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MBABANE – Milliswa Vilane, a local Hip Hop musician, has proven that the sky is not the limit as the artist was interviewed by Hype Magazine.
,n the interview, yet to be published, she spoNe about her worN, accolades and contri butions to the culture so far and she was in terviewed alongside %otswana¶s %anye]us.
7he article featuring the two ladies focus es on African wom en, specifically these two, dominating in a male dominated indus try which is +ip +op.
,n the intro it reads ³+ip +op has the pow er to affect the econo my, set trends and open doors for creatives, es pecially now in the dig ital era. And as a +ip +op community do we Nnow the scarcity of women at the forefront can portray the indus try as male dominated sometimes.´
7he introduction goes on to de scribe the interview that the maga ]ine had with 0illi, as they wrote, and %aye]us regarding their con tribution to +ip +op and the state of it in their respective countries. ,n general, +ip +op began as a male dominated genre. ,t was char acterised by defiance and rebellion.
,t comprised of witty rhymes and metaphoric punches coupled with the tale of underdog, who encoun tered certain wins against all im pending odds but the genre¶s, exis tence has been filtered thoughtout the years.
+ype 0aga]ine is the fastest growing youth culture maga]ine in 6outh Africa 6A . ,t is also the only local +ip +op maga]ine in 6outhern Africa. ,t¶s the street µbi ble¶ of +ip +op culture across the African continent, and has been dubbed the largest one to date.
Tremendous
Although the mag a]ine is based in Af rica, is has never been restricted to only Africans, it has featured inter national superstars who have made tre mendous contribu tions in the culture from the liNes of 1icNi 0inaM, &assper 1y ovest, A.A and 8nit ed 6tates 86A based art ist %2%, to name a few.
&urrent ly, the lo cal artist is featured alongside 6A +ip +op rising star, .id do &6A, who is also the cover on the maga]ine.
6ipho 1cu be is a multifaceted artist with lyr ical prowess and a silNy, easygoing tone, who is soon to be a widely recognised rapper and a voice to be recNoned with. 7he 6outh African popular fast rising rapper, songwrit er, and performer, is well versed in the +ip +op and 5ap scene.
7he scope highlighted from the second page of the digital form is that the artists speaN more about their releases and how their singles are µchanging¶ the +ip +op game.
Elevating
%orn and bred in 0babane, (s watini and born a creative at heart, 0illiswa is a writer, music head and content creator who is deeply pas sionate about elevating the (swati ni music landscape.
6he uses her existing platforms on social media as way to connect the international audience with (swati ni craft.
6he is able to beautifully paint a picture with words with the in tention of capturing local tal ent. 0illiswa is a lover of all things¶ art from music to poetry and storytelling. 6he is thus maNing a name for herself as a woman in an indus try that is male dominated.