a dream of being on stage when I perform this/ seeing the crowd respond to metaphors not just the chorus/ I have a dream of writing articles in magazines/ that’ll explain hip hop is more than just baggy jeans/ in fact it seems the whole culture is misunderstood/ they say we portray the bad, listen while I spread some good/ it’s not all about me Verb/ I want all emcees to be heard/ and get the respect that they deserve".
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It no coincidence they call us heads cause we’re ahead of them/ initiating new recruits to let them in schooling the youth/ the truth is relevant/ I have a dream that African hip hop is the future/ my thought are parallel to Martin Luther King Junior”
_Proverb_
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