The Sobering

Yoh! We back in this, yup! Coming to you from the South African Hip Hop museum in Newtown, Johannesburg. SA Hip Hop has a lot of contributors in varying degrees, and of the most notable ones is Osmic Menoe, who is our guest in the middle seat today. This man’s grandeur required some accompaniment form our good people at The Dojo Podcast. There was a lot to go through from Osmic’s career, which spa...

Siri, please play Sim Dope. Ayt, now check this out, we’ve been at this for a while and have had many great guests and this one today feels really special. Moreso because it’s coming of the bucket list (for Mokgethwa more anyone, ha ha ha). Ladies and gentlemen, we got the one and only Super Mega, AKA in the cut. This is years in the making and there’s so much to go through which cannot even be su...

You see no guest in the middle seat, you know what time it is; It's Choppin' Board o'clock, the tongues are sharpened and insights are loaded in. Following an eventful couple of weeks in SA Hip Hop, we go through all the disses, beefs, events and new music that came out since we last touched base. Press play and let's chop it up. Follow The Sobering on the socials IG: TheSobering Tw: TheSoberingPo...

You know, sometimes we gotta tone it down and speak soft, but we can't do it alone. This is why we got the experts, Venom and Shishiliza to come and hangout with us on this episode. After the great success of their hit single 'Sondela', they're gearing up to release their first album 'Love is Pain'. An incredible merger of South African sounds and features amazing from artists all over Africa. We...

Aaaah man, yes, it's us again. Just us! Yeah, we had a lot to digest after that Thato Saul episode, but we're back and got more things on the chopping board. On this check in we go through recently released music, events we attended and upcoming projects. More than anything it's us chilling with y'all giving you an update on what to expect from us in the near future. It's just vibes, bro! Go on an...

10 tao a se selo, especially in real time with one of the best lyricist chilling in the middle seat. Mapara le di cherrie, please help us welcome Thato Saul. A longtime coming, it's a heavily requested and we did what we had to do. There was definitely a lot to go through, some heavy, some light but all around great. A lot of knowledge darts were shared in this episode, so, before we say a lot and...

222!!! You see the name in the title, you know the snakes is out. Ladies and gentlemen, we got one of CapCity's illest, a mastermind, a dude who cares so much it's damn near tangible in all his intangibles, a round of applause for Tyson Sybateli. We heard your cries for us to get him in studio and we can tell you this for free: it was all worth the wait. You know how it go out here, we chopped it...

Yoooo, it's just us baby! You know from time to time we gotta check in and give y'all just the vibes. In this episode we look back at the events that we've attended, some music that has dropped and give an update on some of the guest suggestions that you guys have been leaving in the comments. The vibes are easy today, press play and enjoy! Follow The Sobering on the socials IG: TheSobering Tw: Th...

Maskandi and Iscathamiya infused Trap and R&B have been a wave for some years now and part of the leadership in that segment is Anzo, our guest today. Hailing from KZN through Vaal to the big city lights, a member of the 1020 Cartel who keeps churning out great projects and killing his features. We get to chop it up with Anzo about his journey, friendship with Sjava, cyphers in the Vaal and much m...

Bruuuhhh!!! Where do we even start with this one? A legend in the cut, we're quite sure you see what the vibes are, we got the one and only 9th Wonder. We got to find out a bit about his process as a producer, teacher, label head and DJ. There's too much we had to go into and trying to say any more in this descriptor won't do this episode justice, just press play. Follow 9th Wonder @9thwonder Foll...

It's not everyday you get someone who released over eight projects in high school and continues to put out dope music to this day. Ladies and gents we got Zulo in the cut, fresh from his newly released project 'Talk To Me Naace'. We start right from his early beginnings as Lil Tricks right up to the current moment and the team he's assembled around him to bring the vision to life. Press paly and e...

We are back and this time we’re accompanied by a dope force of energy through Money Badoo. She graces the middle seat fresh from her newly released 10 track album ‘Pornstar’, filled with a myriad of vibes and motivation. We chopped it up with Money to get to know her better and what independence means to her. Enjoy the episode and don’t forget to use the code TCTS30 on TuneCore for a discount on y...

Asithi shwii and flip the script a little on your headtop. Independence spreads across a myriad of genres and it’s hard to ignore other independent players from outside our core focus; Mzansi Hip Hop. This is why we have the platinum selling Afro Pop artist Aubrey Qwana in the middle seat on this episode. With roots in Hip Hop, Aubrey has worked his way up and found himself a beautiful spot in the...

Y’all gonn’ learn today, we say that because we got an alumni in the middle seat. Sobering masses we got the one and only ByLwansta, a creative multi disciplinarian of note. Since we last caught up with him, he’s gone on to release the two final chapters of his Spijonget trilogy and he’s also spearheading his creative flanked by two of his business partners, making sure the ByLwansta brand soars e...

It’s season 6, you know we goin’ in hard. We still rolling with TuneCore and pushing independence to the core. In the middle seat we got the man, who some have also described as a myth, but we’re here with Mashayabhuqe Ka Mamba a.k.a Mr South Africa to put all those myth chats to bed. This man fathered a whole sound and bunch of kids but disappeared, today he’s back in the cut and telling his stor...

Oh, we back-back and we’re at Flame Studios with TuneCore, the dopest digital distributor. You know how we do; we’re touching on some of the recent events just before we put you on game on how to get your coins with your music with TuneCore. Sit back, press play and enjoy. Follow The Sobering on the socials IG: TheSobering Tw: TheSoberingPod FB: The Sobering Podcast Hosts @Mokgethwa__ @Fratpacker...

Being an OG takes sometime but not for our guest, Lucasraps. On this episode we get to find out how the 031 rapper got OG status at such a young age, not only that; we also dig deeper into his story and find out what made him drop out of school, his relationship with DJ Maphorisa, his new album '031 To The World' and much more. Press play and enjoy. Follow Lucasraps on social media @lucasraps_sa....

We’re back and aware that we skipped episode 12, that’s because 13 is Kid X’s fav number, so we did what we had to do for Zen’s father. Day ones already know what it’s like when we link up with X, a beautiful time of double dutching. There’s a lot to catch up on with X, so we close some loops that developed over time and get into the future and the present at the same time. Press play and enjoy.  ...

We back and we outside, coming to you from the north-north with the one only Lord of The Jig, Zingah. Definitely one of the realest out there, been in the game for a while and there was definitely a lot to talk about. Zingah doesn’t hold back as we get to understand his journey better and his upcoming project. 00:00 Intro 04:21 Getting into other genres 07:21 From Smashis to Zingah 18:38 Being A M...

Ladies and gentleman, we got one of the hardest working rappers in the country. Gigi LaMayne is in the middle seat with her Mermaids and stuff. There iss quite a bit to chop through with Gigi, from her spiritual journey to her independence and everything else in between. Press play and let's go play with the mermaids. Follow Gigi LaMayne on social media @Gigi_LaMayne. Tune in each month and hashta...

We got a very special alumni in the middle seat, so a re rappeng. Ladies and gents, Priddy Ugly is in the cut, we were lucky enough to catch him just before his upcoming album hits DSPs, which we delve into and much more. You know the vibes when we link up with Priddy, press play and get with the vibes. Mokgethwa couldn’t make the episode but the bling bow must go on. Enjoy! Follow Priddy Ugly on...

If you're about your fresh you've definitely heard of Dale Strime, the mastermind behind Swede & Crowe, Streeks and now at the helm of design at Jonathan D. This man has been a key figure in the Joburg streetwear scene for almost ten years now, thanks to the good people at KIWI, we're able to have a chat with him and get to understand how he lines up his fits and much more. Follow Dale Strime on s...

It's been a longtime coming, you've seen the live on IG. He asked to pull through and say his piece, ladies and gentlemen the one and only;y Makwa in the middle seat. You already know the vibes are on this one. We get the other side of the four sided RapLyf/Urbantainnment coin. Press play and enjoy. Follow Makwa on social media @Only1Makwa. Tune in each month and hashtag #TheSoberingPodcast to sta...

We’re back with another one in the chamber. This time featuring the multitalented DJ, Fif Laa. Fif has had one of the most amazing rising-to-the-top journey in the DJing space, it happened right in front of all of us. There is however, a much deeper and cooler story to find out about her and we do just that and laugh about some things in between.  Apologies for the depreciation in the quality of t...

It’s a glorious occasion, we’re honoured to have the one and only Vic Mensa in the cut to chop it up. This is one special episode, we start things off at the very beginning for Vic and all the way through to his Roc-A-Fella deal and much more. Press play! Follow Vic Mensa on social media @VicMensa. Tune in each month and hashtag #TheSoberingPodcast to stay engaged with the conversation. Follow the...