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EMILE YX? • Hip-Hop Pioneer • Educator • Activist

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42 YEARS • CAPE TOWN • GLOBAL IMPACT

CREATING SOLUTIONS
MAKING A BLACK NOISE

Pioneer of South African Hip-Hop. Educator reaching 15000+ youth. Author of 50 books. Building communities through culture, one creation at a time.

Est. 1982 • Black Noise Co-Founder • National Order of Ikhamanga South Afica - Silver Award
42
Years in Hip-Hop
15000+
Students Reached
41
Albums Released
50
Books Published
15
Schools Partnered

THE CULTURE • THE MISSION

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THE PIONEER

Started b-boying with Pop Glide Crew in 1982. Co-founded Black Noise in 1988. Winner of 3rd place at Battle of the Year Germany 1997. Spreading the culture across Africa.

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THE EDUCATOR

Created South Africa's first Hip-Hop Cultural Education syllabus. Teaching 1500+ youth across 15 schools in the Western Cape through Heal the Hood Project.

THE ACTIVIST

Afrikaaps movement co-founder. Cape Flats Film Festival creator. Using hip-hop as a tool for social justice and community healing.

BRING THE CULTURE TO YOUR SPACE