Ben Sharpa - Hegemony

Figure incontournable du Hip Hop Sud Africain, Ben Sharpa ne vous est peut être pas inconnu si vous avez suivi depuis quelques temps l'ouverture amorcée par Jarring Effects avec l'Afrique du sud.
Déjà présent sur le sampler issu du coffret Cape Town Beats sorti il y a un an, le titre Into The Black a vite fait parler de lui, acclamé par bon nombre de radios indépendantes Chuo Radio Montréal, Radio Campus Bruxelles - pour enfin se retrouver pendant quelques semaines en bonne place dans la playlist de Mary Anne Hobbs (BBC).
Freestyler, producteur et lyricist de renom il fédère et ouvre rapidement la voie à de nombreux producteurs et mc's au travers de crew comme ie, Groundworks et audio Visual.
Au début des années 2000, sa réputation franchit logiquement les frontières sud africaines, il se retrouve rapidement sur des scènes prestigieuses en compagnie d' Immortal Technique, Jonzi-D, Black Thought, et Mr. Len (Company Flow). En juin 2002 il s'associe à deux autres célèbres MC sud africains (Krook'd the War Monga et AK-1) pour fonder le label Concentration Camp Publishing. Il rassemble alors une vingtaine de Mc's et de producteurs et sort deux albums.
En 2007, tout s'accélère. Remarqué par l'animatrice de la BBC1, Mary Anne Hobbs, il bénéficie alors d'une visibilité inespérée sur les ondes de la radio anglo saxonne. Dans la foulée, il poursuit sa percée européenne aux festivals de Dour et de Glastonbury en compagnie du beatmaker Milanese.
Alors que son 1er album sera disponible sous peu en Afrique du sud par le biais de son label historique Pionneer Unit, Jarring Effects continue de défricher la scène electro sud africaine (Cape Town Beats, Sibot, Playdoe..) et se fera l'écho de cette sortie sur l'Europe en proposant un premier EP disponible en vinyle.
Sur ce brillant premier maxi, Ben s'est entouré de producteurs renommés tels que les sud africains Sibot ( Playdoe, Real Estate Agents / Jarring Effects) et D Planet (Pionneer Unit) ainsi que le anglais Milanese (Warp / Planet Mu). Un terrain de jeu accidenté qui colle à merveille à l'univers et au flow de ce rappeur surdoué.

[@buhlemkhutshwa]

This right here will forever remain a South African Underground Classic.

[@rudegyalvanilla711]

2023/12/30 WE STILL HERE!!!!!
DANKO SHARPA!!!
RIP MKHENZA!! INCASE YOU DIDNT KNOW. WE STILL JAMMING TO THIS!!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA!!

[@GalloMusicSA]

Captain my captain!

[@user-gk4vz3wk9v]

Love this beat !

[@SOUTHPAW4921]

KAPTAIN 🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@nicholastoo858]

2008? This beat so so future at that time, dubstep had not yet arrived, he was rapping to it!

[@taelaw2192]

I remember this track from way before 2008

[@Jayb4sure]

Listening to this track in 2023, remembrance of my varsity days; rugged, nappy and not g.a.f just into hard-core political rap. Great Mc! BEN SHARPA!

[@jamutka777]

RIP Ben Sharpa

[@tresor40milinc71]

Oh Captain my Kaptain. miss you my brother #2023

[@hoodvibes6563]

RIP MY NIGGA.... TIGHTEST RAPPER IN THE SOUT

[@rasbaqino2425]

Rest in Paradise ❤❤

[@lebusasekorobele7390]

Still here ❤

[@antoniogambardella785]

this is rap classic 💣🔥👊🎙🔝✌🙏

[@paperboyzICTnetworks]

Hype sessions Introduced me to this amazing conscious lyricist. May your soul rest in peace❗

[@powernapproductions3145]

mean look !!!

[@seluphewa4700]

RIP to the legend Ben Sharpa!!

[@ntobekoncula768]

Continue to Rest Ben Sharpa..

[@samanyikaz]

I miss my homie. The good ones left too soon

[@tshidisosekoati8953]

keep coming back to this classic

[@jayseth]

Kaptin my Kaptin! #RIP

[@seanpotgieter572]

Came across this artist after YoungstaCPT mentioned his name in a song. I'm glad he did.

[@bhongonkumanda7630]

Ben Sharpa, Mothipa, Hymphatic Thabz, Golden Shovel, Mingus (X the 24th) and Konfab are legendary lyricists

[@mrthusi9207]

Where is Snazz D, Human and Robo the tacknitian

[@krowblack6839]

Big up to Ben Sharpa for this one, 2018 and it still goes in. I miss this era man!

[@andisiwekhathini4302]

RIP Ben Sharpa.

[@saulberg5247]

TILL WE MEET AGAIN...…..R.I.P BEN SHARPA...……...

[@romzdeluxe2067]

Goosebumps!!!! RIPKaptain

[@krowblack6839]

Rest In Peace Sharpa my Kaptain!!! What an MC you we're

[@tebzartlad3615]

Sh*t is timeless!
R.I.P Ben Sharpa
#RESPECT

[@elintonthemagician2236]

This takes me to 2003/04 in club called called urban connexion in Port Elizabeth. RIP Ben sharpa

[@ellenthula]

RIP Sharpa !

[@GwazaJuse]

RIP ONE OF THE BEST TO EVER DO IT

[@galexi2000]

Such a legend, remembering my days of running the around streets og Jsec and going to his and other underground rappers like the Hymphatic performances.

[@jakejohnson4309]

RIP MY NIGGA . WISH WE HAD MORE TIME. I watched this man perform this shit numerous times live. Life is a trip. to hold on to the memories I need youtube to connect the dots :(

[@ujosomethingelse2746]

RIP Legend!

[@blckmicblckmic1281]

ow captain my captain, dope

[@xolaninowala783]

Ow Kaptain My Kaptain Rest in Peace Brother .

[@DIAPAZONA]

watch out carefully this sir !
goosebumps everywhere !

[@sixLavita]

R.I.P legend!

[@Shroomguild]

Rip brother

[@petrusshabalala5272]

We lost a really gifted rapper... RIP Ben

[@z.nmngadi934]

RIP Ben Sharpa...your music will forever live on

[@togzinnhla6747]

power BEN

[@urthmathazo6599]

Oh Kaptin My Kaptin ✊🙏
Power To The King
#RIP

[@BaronAnselme69]

tous mes remerciements à Jarring Effects, dont je suis le travail depuis leurs débuts
j'envoie aussi toute mon amitié sincère à Momo, que je connais maintenant depuis longtemps (et ça date, à l'époque on se croisait dans les même bars ou dans les même concerts, de la scène industrielle entre autres)

[@ohJordiano]

RIP Captain

[@malizolemkosi8713]

HYPE Magazine gave me this song. R.I.P Kaptain. You were us and we were you.

[@copestatiq]

RIP Ben Sharpa :(

[@bensharpa]

U gotta buy the album to peep that joint propa

[@nikobelic8304]

Ben Sharpa hey Ben what's the name of that track where your on a roof in the video

[@Fibonachi.]

Broooooo hlemon 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@bensharpa]

DJ Sibot (South Africa) produced the track

[@mrthusi9207]

Dope

[@mrthusi9207]

Sibot can we do a track. Ben was my boy.

[@mrthusi9207]

"Why?"

[@kalaharik2834]

A luta continua Brother Man! 😥
#restinpower #Vibedowalkman @WendelKalahari ✊

[@potluckcrow]

REST IN POWER BEN SHARPA ♥️

[@d3br1s_]

wooow

[@kgothatsomagongwa1283]

still sick

[@ephraimmokhere3246]

#RestinPowerSharpa

[@masonwabemredlana1088]

RIP brother.

[@psalm1618]

Rest In poetry my brother

[@jarringeffects]

indeed !

[@slightedgeevents]

Rest in Peace

[@shakanomad261]

This dude! didn't know my home country brought the heat this hard! it sits well with the modern times too.

[@Alicebiancapilates]

Also, big respect for Rosa Montana logo

[@psalm1618]

eternal where im from!!!!!!!!!!

[@marakemorapeli2572]

RIP Ben your influence will always be remembered

[@rabbitslim1]

sa déchire sa M

[@TebzMoagi]

R.I.P king

[@giftramodisa5609]

Rest in peace king.

[@bonginkosigumede5389]

he reminds me of our hip hop legends Prophet OF The City

[@ELBARTOx9]

Sympa

[@andilerakoma]

Rest in Peace man 😞

[@smokerscoach]

Dopest shit i ever laid my ears on

[@Nite85]

RIP

[@sibusisomnisi6398]

Guys there is a track where Archetypes features Ben Sharpa, not sick and tired. Anyone know it?

[@bandilenkabinde5672]

R.I.P

[@gooseman1011]

this track makes wanna take a dump on my bosses desk...wheres krook'ds tracks

[@justinrapscallion8950]

Sir please seet prophet of servants

[@diggorz1981]

It's that 'fuck a cop hip-hop'!

[@Sabata_Nchocho]

Rest In Power Captain...

[@LashatHattamer]

it was produced by Milanese

[@kaboyaonekgathi2976]

shit u gada love mzanzi man shit is real

[@yxngalxn8918]

Comment

[@OriginalTwinerz]

pietra

[@hypo30cal]

RIP god!

[@suppaclassic90]

@eloise2222
comment tu le sais ?

[@0000XXXX0000]

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[@tshidisosekoati8953]

keep coming back to this classic