Here’s also a short clip where Common talks about the video and about the meaning of the song:

Dear readers…a while ago I went to a play/hiphopera called ”Afrikaaps” (a Glasshouse production) in Amsterdam. I want to share this experience with you guys but really words can’t describe how lovely this play was. Afrikaaps is about the history and value of Afrikaans in South Africa. I really can say that I’ve actually learned a lot from the play. Language is very important and we all find a part of our identity and culture in our language. Afrikaaps shows the meaning of the Afrikaans in the way it’s being spoken in everyday life in Capetown (hence the name Afrikaaps) and not the way it’s being spoken on television or radio etc. It focuses on the way Afrikaans has evolved to Afrikaaps.
During the play the audience got to know the different inhabitants of Capetown and their influence on the language. The history and also the present day use of Afrikaaps is shown to us during the play by the actors, bit of documentary and music. From Goema to hiphop and jazz, from singing and rapping to dancing … it’s all there. I’m also glad they showed us translation of what is being said during the play, that way I could really connect since I don’t understand Afrikaaps. Alongside the South African cast of Jitsvinger, Blaq Pearl, Bliksemstraal, Moenier Adams, Jethro Louw, Emile Jansen, Kyle Shepherd and Shane Cooper there also were two dutch MC’s Akwasi and Def P. All of them did such a wonderful job and it seemed as if parts of the play were freestyled which of course wasn’t the case but their connection was that natural and real. I was really impressed by the talent of the South African cast, they’re famous back home but for me they were new. I wish that I went to see Afrikaaps during the beginning of their tour in the Netherlands because then I could visit the play once more. I enjoyed the way they mixed different tools in their play without making it boring or too difficult for the audience to follow. I’m glad I went to Afrikaaps, it was a play worth watching and the hard work of everybody who worked on the hiphopera really paid off.

Here are a few songs of the play, just to give you a better impression of what I saw:

Pictures made by Hazjikidee:

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How dope is this vid? I love it!
Very glad that Killah Priest is back, Shadows is a track that will be featured on his new album ’3 Day Theory’  releasing on 6th of july .. be on the look out!

Shahmen, a hiphop group that consists of BLS and SENSE of the Q4. BLS is from the United State while Sense is from The Netherlands. Their ‘Enter the Circle EP’ is one of my favorite EP’s that’ve heard in the past few months. On a few tracks you can also hear Unorthadox, a very dope dutch MC.
I really like the dark sound that the EP has, BLS’s voice fits perfectly with Sense’s beats. I’m very excited about this EP, and hope you guys will download it and support real hiphop.

Download: Shahmen – Enter the Circle EP

Yeah, it’s dutch delight time once again!

It’s a new group called The Front Porch Poets, it consist of 2 guys Dave Redi and Mr. Ramble. It’s a fresh tape ready to be heard by you!

I’m def’ down with FPP!

Download: The Front Porch Poets – For the Record

I’m so glad that youtube exists!