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First Case :
"We're in a limited time and space- walking with a mind state- a
militant mind state..."
| The First Case Alliance was
established in 1998 with an astonishing membership of eight(8)
soldiers. These youths have risen from the dusty and sandy streets of
the infamous Khayelistha Township (Cape Town, South Africa). They have
collaborated and engaged through Poetry and the Visual Arts to depict
and tell stories of their immediate environments. Gradually the members
have drastically decreased to four(4) because most of the soldiers took
different paths in life as they grew older but the legacy of the First
Case Dynasty still remains. They have been blessing audiences with
vibrant appearances in both the townships and the suburbs and still
continue to do so with extreme consistency. |
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First Case's missions : |
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First Case Alliance is not simply a Hip Hop crew but should be regarded
as a reactionary, but innovative movement striving towards social
change and youth upliftment. In a post-Apartheid South Africa and
growing up at a difficult and critical time and place, the youth is
faced with many challenges and intricacies such as drug addiction, peer
pressure, lack of infrastructure for talent and creative development,
unavailability of funds to further studies, and poverty, just to name a
few. |
| The youth
of the township is exposed to unnecessary stress and other negative
issues that hinder their progress and dreams. Therefore, the mission of
these individuals is to motivate, encourage and inspire the youth
(through music and art) especially those coming from disadvantaged
communities to rise above circumstances and utilise their talents to
realise their dreams whatever they may be. |
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First Case's soldiers : |
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| - Native Logik-Lunga- Also known as
"Science of Reason,"
Native Logik paints vivid images
of a colourful and vibrant kasi life with his rhymes depicting the
lifestyle, the culture, of K'ltsha(7784) and most probably any other
township with words like:" Life cycles/coins spinning/shouting 'heads
or tails'/skills tailor-made to avoid poverty ..." |
| - Righteous Leadz-Luyanda
"From the dark valleys/villages, alleys/on the daily... there is
Righteous Leadz, the Hangover so handover the mic. This soldier goes to
battle head on with direct, non-compromising simplicity. He writes
clear messages which are not to be confused, misread or undermined. "I
produce-and introduce-you to properties of elevation...." |
| K-9-Khanyiso-
He is the "Dreaded lyrical journalist- sublime embedded- K9 the
spiritual verbalist" He serves lyrical delicacies to the eardrum when
he chants on the mic. On a track titled "Survivals best element, "K9
chants: "I 'm mainly relating to the youth/ who unprotectedly/
intercourse sexually/ negligently changing partners on a frequent
sequence" |
| Zwai-The "Omniscient Narrator"-
He's a traveller that documents his day to day observations and retells
it orally. ...senzosakwantu... |
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To be continued ... |
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