The Sobering

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We waited on this for many months, it finally happened! This year's #CastleLiteUnlocks spanned over two days with activations, cyphers, talks and amazing performances. We evaluated the performances and came out somewhat disagreeing but one sentiment reigned supreme across the whole episode, which is that it was an amazing event and the wait for 2020s edition is already rife. Enjoy the episode abov...

We have two trailblazers in the studio to talk about all things music and life, Rowlene and Moozlie are here to let us know what the word is. You probably know Rowlene from her collaborations with Nasty C, but she is steadily making sure that's not all that you know here for. We were all amazed when we found out that she mixes and masters her own music, she also lets us know what the working dynam...

How lucky are we? To have three of the best role players in the SA Hip Hop culture, not just as females but as human beings who stand for carrying this culture forward. Lee Kasumba, Lootlove and Ayanda MVP graced the studio to share parts of their journeys ahead of the upcoming #CastleLiteUnlocks Conversations, which are set to take place on the first day of the two-day spectacle. Lee Kasumba, whe...

First things first, we swear you've never heard DJ Speedsta like this! Not this honest, serious, humorous, inspiring and still entertaining. Speedsta gives us an insight into his career from his high school days of hosting parties in the Vaal to buying a house in Bryanston. In between all of that, we learned about his failures, falling out with his dad and how 'Special Somebody' almost didn't get...

We are bringing you a special episode featuring two of the most trailblazing individuals in urban culture. Mark Mac, a computer engineer and sneaker aficionado supplying the hottest kicks to your favourite rappers all over Mzansi. Katlego Malatji is an entertainment lawyer and promoter, he is one half of the famous Homecoming Africa promotions company. This is one of our most inspiring episodes, M...

Damn, April was such a long month! We had so much to cover in this episode in terms of events, we also welcomed Manu Worldstar to help us unpack everything and get to know him better. He took us through his journey in the music industry, which goes way far beyond The Hustle reality show. We also find out how his hit single 'Nalingi' came about and how he shopped it around to get a fitting deal for...

We welcome the Wavy Baby to the middle seat. Una Rams has garnered a lot of traction in the past two years, and we get to find out where his head is musically. We also get some intel on what it's like being (partially) signed to the great Black Coffee and what it means to be a Venda Pop Star. This is not without the usual catch up on news, music updates and events. Hosted by @mokgethwa__, @fratpac...

We are joined in studio by one of Joburg's coolest hip hop outfit, Champagne69. You probably know them as the dudes that look like their way to the front row at fashion week but still throw down a wild mosh pit. This episode has one of the funniest opening dialogues we've had, Willie and Siya let us in on their dealings with women in their lives as rappers. As per usual we then proceeded to past e...

Your favourite podcast is back, iyuuurrrppp!!! We have one the most promising talent to come out of South Africa, ByLwansta. He ushers us in to the third season with an update on his upcoming project 'SPIJONGET' and how it will be rolled out to the masses, which is a totally interesting way. Among many other things, he lets us in his creative process and how he got to be on the Colors series. As p...

2018 hasbeena very interseting year. We are joined by some of South Africa's premier Hip Hop media practitioners to discuss. Tune in each month and hashtag #TheSoberingPodcast to stay engaged with the conversation. Follow the hosts on Twitter; Mokgethwa - @Mokgethwa Kitso Moremi - @FratpackMusic Kabelo Moremi - @Fratpacker Engineered by @fratpackmusic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

All day one Soberers know that Kid X has been highly sought-after to be a guest on the show. Mfana ka Aunty finally graced the middle seat, we a lenghty and fruitful chat X. We got into his new album, his role at Raplyf, his unfruitful tenure at Cashtime Records, we also had a lengthy deliberation on which SA emcee ranks high on the Sway In The Morning freestyles and not rappers being bad payers....

In this episode we have one runner up of Vuzu's 'The Hustle' Dee Xclsv, he gives us a lowdown on what he's been up to since his departure on the show, and gives a clear differentiation between Rustenburg Hip Hop and MafTown Motswako, this get heated at some points of the show. it all remains entertaining however, listen on above. Follow Dee Xclsv on social media @Dee_xclsv. Tune in each month and...

We haven't touched on albums, events and industry shenanigans in a bit, so we decided to guve y'all something for #Ocsober. As said we dissect all the recent albums and singles that dropped recently, but before all that we had a little issue to address with Stogie T, given his recent tweet in our direction. Lil Frat really popped off on here. Listen on and enjoy. Twitter: @TheSoberingPod IG: @TheS...

With the growth of an alternative Hip Hop scene in SA, we have one the leaders of Soundcloud and raging wave, enter Patrickxxlee. A 22 year old rapper from Joburg carving an entire new lane in the game. On this episode we get to find out more about his music, upcoming shows and his upcoming album 'Nowhere Kid'. Most notably he lets us in to his psyche and the darkness of his music and what it actu...

We have Priddy Ugly in the middle seat, a well respected lyricist in the SA hip hop game. He takes us through his tenure as an Ambitiouz signee, all things sweet and sour during that time. How he was able to walk away with all his music, the financial struggles he had with the label and the lack of support. What caught us off guard the most is his tiff with Riky Rick, and how it affected his relat...

We welcome Hype Magazine editor RooAT in the middle seat, he's joining us to give us the low down on the Hype Freshmen 2018 list. All that is not before we go through an evaluation of some of the music that dropped recently by the likes of AKA, Nasty C, DJ Sliqe and others. With the Freshmen List he lets us in on the selection criteria, what makes a freshmen, why some names were left out from the...

We welcome $tilo Magolide as our guest on this episode, fresh off his latest video release for 'Combo'. He takes us on a trip down memory lane about his early days in the game and his style influence on the game. Things also get a bit heavy when we touch on his alleged domestic violence case, more than anything we got a lot of knowledge darts thrown our way by the main man. Follow $tilo Magolide o...

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We are rolling without a guest on this episode, we delve into April's events that we attended, hip hop news and breath control. Listen on and don't subscribe and share. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have The Mayor of The Streets in the house, chopping up all things #LPOfest, black dreams and the whole industry as whole. If you know Fry you know he stays throwing knowledge darts and it's no different in this episode. Listen on and don't forget to share and subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ginger Trill recently won Verse Of The Year at the #VOTY's, he chops it up with on why it has taken so long for him to be acknowledged as a lyricist, also mentions who he thinks is the South African Jay Z, talks about his new single 'Money' and also give us his current top 5. @thesoberingpod on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coming from a relatively slow Hip Hop month, we dig into some newsworthy moments ranging from beefs and historical moments. There's also the ever present argument between Javas and Kabelo, with Kitso mediating as always, this episode is nothing short of fun. Enjoy, and don't forget to share, like and subscribe. @thesoberingpod on twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...

In this episode, we have editor in chief of one the most important magazines in SA youth culture, Caron Williams from The Plug. She chops it up with us some of the issues and challenges she's faced at the the magazine. So listen to the episode and don't forget to subscribe. Please follow @TheSoberingPod on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this eposide we have one of the hardest lyricist in the game, Solo in studio. Talking to us about Solo and the BETR GANG 'Tour Dates' album. Enjoy the episode and follow @THESOBERINGPOD on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices