1988
International
↑ See it on the mapCape Town
South Africa
Anti-apartheid rap · Cape Flats English & Afrikaans
Ride the roster1:00Story, bloodline and 4 names
South African hip hop began on the Cape Flats as explicitly anti-apartheid organising. Prophets of da City and Black Noise were making records that got banned by the state before the ANC was legal, which makes Cape Town one of the earliest political rap scenes anywhere outside New York.
Bloodline · 1 stop from The Bronx
- 1973The Bronx
- 1988Cape Town
TransferDowntown Manhattan
Wild Style and Beat Street reached the Cape Flats on worn VHS tapes. B-boying came first, rapping second, and both arrived already politicised by where they landed.
Next stopsJohannesburg
Prophets of da CityBlack NoiseDriemanskap
Roster
1990
Prophets of da Citydeep cut
Banned by the apartheid state; performed at Mandela's inauguration.