Episodes

Mo$hpit Cindy decided to return from her hiatus by releasing a mixtape out of the blue -- no promo, no rollout. As she clearly put it: all the songs are unmastered but the emotions are just as raw. Why? "Because it's just a m...

One of South Africa's most exciting and dynamic artists, Muzi, has returned with a new album titled: uMuzi. This album comes after "INTERBLAKTIC" which received great acclaim. While the previous album felt like it was more ab...

One of South Africa's most prolific rappers, A-Reece, finally released his long-awaited album "Paradise 2: The Big Hearted Bad Guy". Also known as "P2", this album is supposed to be his classic, his masterpiece. The 19-track ...

Cape Town-based artist, J Clu is back with a brand new musical offering titled: BOYZWHO$TRAY. Having been around the new wave scene for more than 5 years now, this new project feels like a culmination of everything he has bee...

On the show this week, we bring you another installment of The Episode About Nothing. Our main topics of discussion include a deep look into Tyla's rise to stardom and her global hit song 'Water', as well as a passionate deba...

Huey Magicman has made his return to music with what is arguably one of the best hip-hop albums to come out of South Africa this year. The album, titled, “ETERNAL”, tackles themes of, love, grief, heaven and eternity. He also...

Nasty C's fourth studio album, I Love It Here, is a journey and a peak into the mind of one of South Africa’s most gifted musicians of our time. The album feels like the end of an era and simultaneously the beginning of a new...

The man himself, Tyson Sybateli, dropped his eagerly awaited mixtape, ‘Present’, not too long ago. The 8-track project is hosted by The Sobering Podcast and has guest verses from Thato Saul, Priddy Ugly, Nanette, Ben Septembe...

PatricKxxLee has returned with his new album titled: Room 37. This comes a couple of years after his exceptional album titled: Eternity. With Room 37, PatricKxxLee takes us on an internal odyssey, replete with introspection a...

The Best Kept Secret Podcast prides itself with always shining a spotlight on new, talented artists who are still in the early stages of their careers. On this episode, we turn our focus to one of the most exciting hip-hop ar...

One of the most gifted and promising up and coming artists in the South African (Alt)R&B scene is back with what is arguably one of the best R&B projects for 2023. Fentse. is no stranger to the local underground scene but her...

Several singles and many features later, BELO SALO finally released his much anticipated album titled: “CHOZEN REJECTboi” The soulful album drenched in hip-hop bravado boasts features from the likes of A-Reece, Wordz, Jay Jod...

Roho is finally back with a new musical offering titled: Vesper. This project comes 3 years after the well-received "Ephemeral" and it is a project that packs many different flavours for every type of Roho fan. It is a daring...

On this week’s episode, we pause from our weekly album review schedule and instead, take a look at the current state of music. Our main focus is on the South African music scene, in particular, the Amapiano wave and the reviv...

Two years after releasing his beloved album titled, “Product of a Praying Mother”, Wodz is back with a brand new album. “People Forget To Be People” is a display of great storytelling and lyrical finesse that many people have...

One of many fresh new voices in South African R&B is S B X, who has been on a steady rise in the last couple of years. The success of her debut project (These Songs Are About You), compelled S B X to release her sophomore EP ...

KashCPT recently released his much anticipated album titled: LOVE LETTERS, which serves as a followup to his successful Cape Town Radio release from 2022. This new album was marketed as a, "KashCPT debut R&B project" and we i...

On her latest EP titled, Malice In Wonderland, Ava Like Lava gets deeply personal and vulnerable while still keeping it fun. Sonically, Malice In Wonderland is influenced by sounds from Pop, Hip-Hop, Middle Eastern, and Alter...

Ava Like Lava is a multi-cultural artist, increasingly representative and a product of the modern globalized world. Iranian by ethnicity and passport, Ava is a singer and songwriter, born in Japan, raised in China and now liv...

One of this year's exciting collaboration albums "AMI2" is a collection of songs by a creative collective that has some incredibly talented artist and producers. To label it as just a hip-hop album would be limiting because i...

Born in De Aar, Northern Cape, Mia is the latest and newest rising star in the South African R&B scene. Her debut project titled: The Other Side, has been received with much praise by fans and industry peers. This debut serve...

Oriiginelle recently released her followup project to [PHAZED] titled: MetamorphoFeels. As the title suggests, this project addresses her growing pains as she tries to capture her heartache and struggles in audio form. This i...

The much anticipated debut album by lordkez is finally here. Titled, "Testament", the album bolstered by marvellous performances and compelling production inspired by R&B/Soul, Neo-Soul and Hip-Hop, lordkez's attempt to captu...

South African-rooted, Amsterdam-based artist, Joya Mooi finally released her much anticipated fourth studio album: What's Around The Corner. This comes after she released Side A in September of 2022 and so, the fans were eage...