Tag: MTV Base

• Female & Southern African Rappers — Putting Themselves on the Map

  

  A woman stepping into the male-dominated field of hip-hop is revolutionary in itself. Hip-hop was created by men like DJ Kool Herc and Afrika Bambaataa, in the South Bronx of New York City. Upon its creation you did not see too many female emcees and the weight of hip-hop was carried on the shoulders of…

  Lauryn Renford

  April 28, 2021

  Corruption, Music Industry, Playlist, South Africa, Student Final Projects, Student Projects, Tanzania, Women MCs, Xhosa, Zulu

  apartheid, Boity, Cape Town, Gigi Laymayne, Johannesburg, Kanyi Mavi, Kilimanjaro, moozlie, MTV Base, Potchefstroom, Rosa Ree

• Moozlie: The Young Queen

  Moozlie (Nomuzi Mabena) is a 28-year-old rapper and television presenter born in Gauteng, South Africa. As a young woman, Moozlie modeled for many impressive fashion lines and participated in pageants. While striving for a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Sciences at the Varsity College in Sandton, she won the 2012 MTV Base VJ Search. This…

  jctis1

  March 23, 2021

  Gender & Sexuality, Music Industry, South Africa, Student Projects, Women MCs

  Benoni, Club 808, corona, Covid 19, Gauteng, moozlie, MTV Base, nomuzi mabena, sex positive, violence against women