“While we have some brilliant South African contributors, as non-South Africans, I knew we would need to take steps to reflect South African hip-hop culture accurately. Far too often, western-based writers cover African countries with scant understanding of the cultural and historical nuances of the country they’re writing about. The racial and ethnic dynamics within South Africa make that country a particular challenge.”

- Msia Kibona Clark

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Executive Editor: Mazi Mutafa

Editor-in-Chief: Dennis L. Winston

Managing Editor Anastazia Clouting

Associate Editors: Alan King, Alis Sandosharaj, Mikal Lee

Guest Editor: Msia Kibona Clark

Copy Editors Anastazia Clouting, Dennis L. Winston

Guest Editor: Fete Jen

Art Director: Erica Keith

Letter From Msia Kibona Clark Guest Editor

Letter From Fete Jen Guest Editor

A Friends Reflection on “Mr. Devious” THE FILM AND THE MAN BY HASHIM RUBANZA

ISN’T IT TRUE? POEM BY HOPE NETSHIVHAMBE

DOPE SAINT JUDE Interview BY MSIA KIBONA CLARK

WHERE MY GIRLS AT? Soweto, The Bronx, and the Network of Spoken Word Poetry BY CRYSTAL LEIGH

Timeline: History of Hip-Hop in South Africa

Gigi Lamaune “Job Woods” Album Review by Kimbery Monroe

Lee Kasumba Interview by Fete Jen

Being with Hip-hop Language Technicians in a Post-National South Africa by Quentin Williams

Zubz Interview by Fete Jen

Older Woman Poem by Hope NETSHIVHAMBE

Two Genres One Mic A Kwaito Jive or a Rap Party? A Revolution Betrayed by Sipho Sithole

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