by Phil Chard

One of the biggest Hip Hop Festivals on the continent is back yet again. On the 27th of April (South Africa’s Freedom Day) Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown will host the 10th Anniversary edition of the Back to the City Festival.

The event will feature DJing, graffiti, emceeing, beatboxing, skateboarding and helicopter rides. This year three international Hip Hop acts will grace the stage; Camp Lo, SkyZoo, J-Live and Elzhi as well as almost every rapper in South African Hip Hop. Except for AKA and Riky Rick who both pulled out.

Tickets

Pre Sold tickets are available until 26 April at Edgars, PostNet, Legit and Jet stores nationwide

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10K Challenge

The Play 10K Challenge is a competition sponsored by Power Play. It is an opportunity for upcoming artists and producers to gain exposure by competing for a spot to perform at the festival. Prize money is R10,000 for each winner.

The Top8 Emcees: Boxis; Zwes Tornado; Kayswagg; Neo Pitso; Ash; Chris Of Peace ; Zoey and Tsviel The Prince.

The Top8 Producers: MTK; Jojusbeats; Siga Jobe; Cyrus Beats; King Junior; Gobi Beats; Helteezy and J Smallz.

Battle of The Bands

R30,000 is up for grabs! Congratulations to the following bands for making the Battle of The Bands list: Guru Logic; Motsatsing and The Rays; Leomile Official, The Lovestains; Slim Swerve; Dookoom; Transkei Republic Band; STTA Live; Melo B Jones and VJTA; Automatic.