thats SUCKED!! HIp Hop why aren't you dancing?

First thing's first, if you haven't heard AKA's new track, which premiered on Power Night of Hip Hop on 5fm last night, entitled Jealousy, then bad for you ni__a!.

Ok, now that's out of the way, on to the next one, we as you may have guessed, or not, are masters of the blame game. I remember a couple of years back (in my dancing days), there were talks that South Africa's dance industry wasn't up to 'standard', or so it went down the grape-vine. I really started believing that until yet again it changed, now Hip Hop dance was up and and the music was faulty.

Well I guess now Hip Hop music is up to standard, but dance_not on point. Etv recently played season 2  of it's "street dance" show, and I found a number of problems which dissapointed the hell of me, as a viewer.
Firstly, the stage was too small, I mean any form of dance is about telling stories through movements and music- how effective would stories told on tiny dance floors prove to be?
Secondly, the Judges.
In season one I though " The King of Kwaito" Arthur was a last minute judge and should there be season 2 be replaced with someone who actually knows about dance, like uhm I don't know_Lorcia Cooper!
Something else that greatly puzzled me was how they claimed it was a STREET dance competition, yet wanted crews to be dressed in a proffessional manner, (I mean really!)

If anything, I thought that Step Up or Step Out would be crews battling it out on stage against each other, with a challenge thrown in every now and then just to keep it interesting, but what I saw was anything but.
BOO BOO BOO!!!

I honestly believe that South Africans got the moves, but lack places to unleash them.



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Hip Hop take's over Maxdome!!

I really love what hip hop has become in South Africa, doper beats, sick rappers and ill producers have made it possible, for the very first time in South Africa, to pursuit hip hop as a career _ I mean ask AKA what his proffession is.

And something else that I love about Hip Hop is the sound, it's not predominantly of American origin, and that's what I always had trouble with. Cats try , or used to rather, to be more like the Americans because of their 'flamboyant' lifestyles. But we saw the light and opted on unleashing a newer, fresher  and  awesome sound.

With all that being said I now must point out that Maxdome has had a face-lift, so to speak. It has devoured its movie-lover counterpart, so it is the new overlord of  the blog, and as such, in a more serious tone, should you find yourself missing movie reviews_ I recommend seeing  a Skerkinekor near you.

I also must express my utter dissapointment to our dance business, esp. Hip Hop dance, it lacks creativity. I just watched 'Step Up or Step Out 2' and it wasn't a street battle crew show as they loved pointing out. but more of my complaint on tomorrows post, which shall remain nameless.

The good way to start off the new Maxdome is to give my top 5 dance tracks, and by 'dance' I mean upbeat 'get up n shake somethimg' hip hop tracks.
5. David Guetta ft. Chris Brown and Lil Wayne - I Can Only Imagine

4. Khuli Chana ft. Notsi - Tswa Da

3. Cashtime Fam ft Teargas - Stundee

2. Wale ft. Big Sean - Slight Work
AND AND AND at no. 1
     Lil wayne ft Big Sean - My Homies Still  (which I must admit it will get tired after a week _ or less)

 Just to press the 'remember' key in your brain, here's a Blast from the past
Busta Rhymes ft. M.O.P - Ante Up    *classic


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