‘The African Throne Tour’ Documentary Review: A Bigger Moment Than ‘Fill Up The Dome’

The documentary opens with no artist who has ever done an African Tour before. The biggest artists might have been booked in different countries but we haven’t seen a continent-wide tour.

The idea was born from Cassper Nyovest and Nasty C’s management team both having the idea of doing an African tour for each artist. Through discussions between themselves, they realised it was a shared vision and they worked together to make it a shared reality.

The doccie kicks off with the international co-signs both artists have received over the years with everyone from Charlemagne Tha God, Swizz Beatz, Snoop Dogg, T.I., and Sway to name a few, emphasising the magnitude of these African rap giants.

With their albums both unintentionally dropping on the same day, losing months of individual performance revenue, technical challenges, bootstrapping, travel logistics and even probably working at a financial loss Nasty C and Cassper embarked on an 8-country tour hitting Eswatini, Kenya, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Rwanda, Zimbabwe and of course South Africa. 

What’s bigger than the tour was how they also bonded and we get to learn more about Nasty’s introvertedness if you ever wondered why he’s a beast on the mic and "shy "in real life.

We also get a peak on how their projects came to life and the dynamics of the team on the road, not just the artists.

Being a first of its kind, they also share the lessons that everyone needs to consider if they ever take on this mammoth task. It wasn’t only roses on the tour as some real life challenges impacted some stops and seeing the resilience of the team throughout was inspiring.

Nasty and Cass also get personal and tell us how traveling impacts their family lives although they have different family structures as parents.

You know in retrospect and respectfully this was a bigger feat than Cassper’s Fill Up The Dome or even a greater next step and brings me to the sad acknowledgment that we really don’t pay mind to the incredible milestones we make unless it’s a trend or it’s caught by mainstream culture. 

The world is really divided by those who do things and those that are complaining about things not happening. Hip-Hop and the SA music industry should really be lauding this milestone with greater pride and affirmation. 

Minister Gayton Mckenzie recently said at the South African Hip Hop Museum that we are not fighting for our space but I disagree. We are the ones that are creating a space for everyone.

As much as the documentary being an Amazon exclusive is a great milestone in itself, the doccie needs to be on a mass channel because every African needs to see what these Africans did. We are not mediocre, my friend.

The African Throne Tour is history made.