The Origins of Afrikaans Rap in South Africa

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SmartMonkeyTV
Publication Date:
8 October 2012
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Cape Town hip-hop artist Simon Witbooi, aka Hemel Besem, talks about the origins of rapping in Afrikaans - still seen by some as spoken by mostly conservative South Africans - and tips his hat to Prophets of Da City, Brasse vannie Kaap and Isaac Mutant.

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