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Zimbabwean born Metaphysics (a.k.a. Herbert Schwamborn) is regarded as one of Africa’s hip hop pioneers. Based in Germany, and soon to hit the shores of New Zealand, he is a member of the multi-platinum German band Sons Of Mannheim (Söhnemannheims).
JCK a.k.a. James Castady-Kristament brings alternative hip-hop with contemporary sensibilities. He is an artist oozing creativity and originality with his gothic imagery, catchy well crafted songs and captivating music videos.
MCG The Gemini a.k.a. Gerard Price is a Hip Hop / Alternative artist from Nelson, New Zealand. He says: “My music is basically my life’s journey from beginning to where I am now. It’s a mix of life events, views and future goals where I touch base on many issues in our communities. I aim to use my music to relate to others and help them through times of struggle in the same way the music helped me, and to make a difference in our communities.”
Munashe Tuwe is a Zimbabwean pianist, lyricist and producer currently based in Auckland, New Zealand.
Blaze The Emperor is a Rwanda-born rap / hip hop artist from Hamilton. Blaze is part of the AmmoNation collective.
Badcrop is a tasty homegrown herb best served with fresh beets.
4Sayken (FourSayken) a.k.a. Jimmy McFarland is a rap / hip hop artist from West Auckland.
Ryan Lovins (USA) and Jarod Liversedge (NZ) were two guys with a dream. Hip Hop was running through their veins, with a destination – the world’s ears! A scratch battle title under his belt, the PHD family became 3 when Selekta-Q (Jaime MacKinnon), a keen enthusiast of the table, entered in 2009 as the official PHD DJ. Adding his element of over 12 yrs’ experience to the mix, PHD are forever stepping it up a notch.
Hailing from Devonport in Auckland, Lakes began on a Thursday, they wrote a song on a Friday, and released their first album from the basement 9 months later. 2015 is going to be a big year for them. Expect many more tunes from Lakes.
Well my name’s Tapfuma Gerald Munengami most people refer to me as Storm or Child Ether. I am a writer and a musician hence the aliases. I have been writing and making music since as far back as I can remember – most probably since I was about eight years old.