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HUB is the first hip hop magazine in Botswana; an urban lifestyle publication.The three main editorial pillars are music, fashion and urban culture with a strong emphasis on urban music.HUB is issued every two months.
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15ON THE COME UPThe Prophet from Ghetto discourses the hustle
16HUBHONEYEmma Wareus defi nes beauty and brains
30Examining music releases - K-Bos, P.O.R.N, Trauma, Posta, M.I.C, BK Proctor, T Dot, All Kasi, Kast and Run DMC
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2009
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Handle Your Business
8HUBMAILYou write ‘em, we print ‘em.
11SPOTLIGHTHip Hop pays- Cybil Nyte bags $ 10 000
13SPIN DOCTORDj Oneal talks decks, mixtapes and money
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34Sneaker Alert, All Booked, Music Vid, UP/Down, Tech Up, Game Review, Lost in translation,Did you know?, Quoted!, The Catch and Censored
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38Cybil Nyte- Winner of Channel O Emcee Africa 2
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ON THE COVER
K-BosPHOTOGRAPHER
Lucian Coman CLOTHING
K-Bos’ own
COVER CREDITS
Please include your contact details and phone number. The editor reserves the right to edit letters for space and clarity.
EMAIL [email protected] 3181442POSO P O Box 82278, Gaborone
SMS 72 815 128/72 171 332
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FACEBOOK Hub Magazine
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HUBMAILHUBMAILWHAT’S UP
Oaitse Chamme
,
Lucian Coman, Mikey S
Email: [email protected]
ISSN
2073-2864
Patrick M. Ofentse
Editor
HANDLE YOUR BUSINESS
You think you’re the king of rhyme? Ait, let this cap be your crown son!, send your bestest bars about this issue of Hub magazine and stand a chance to snatch this New Era cap, courtesy of Gear Master.SEND YOUR RHYMES TO
WIN!COOLSTUFF
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AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2009
Hub magazine supports a drug free nation.
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Tel: 3102588 Fax: 3102589Email: [email protected]
SMS charged at P2.00 each . Terms and conditions apply. Competition closes on 30/10/09. Winners will be announced on the 10/11/09.
WIN!
COOL
STUFFLeo F/Town
SPOTLIGHTHUBMAIL
Thato, J-Mecca
Call 72171332 to collect your prizes
Bigman, GC
SEASONSCHANGE, BUTTHETIRELESS PURSUITOF SNEAKERSNEVER DOES.RUNTO ANDCHECKWHAT YOUCANCOP .
Main Mall
BBS Mall
71621311/72921779
(next to NIIT, behind Shell)
(next to BBS building)
BAPESTA WINNERYame B Madisakwana
For all the cats that need that real readHere’s that H-U-BJust planted fresh a seedIts big now like the notorious poppa P-Side on the fi rst ever issue coverMiddle page, sassy SegaFlipped it over, there was ProctorYou couldn’t have done it properBringing out hip hop to center stageHub just set the paceThe rest are in a resting stateNow it’s clearly on the mapThere aint no stopping thatHub is makin’ it happenA month later I’m still clappingIt’s the heart of my musicSome people say it’s soothingYou can spot it by the clothingI got love for the cultureMad love for the readingMad skill with the structureBuck (Shot) said we need a kick startAnd Hub is clearly thatNow tell me Mr. Editor Where my new sneakers at?
Nature Lesetedi and Tebogo Simon
Tinny Masimega, Maduo Moilwe, Letticiah Phokontsi, Howard Tainton and Bakani Nehemiah
WINNERS
HUBMAILHUBMAILSPOTLIGHTTHE 411
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2009 10
IDEAS
Khuli Chana
K-Luv
Rox
MilezThe Real Magosi
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2009
HUBMAILHUBMAILTHE 411
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MCs saying their last prayers before war Verb and Lee Kasumba The jury- HHP, Nazizi and Naeto C Ghana’s C-Real bucking at Cybil on the fi nal round. “You tryin’ to battle me is like tryin’ to remove the P from the HHP!.” Bona, bona...bona! fa o belaela botsa Jabba And the winner is.....................(fi ll in the blank) “I made it easy for you to pass the test son,now lets talk.” Africa’s best battle MC pimped on both sides,ya dig?
DISCLAIMER: Please note that the views and opinions on this page are not necessarily those of the management, sponsors or publisher . Any similarity between the situation depicted and reality is purely coincidental.
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SPOTLIGHT
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ON THE COME UP
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Every issue in this section, we profi le a talented upcoming group or artist. Send-quality demo CD with a description of the contents, a colour or black and white photo and contact info to:
PS.
HUBHONEY
EMMAWAREUSWhat do you get when you mix beauty and brains plus the body of a model with the face of a goddess? Emma Wareus.
PS: Ladies if you think you have what it takes to be a HUB Honey, email your pictures to [email protected] and good luck.
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2009 16
Main Mall
BBS Mall
71621311/72921779
(next to NIIT, behind Shell)
NOTSHI
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MOTSWAKO TENDER
(next to BBS building)
Pringer Mmino
TRAUMATHUG INTELLECT
BK PROCTORTHE ALBUM
Thabo Kgosiemang
P.O.R.NWORD.TRUTH.FORTUNE
Grade: B
M.I.CTHE REPORTER
Pringer Mmino
Grade: C
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TOP OF THE CLASS
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HUBMAILHUBMAIL RECORD GRADE
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K-BOS BOSMAN
Grade: C
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Grade: C
Grade: C
ALL KASI
ALL KASI FM FO MAKASIKAST
SUPERMANTDOT
THE RESUME: BW GIRLSGrade: BGrade: CGrade: E
POSTA
THE BOSS IS BACK
CLASSIC MATERIAL
Pringer Mmino
RUN DMC ULTIMATE RUN DMC
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HUB TOP 5
1. Broadway
Scar feat. Pongo and Orakle
2. Garass Pampiri Remix
K-Bos feat. Various radio Djs
3. Champagne Music
Zeus
4. Onketsang remix
Mosako feat. Christel and Melo
5. Keep going
Apollo Diablo feat. Pelemiye
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2009 31
Thabo Kgosiemang
.Owen Oahile
. .Owen Oahile
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A EXCELLENT B VERY GOOD C GOOD D AVERAGE E BELOW AVERAGE F FAIL AND DISCOUNTINUEGRADING SYSTEM
Russell Simmons
HUBMAILHUBMAIL SNEAKER ALERT
Incredible Apple offer
HUBMAILHUBMAIL TECH UP
Creative Recreation
UP/DOWN
UP1. DSTV Access
2. YaronaFM's 10th befday
3. Rappers with live bands
4. MyZ one
5. Ezra MaQuez
DOWN1. Influenza A ( H1 N1)
2. Drugs
3. biting beats and rhymes
4. Construction noise
5. Piracy
“It lacks originality. A lotta people copy other people. A lotta people don’t have VISAs but got accents.They watch too much TV, Youtube and Smack DVDs.”Stagga
QUOTED!
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2009 34
DID YOU KNOW?
Orakle
LOST IN TRANSLATION
HUBMAILTHE CATCH
HUBMAIL CENSORED
MUSIC VID
ZEUS Champagne Music
www.djrade.com
“O kile wa bona o spana,o bo o spana bossFa ba tshwanetse go duela ba ja corner bossMabeletsana bo-BK ProctorMade him a nice song now o gana ka lebotha...”
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A ke tla ja sengwe?-MOSAKO
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The FixAuthor: Declan Hill
ALL BOOKED
SPOTTED
Street Stylin’
Robin’s verseGrass Pampiri All Dj Remix
CARELESS WHISPERS
I HAD TOI HAD TO Music moves and lives inside all of us. Each and every one of us has a personal relationship with it. Think back to all the defi ning moments of your life... They all had a particular song that plays in their background. A soundtrack to your life; or as i would like to call it, your own personal mixtape.
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AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2009 36
A vidid narration of a path travelled and a career shortlived like a premature ejaculation.
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FREE THOUGHT
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WIN COOL STUFF
-SMSs sent to the competition number are charged at a premium rate
of P2 each. Prizes will go to the fi rst correct entries chosen by a means of a random-number
generator. You may enter as many times you want. If you win your name will be published in
the next issue of HUB magazine. Prizes are not transferable and may not be converted to cash.
MAFIA SOUL
To stand a chance to win this Mafi a Soul t shirt hamper.
SMS ‘Mafi a’ with your name
to 16060
CONVERSE CTS
Put some swagger in your step! Win a pair of Converse CTS cour-
tesy of The New Kool.
Simply send ‘CTS’ with
your name to 16060
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com - available at Mafi a Soul .To stand a chance to win a pair of True.Ambition SMS ‘True’ to
16060
K-BOSTo stand a chance to 1 of 5 copies of K-Bos Bosman
album + Garass Pampiri
Remix bonus CD
SMS ‘BOSMAN’ with your
name to 16060