Community work/Heal the hood
My involvement with politics in the 1980s demanded that our Hip Hop culture in Cape Town would operationalize our community activism. As soon as we were writing rhymes about the situations in our community, we had to take action. In 1991 Black Noise started with Rap To The Rescue, then Library Holiday Programmes tours to motivate and teach kids to read, followed by teaching them the elements of Hip Hop Culture (What is Hip Hop? Library tour, followed by the book).In 1998 I created Heal the Hood Project, which won Best Hip Hop Organization in 2010. As a qualified schoolteacher, I brought education into South African Hip Hop. I helped raise funds for more than 250 artists to travel to international events. I have taught many others how to teach in order to spread the dance. Heal The Hood Project is currently in 15 schools. I created a syllabus that is being taught to 1500 youth in the Western Cape. African Hip Hop Indaba, Battle of the Year South Africa, Shut Up Just Dance, African Battle Cry, Cape Flats Uprising, Learn To Surf Day, Up The Rock, Cape Flats Film Festival, Positive Poster Week, Cape Flats Performing Arts Conference, Our Hip Hop Festival, Reconnect the String, Black Noise Anniversary, and Freestyle Session South Africa.