The Mothership In the Guardian

Black Rage Familia: Maria McCloy, Kulwano Skosana and Dzino (yep, just Dzino - one word, like Madonna)

For those of you that don't know, The Guardian is a UK publication that's known for some sick writing, yes, even on music. And if you weren't aware, The Mothership (rage.co.za to the normal folks) was recently mentioned in the 2010 FIFA World Cup story that you can read here.

We all know Maria - yes we're cool enough to have her on a first name basis and a speed dial, ha! - one of the co-founders of Black Rage as well as the online youth culture magazine, rage.co.za, is the biznis. So theblagg was most proud when we saw that Maria and their biznis was shown some international love.

So check out the article because Neil Spencer makes some pretty good points. And check out The Mothership errday allday to be kept up on the latest. And check out her vintage clothing sales in Greenside. That's where Dude bought the Puma hi-tops that look like they are stuck on yoThe Ordinary Girl always in. That is all.

Oh No and iPad? Heck Yeah!

We promise we don't get a kick-back from Stones Throw! We're still slumming it on these blog streets.

But that's an entry for another day.

While moping over being a day late and a rand short of what's happening in South African sneaker culture, theblagg decided to take a detour and merge the present state of the music we love and the future of technology.

What did we end up stumbling across? This:


"That raw, raw stuff. That raw, nasty, gangrene, go jump off a bridge, toilet bowl music." Or at least the person who makes it: Oh No!!

Ta-daaaaaaaaaaaa! Ahem.

While Madlib (you know how we feel about him right here at theblagg) is known the world over as a legendary _________*, his little brother Oh No is well on his way to that status too.

In this video Oh No, who is also a producer/rapper does an ad for what's on every bloggers wishlist: a paying gig. No, seriously though, in this clip Oh No talks about the advantages of using the Korg iElectribe app on the iPad.

*Crickets and tumbleweed pause*

Yes, it's still an ad but Oh No is just so ridiculously likeable that you can't help but watch him recount his humble beginnings and talk that sound talk. Plus we're hoping whoever got the soccer shirts connekie has an iPad shipment coming in real soon so we wanna know how the darn thing works beforehand.

Oh and to paraphrase Oh No: Just watch out when theblagg has their own rocketships, we're going to be dropping bombs.

*Insert your own amazingly cool adjective here.

"Bouncing Cats"

Bouncing Cats , a film by Nabil Elderkin, is a an inspiring story of Abraham “Abramz” Tekya’s attempt to create a better life for the children of war torn Uganda by using Hip Hop with a focus on B-boy culture. His project is called Breakdance Project Uganda and you can help support this by going here. The film shows Abramz attempt to heal, empower and rehabilitate the community of Uganda by teaching its youth about B-boy culture. Its also boasts narration by Common and interviews with K'naan, Mos Def and Will.I.Am to name a few. Check out the trailer.

BOUNCING CATS film trailer from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.

Drake - Light up

Drake drops another joint, this time with Mr. Knowles-Carter. Needless to say its a hot one. We don't need waffle about these to dudes because ya'll already know right? So here's the joint.
Drake Featuring Jay-Z - Light Up by Hypetrak

Drake - Find Your Love

You would be forgiven if you thought this song should have been on Kanye's 808's and Heartbreak because it does sound very much like it. The Mr West produced "Find Your Love" is Drake's new single from his STILL not yet released debut album Thank Me Later . The video sees Drake exploring his other talent(No. Not singing), acting. He plays an out-of-towner who gets to Jamaica and falls in love with the neighbourhood gang leader and...well. See for yourself.

Drake - Find Your Love from October's Very Own on Vimeo.