Bonang to Host Future Awards 2015

SA's slay queen and serial media achiever, Queen B is taking her A game to Lagos, Nigeria this Sunday as she will be hosting the prestigious Future Awards.

The awards which celebrates young people between the ages of 18 and 31 years who have made outstanding achievements in the year under consideration was conceived by Chude Jideonwo and Adebola Williams and has been held yearly for the past 10 years.

The award categories include: Young Person of the Year, Advocacy and Activism, Education, Enterprise Support, Community Action, Technology, Entertainment, Agriculture and the  Tony Elumelu prize in business.

The entertainment category features Yemi Alade, Olamide "Baddo", Cassper Nyovest (Mr FillUpTheDome), and Vanessa Mdee as strong contenders.

As fans count down to Bonang's arrival in Lagos for the awards, some have asked her to go to Nigeria for the kill, slaying in every way without mercy  as an enemy will be at the event. Could the enemy be Eja nla (Dbanj) ?  Keep it locked here for news of all that goes down at the awards.

Cassper Nyovest is "SA's Hottest MC" of 2015

Almost a month to the day that Cassper Nyovest rewrote history with his “Fill Up The Dome” concert, MTV Base (DStv channel 322), has revealed him as the laureate in “SA’s Hottest MC 2015”.

The heavily contested top five saw Nyovest push both rivals and friends to the back of the list, scoring top marks for impact, sales, buzz and other intangibles. Commended by the judges for his sound decision making skills and relentless hard work, there was little disagreement that Cassper deserved the top spot.

Hot on his heels is AKA, who the panel unanimously agreed deserved the second spot with his well thought-out music taking centre stage. His accomplishments outside the studio were arguably not as strong as Cassper’s. Style and lyrics were the two outstanding criteria that scored him the runner up spot.

2014’s number one MC, KO, took the third spot; his strong presence and contribution to the local hip hop scene was commended by the panel, but the extent of his impact in 2015 was interrogated.

Riky Rick scored the fourth spot after a hard-hitting 2015 with the release of his debut album “Family Values”, that has earned him multiple award nominations while selling over 20,000 copies.

OkMalumKoolKat took the number 5 slot with his hard-to-box rap style.  While his work, dedication and influence on SA Hip Hop culture throughout 2014/2015 has been louder than his fame, features with Riky Rick,Cassper Nyovest and WTF, and sheer consistency had the panel wide open.

New Video: Cassper Nyovest - No Worries

From South Africa's most daring rap artist and CEO of Family Tree comes this Inspirational hit - "No Worries". NO Worries was released a day to the making of history in the South African entertainment industry where he filled up a 20,000 capacity Dome.

....and Cassper Nyovest Filled the Dome

It all started like a brag, some took it serious, others didn't. His voice got louder, and many thought he was a joker. How on earth would he be able to feel the 20,000 seating capacity Dome? He has got just 2 albums, he would bore the audience......There were lots of reasons why Cassper Nyovest would never have been able to fill the Dome, but on the 31st of October, 2015, he achieved a feat no other local South African artist has ever achieved and made history in the South African entertainment industry.

His ever supportive boo (Boity) was dressed in a Cassper base ball shirt with her queenly head gear. Boity surely knows how to be and carry herself like a queen. Queen Fill the Dome who earlier in the week said she would choose her man over and over again, drove to the Dome in her AMG  and had this to say :

"And God said..."Of course, My Son. As you please". All of this is INDESCRIBABLE, UNFATHOMABLE, INSPIRATIONAL, MIND BLOWING!!!! Made me understand the power of believing in your OWN path and your Purpose! Made me realise how insignificantly I've treated my aspirations! How do you not get up and start making changes to the way you have handled your goals and dreams?! All you need to do is SPEAK IT, believe and FEARLESSLY have faith in it like your life depends on it and God will take care of the rest. Wow, Refiloe!! *claps once* #God #CassperNyovest #ItIsPossible #KingCassper #ManOfGod"

Riky Rick was also happy to be part of the history , he said:

"Everything that is unfolding is not for us... This is for the children. Some of us grew up being told not to dream. We were told to follow the system. Follow rules. Listen to your boss. It might be too late for some of us to do the things we shouldve done in our younger days. But we still have an opportunity to inspire the next generation of children. Inspire them to do the impossible. Inspiration can come in the form of music, cars, fatherhood, a nice watch or executing the best concert in SA History. Well Done to @casspernyovest for inspiring me to push to the UPPER level and teaching me how to dream. Millions of children  can now believe in themselves. So proud Love You my nigga.#FILLUPTHEDOME "

Who now owns the crown of South Africa's best rapper? While some say AKA remains the  king of rap, many feel Cassper now owns the crown with his latest feat. Cassper has told doubting Thomases that the Orlando stadium is next? We guess doubters are now believers. Where do you belong?