This inspirational female goes by the name of NubianQueen, but is better known as Nonkululeko Masisi Mkiva. She is a rapper, poet and a singer. The type of musical genre she does can be labeled as hip hop, although she describes it as ‘conscious hip hop’ which comprises a soulful sound. NubianQueen has been rapping since the year 2003, which implies that she has been spitting rhymes for an impressive 10 years or rather a decade. Originally she comes from Mossel Bay in the Western Cape but moved to Gauteng in the year 2011 and a year later to Vaal for academic purposes. NubianQueen Masisi has graced different stages, from the Hiphop sessions to poetry shows in and around Vaal and Jozi. She was also one of the contestants in the Slaghuis Queen of Street Rap in 2012 and has made two appearances on SABC's Newsroom
She has worked with different produces from Vaal, Soweto and Johannesburg. Individuals such as Speeka, Tempo, Faceless and Letona. With much success she released her first studio offering The NubianQueen Masisi EP in June 2013 and it was well received by her followers.
According to her, she never plans further than a year, but would like to release an album, publish a poetry anthology and simply just graduate. Her love for music inspires her; this proves that she is passionate about what she does. This talented individual can be considered as abstract due to her sound, lyrical content and style of performance.

Born and raised in Soweto. Mohale “Fulskillakilla” Motsei’s illustrious career on the South African Hip Hop was first experienced in the late 90’s when he belched a statement of verbal revolution as he was heard for the first time on Voice of Soweto under the allias of Full Skill The Pest known to close acquaintances as Don Juan The Pest. 

The time he’s spent in the game has seen him evolve from street corner battle rapper to a 5 year host of the esteemed Splash Jam in Orlando West, Soweto, to single handedly over coming tension and grievances with Deep Soweto, (the same guys he first gave a platform to exhibit their skills),to a mixtape recording artist,to being a prominent street cred clad producer who’s featured on an array of projects and is currently finalising a project with the verbose and controversial social commentator Adis Ababa, a trait they both share in abundance. He also is held esteemed for producing a controversial track titled “Amadoda Ayafeba” on Siya Shezi’s (Deep Soweto member) ep Iqaba”. The symbol of a true trend setter, one who emulates the statement it is not the fastest not the biggest of creatures or species but those are easily adapting to change. 
He has proven to be one with a definite survival life span in a game of uncertainty. FulskillaKilla,The Pest known to close acquaintances as Don Juan The Pest 
  

Career Path

1999 - 2000: 	

•	Radio interviews, performances on Rap activity (Y-fm) and Voice of Soweto. Overall winner in his solo performances in comparison to peer competitors   
•	Performances at Le Club/Rippington’s JHB CBD
•	Esteemed member of Assylum Tribe
•	Emcee Audition Host for the Saturday HipHop show at VOS(Voice of Soweto)

2001:

•	Instrumental in the coordination of the Black August Tour to Soweto which Featured international artists like the likes of Talib Kweli,Deadprez,Jeru Da Damager&Black Thought
•	Performances at the Black Sunday Showcase
•	Performances at Slaghuis



2002 – 2007: 

•	Graduation from(D.T.M) sound engineering school
•	Resident Host of the SplashJam Showcase
•	Involvement in the dark-child basketball tour of Gauteng as a member of the crew known as Headquarters (Along with Dot Com and Sling Short)
•	Production and Features on the Reality Bites Mix-Tape (Together with Dot Com)which had a number1 hit single on the Yfm HOT9@9 charts for 6weeks in a row.

2008 – 2009: 

•	The release of his personal mixtape: Koncept Karnival vol1. As an artist, producer and executive producer, the project was mixed by the Splash Jam legendary DJ Zakes
•	Performances at various locations and different showcases around the country(Eastern Cape,North West,Western Cape,Pretoria)
•	Production on Cheezy Beat Tape 2nd and 3rd Semester by Danamiyc 1852(Tape features producers like WHP,Vybe Beats,Supastar Luvly,SoulChef&many more)from around the Country&The globe<www.Dynamic1852.com>
•	Production for Practice Run by Mental Odyssey,The Circle, Rapid,Viral and Missin’ Link(Ride with the rythm)
•	Become part of the team at the Soweto Towers bungee jumping facility/site. Where he reached and qualified for the accolade of power swing master, he then later, driven by passion for visual and audio technology became the head of the Multi Media Department
•	Guest host at the Street Hawker Concept Store’s Next Movement HipHop showcases   

2010:

•	Producer for Adis Ababa’s Album – Tell it like it is; no fear, no snitch, no favours,which has a controversial hit song “Coptsotsi” on various radio stations like Yfm,KQfm,Radio 2000,UJfm,Gwala Gwala fm&Munghana Lonene fm.
•	Production on a track titled Motherless Child with Yahkeem Ben Israel, a track which featured Adis Ababa & Missin’ Link after the successful attendance of the Eastern Cape tour Grassroots Arts Festival
•	Various numbers of his works downloaded(http://www.soundcloud.com/fulskillakilla),(http://www.reverbnation.com/fulskillakilla),(http://www.myspace.com/fulskillakilla) and purchased by different members of the community either through download sites or directly by him
•	Recruited Khipa Cash (Maskandi Musician) to work as FSK’s session guitarist,vocalist and pianist 

2011:

•	Production on Table Manners – 3rd Wave(http://www.3rdwave.com)
•	Production on Tell it like it is, no fear, no snitch, no favours & Mthetho wa marhuzu – Adis Ababa
•	Production on Pimville Times – V– Killa 
•	Production on Ten Yards – Sling Short
•	Production on The Yard Of The Spitters



Thando Zondo born in Soweto, Kasi Rap musician.

Thapelo Modiela (also known as “Speeka”- stylized as "SPeeKa") is a Hip-Hop, Kwaito and House producer born and raised in Soweto (born in Diepkloof, raised in Protea Glen).  Though he produces three different genres, it is his Hip-Hop productions that have gained him a lot of attention on the underground Soweto music scene.  He began producing in 2005, while in the 11th Grade in High School, after his father bought him his first Desktop Computer.  After learning a few things in the producing craft, with no formal music training, he and his two best friends started a Kwaito group called “BloodHoundz”.  It was during this period that he noticed that being a recording artist wasn’t really his strong point, and that his true passion was in making beats.  

After 3 years of constantly working on his craft (which subsequently led him to drop out of college in 2007) he met recording artists W.A.R. Bandit, MaseVen, Axe-Ray, The Soil and Red Button.  These are the artists who helped Speeka find his true sound: a heavily Street, Kwaito, Boom Bap yet musical sound with influences from local and international producers such as D-Rex, Mdu Masilela, Mandla Spikiri, Dr. Dre, Kanye West, Eminem and Timbaland.  Most of Speeka’s beats are characterized by his heavy use of bass, which many have called “The Speeka Signature”.

In March 2010, Speeka released his first album titled “Speeka Presents: The Insane Maestro”.  An 18 track disc that featured W.A.R. Bandit, MaseVen, Axe-Ray, The Soil, Red Button and a host of local unsigned talent.  In the project, Speeka broke down the barriers that were between Vernac Rap, Abstract Rap, Kwaito and Soul, something that had never been done before, especially in the underground scene. Though only a few copies were printed, due to financial constraints, it is considered by many to be a true SA Hip-Hop classic. Later that year in September, He released MaseVen’s “Sotra Mixtape Volume 1” in which he worked  on 80% of the production, the rest of the production work were popular international beats that they had gathered.  In 2011 he worked on two projects: “Axe-Ray, MaseVen & Sbuda P – DangerBox Mixtape” and “Etcetera vs. Speeka – Shooting Stars EP” released on 1 July 2011 and 30 September 2011 respectively. On the “DangerBox Mixtape” he did most of the production work. Other producers on the project include PoetickSoul, n20 and Dynamic. On the Shooting Stars EP he did all the production work, with Etcetera doing all the song writing and rapping. On 20 April 2012 he released “The Black Sheep beat-tape”, a limited edition beat-tape with only 30 copies printed.

So far, Speeka’s biggest career highlights have been getting praises from Radio DJ’s Sizwe “Siz” Dhlomo and Siyabonga “Scoop” Ngwekazi on their Hip-Hop radio show “The Full Clip” on YFM 99.2 a number of times after MC’s (such as Maraza, Etcetera, MaseVen, Sbuda P, Axe Ray, Siya Shezi, Spy2 and a lot more) freestyled over his beats.  Also, the Love Life documentary titled “Isitimela” which aired on SABC1 in August 2011 featured all work produced by Speeka most of which was taken from “Speeka Presents: The Insane Maestro”. 

With his production company “Pulse Ink Productions”, which deals with music production and video/film production, Speeka hopes to build a media empire. He also hopes that the unsigned artists he has worked with, all make it in the growing SA Hip-Hop industry.  In an industry where most of the music is formulaic, Speeka hopes to bring an element that speaks to everybody from all walks of life and also bring Hip-Hop new fans.


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