Breakout musician and producer BLXCKIE is gearing up to drop his highly anticipated debut album aptly titled B4 NOW. BLXCKIE also known as Somyana Omnya, is a Durban-born multi-talented artist making waves in S.A music as one to watch. He joined Smash Afrika to drop his new single titled Ye x 4 which features Nasty C. Blxkie is set to drop his first album B4 NOW – which is set for release on 21 May 2021.

South African rap super star Cassper Nyovest joined Smash Africa hours before he dropped his new single titled 'Angisho Guys' featuring Lady Du.
On the track the two take turns rapping bout the pursuit of a good life. 'Angisho Guys' is Cassper’s follow-up to 2020’s A.M.N (Any Minute Now) album and is a feel-good blend of Amapiano and hip hop.

With her own debut music video ‘Nkulunkulu’ amassing over 2 million views in a month, 21-year-old Kamo Mphela is showing that she is definitely a force and one to watch. She has many other major features under her belt and has now dropped her second EP. She joined Smash Afrika to chat about all that and more.

Smash Afrika sat down with the incredibly talented music producer Da Muziqal Chef, known for tracks like Too Late’ & ‘John Wicki’. He’s without a doubt one of the hottest yanos musicians right now, and spoke to us about his journey in music and an amapiano x maskandi sound he's currently working on.

Nadia Nakai joined Smash Afrika to chat about and drop her new track 'Practice' which features grammy nominated American rapper Vic Mensa. She let us in on how the collaboration came about and talked about filming the music video in Ghana.

More and more couples are embracing the idea of being in an open relationship, but what are we getting wrong when it comes to open relationships, what should be discussed and which boundaries should be set? Smash Afrika spoke to Shirley Masemola who’s a Registered Counsellor who focuses on relationships.

On this instalment of #TrendingChats we took a look at ‘Trapped’, a South African film challenging the norms as it addresses representation, diversity, queer love and duty through the lens of sexuality in South Africa. Athi Petela, the films writer and producer joins us now to talk about the film and also have a look at some of the issues that have come up regarding the film’s casting.

The Motswakho originator Khuli Chana returns to local radio with a brand new single titled Buyile which dropped on 16 April. The song was produced by Unganzincishi producer, Tyler ICU and it features new kids in the block, Stino Le Thwenny and the new voice of Amapiano Lady Du. Buyile is Khuli Chana's first single of the year and the first song to come out through his new family UMG. Khuli Chana joined Smash for a first time play on 5fm.

Emtee is undoubtedly one of the biggest rappers in SA history and has made a name for himself as the kinda personality that’s all about authenticity and never playing small. His list of accolades continues to grow and he has now dropped a new album titled ‘Logan’, the first he’s dropping from his own record label eMtee Records. He joined Smash Afrika for a chat about 'Logan' and going it on his own.

Smash Afrika caught up with singer/songwriter Jethro Tait about his latest track 'Weirdo', and also spoke about the possibility of an album and his contribution to fellow artist, Majozi's latest single.