MC / Rapper / Poet
In 1988 I founded the Black Noise Hip Hop Group with other members of the group. I have recorded and released 13 albums with Black Noise Discography Pumpin’ Loose Da Juice (1992), Rebirth Of Mind & Hip Hop Culture (1992), Black Facts (1994), Rebirth CD (1995), Questions (1996), Hip Hop Won’t Stop (1998), Circles Of Fire (2000), Rotational High (2002), Jam Sessions (2004), Getcha On The Floor (2006), Best Of Black Noise (2008), Stone Garden Soldiers (2010) and Black Noise Matters (2019). I also recorded and released 13 solo Emile YX? Discography , Who Am I? (2003), Conquering Lions (2006), Roar – Live it Loud (2008), Conscious Rhymes For Unconscious Times (2010), Afrikaaps soundtrack (2011), Born & Bred of the Cape Flats (2012), Mixed Mense (2013), Take Our Power Back (2015), Demockery (2016), From B-boys To Being Men (2016), Songs & Stories For My Son (2017), Songs & Stories for my Daughter (2018), Afrocation (2018) and Kaapse Katte (2019). I’m also featured on 9 compilation albums like Monster Hits (1992), Do For Self Compilation (1994), A Moment In Cape Town (2001), Battle Of The Year Compilations (2000, 2001 & 2013), Afro-lution Compilation (2004), Baobab Tree Compilation (2005), Mother City Compilation (2007), Anti-World Cup (2010), Internationally Known 2 (2012), Fees Must Fall (2015) and Pangea: Hip Hop Heals(2021) . I also helped to release 7 Heal the Hood compilation albums and helped 6 local artists release their solo albums. Artists like Plain Madnizz, Isaac Mutant, Lionz Of Zion, Ancient Men, Jamyaka Poston, Conquering Lionz and Resistencia.