Sunday, October 25, 2020

1995 - Graffiti competition held at The Farm in Mitchell's Plain



 1995, WHAT a year it was. It seemed like the influx of Writers would not stop. Cape Town and #MitchellsPlain in particular was spoilt rotten with Writers coming from Australia, France, UK, Germany and Sweden and an endless line of other countries and then it did stop and then we had trickles here and there. It was fun to witness our #writers like #ice7 #sky189 #wealz #falko #piece with #darkofbi #mistery #cantwo #loomit on our soil.

#goldenage of #mitchellsplainhiphop #mitchellsplaingraffiti #graffiti 


https://www.instagram.com/tv/CIAKiusBTHy/?utm_medium=copy_link


Overspray doccie featuring Cape Town Writers.


I actually don't know how I feel about this pseudo-doccie. I know most of the Writers personally, so all I am happy about is the fact that they are on film.

The best part for me though, is the last few seconds, literally the last 4/5 seconds.




How time flies - Prophets Of da City

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qFqHyKHKwPE&t=25s


#prophetsofdacity #southafricanhiphop #southafricanrap #capetownhiphop #capetownrap #hiphop #hiphopculture #capeflatshiphopscene 



Wednesday, October 7, 2020

GraveDiggaProductionz - GDP Compilation Vol. 1 Released during 1995

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QF_uLdWWp-A


GraveDiggaProductionz - GDP Compilation Vol. 1 1995 (recorded material written between 1991 - 1995)

1) Sparrow X - Perceptions 0:00

2) Mr Trevrep One (The Brown Prismatic One) - The Blues 4:11

3) Jon1 (of Primitive Instinct) - Plein reality (Through windows) 5:32

4) Mr Trevrep One (The Brown Prismatic One) - The choice 11:25

5) Primitive Instinct - Grew up in the Projects 11:57

6) Don Owl - Beat Wun 16:57

7) Psyko Klan - Without conscience 19:04

8) No drum machine 22:03

9) Psyko Klan - Mary-Jane 24:14

10) Don Owl - Beat Beat 1 28:10

11) Mr Trevrep One (The Brown Prismatic One) - What do you mean? 31:43

12) Ansley (of Primitive Instinct) ft. Mr Trevrep - Continuous Saga 37:10

13) Mr Trevrep & Ansley (of Primitive Instinct) - The Voice 42:06

14) Mr Trevrep - Words to die by 45:29

15) Mr Trevrep - Illabeat, The Posse Cut that never happened 49:45


GraveDiggaProductionz background
The late 80's and 90's, was what one might consider the Golden Age of Hip Hop in Cape Town and specifically in an area on the Cape Flats, Mitchell's Plain.

The various Art forms within the Culture of Hip Hop was taken to another dimension in this area and it became the Hip Hop Mecca in Africa and spawned many great Artistes in the various Arts via our membership and mentorship within the Universal Zulu Nation Chapters spread throughout the Cape Flats by King Jamo (who hails from Mitchell's Plain).

In the early 90's an umbrella group formed out of members of the Universal Zulu Nation Westridge Chapter and Eastridge Chapter respectively, known as GraveDiggaProductionz.

The original 4 Headz of GDP:
Shy - formally Chapter leader of the UZN Westridge Chapter and an Emcee with groups $ell-Out-Syndicate and OnTheRun.

Sparrow X - Spiritual leader, Strategist and Analyst.

Ice - BBoyKingz member and one of the most prolific Writers/Graffiti Artistes in Africa.

Mr Trevep One, The Brown Prismatic One - A Writer albiet Toy, with ZBC and the TVA Crews, before joining $ell-Out-Syndicate.

The members of GDP expanded and included "Non-Headz" who loved and grew-up in and around Hip Hop.  Of the most exciting additions to the GDP family were Emcees Ansley aka MicArtistFlash: The Reason Rap Rules (MAFR3) aka Gatsby and JonWun who formed the group Primitive Instinct.

Then there was Don Owl a beat creator extraordinaire and Rap/Ragga artist, who along with Jon and Mr Trevrep formed a live band called Masturbating Sound Waves for a One-Night Only gig.

Last BUT not least is StrongArm Doug, the man behind the board, producer and engineer of the soundscapes that lived in our minds. Doug has been part of the South African music scene since the 1990's and performed with the Supergroups of all Supergroups in Cape Town, known as MoodPhase5ive.