@troaveworld: South Africa’s underground scene continues to be one of the most forward-thinking and original scenes in the world. We’ve posted about artists such as Brotherkupa and Jaykatana before, who have really helped lead the alternative rap scene there, but we wanted to post a handful of other artists really pushing a new sound that is emerging. This generation of artists is taking various staple South African electronic dance genres such as Gqom (apologies for the pronunciation) and Bacardi and blending in different production styles from around the world such as trap in the US. The result is a high-energy, dark and industrial sound that still manages to be incredibly fun. Each artist brings their own approach to the emerging sound, while collaborations between them, Kupa, Jay and OSL1NN are helping to build a really interesting creative network around it. Here are three artists you should be watching that are building the sound further. Vson - Unreleased Snippet Mfanatouchline - MATATA Kea Mandela - Run Jozi #undergroundrap #mfanatouchline #brotherkupa #jaykatana #southafrica

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