Masses Answer The Question: "What's Missing In SA Hip-Hop?"

On an easy Tuesday evening, hip hop Dj Junior De Rocka took to twitter to pose the question; "What's Missing In SA Hip Hop?"

From that single tweet, masses came in with their take on the current state of South African hip hop and what they felt was missing in the culture. A far developed movement and culture in South Africa, hip hop has surpassed numerous genres to a point where the world wants to be now associated with what used to be an uncommon and unfamiliar culture, especially in our shores. With every growth of a thing, it is vital to check the pieces that put it together so to see what could be missing. In the same manner, fans and contributors alike shared their thoughts and opinions to the burning question posed by De Rocka:

What’s missing in SA Hip Hop??

— JUNIOR DE ROCKA (@JuniorDeRocka) June 4, 2019

Real Hiphop artists

— #GODDECIDES OUT NOW‼️ (@1audiomarc) June 5, 2019

Aka n Cassper collabo !!!

— KHANDA KING KHEBEST???? (@manamelafortune) June 4, 2019

Niggaz actually sticking to hip hop and not being trend following hoes... How do you sell your product if you still believe another genre is bigger than hip hop, that means you don't believe in your own product... Why must the people believe in it?

— Andile Ayanda Sanele Mahlinza (@Wobbly_RSA) June 5, 2019

SA music as whole needs a national radio station and television channel that plays 100% RSA music, that's step one. Hip Hop is missing real content and originality, SA rappers using the N word lìke thier ancestors were shoved in ships,

— #GetDown Music Video OutNow link in bio (@MrDunnDIDiT_SA) June 5, 2019

Niggas should stop looking for what's missing in SA hip hop. The otherday, my friend left his phone at my crib and i came across thjs WhatsApp group of hip hop djs in SA. All niggas talk about is who they hate and what they hate about them. My name was obviously top of the tops. https://t.co/pWUnQmG0Si

— R.M Phoolo (@casspernyovest) June 5, 2019

International Hip Hop artists, from South Africa. So far... theres a handful. We need more. https://t.co/TrGlF264dx

— #Azania ???????? (@ReasonHD) June 5, 2019

SA hip hop is great right now pic.twitter.com/mTuMuXkx96

— Ballin Versace (@BallinVersace) June 5, 2019

Event organizers and music compilers killed SA music! Its all about whos gon make them money fast now, and futhi Internet is not really working 100% for us in SA , imagine hostin an Event were a sponsor gave you 500k and on the line up there isnt even 5 paid upcoming artists?

— Check my recent tweet (@MIZZY_SA) June 5, 2019

Collaboration not wave riding

— Black GOAT (@lehippy_) June 5, 2019

Real hip hop. Most of these rappers spit gabbage. It's really sad for us luking for real story tellers, lyrical content we can relate to that touch on our real life issues & struggles we face as black ppl. It's all fake & unrelatable. Fame, money, chicks,etc is wt thy cl hiphop. pic.twitter.com/nwj9B1wqwS

— Black Soul (@ThulaniMzobe) June 5, 2019

The Hip Hop itself pic.twitter.com/WNfHuhH0ug

— Vee (@_moghel_) June 5, 2019

Conscious rappers who raps about current affairs.. Rappers who are brave enough to challenge the system

— ???? (@nkosieGmkhize) June 5, 2019

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— #SAsMostWanted (@MnisiJulius) June 5, 2019