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Episode 6: YoungstaCPT, Wynberg

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In Episode 6 of Voices of Da City, we're in Wynberg with YoungstaCPT. Youngsta speaks to us about the spatial divisions in Cape Town and the impact of colonisation on its people. He unpacks how struggle is the essence of Hip Hop and how the culture has evolved in Da City.
20 Dec 2022 English Explicit South Africa Music History · Politics

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