Uvuko Poetry Sessions

Hip Hop functions r not a common thing in the VUT, but talk bout poetry sessions n u got urself UVUKO poetry movement, started sometym back…..Hmmmmm….now I gosta go interview da Niggas n find out when dey started, back 2 da issue at hand. As I was saying Poetry is the Bread n Butter 4 most of da peeps at VUT. N once or twice a few cats cum through 2 spit a written or a freebie.

This past Saturday was 1 of those days, n I was surprised 2 cum across The Last Fam, they got on stage n did a set of bout 4 trax. Landmaq, u a true landmark in size n in Skillz keep doing wat ur doing. Im still searching 4 their album, but I enjoyed wat I heard on Saturday. The day was filled with with ladies reciting angry poems n Gs doing their part to retaliate. One Nigga (Gremlin) got on stage n did some Comic Illustraion, which was dope being the first tym witnessing it. Unfortunately I had 2 step out for some air when Methodical got onstage to rip the MIC. One caught a glimpse of the nigga Mathematics, dude next tym try not 2 smell like a brew a lot of peeps r waitin 4 ur explosion n Liquor aint gonna make u explode.

I trully have 2 say it was fun havin a blunt on the steps of an institution, break the rules sumtyms hey!

Big up 2 UVOKO, we need more of this!

Smile, smile, smile...

I listened to 2pac ten years ago when he talked to niggas abt putting on a little smile, it sounded a bit like Dr Phil of the ghetto. “ there’s gonna be some staff u ganna c, dat will make it hard for u to smile in the future, but do whatever it takes, through all the rain nd the pain, got keep your sense of humor, got be able to smile through all the bullshit.”

Well, u gota agree, the bullshit is gone, the xenophobia is gone, the pandemonium surrounding the arms deal, the NPA and the infamous Judge Hlope is under the carpet and is time to Smile. Smile bcuz the nigga we all voted for has mounted the podium, the cabinet is set 34 members; it luks like Skwatta Kemp in there, but u gotta luv it. This season Hip-Hop has manifested itself, something 2 smile abt; Yfm has brought back the magic in Mzansi rap scene by bringing back the late Hip-Hop show through the beautiful Bonang and Channel O has another season of Emcee Africa starting on May 2009. Smile. The beauty of Hip-Hop, Teargas just took home the best Rap album from the SAMA’s. Hype Mag is still keeping the momentum, Mizi and the team is doing their job, perfectly. I’m glad that Outrageous has taken the Hip-Hop show ‘headrush’ into their hands. I guess we have a lot 2 smile about. Forget the recession; forget about the swine flu, The Platform blogsite is here to support Mzansi Hip-Hop. Smile.