Getuienis is an Afrikaans duo coming straight outta Cape Town with raw story telling and an in-depth representation of real life on the Cape Flats through underground hip hop culture. Made up of West coast hip hop veterans DMus and Maniak, Getuienis arrive back on the scene with their new project titled Illumenati Getuies. DMus has featured on countless mixtape's in and around Cape Town including the underground mixtape Ancient Men, produced by Hipe and released in 2001.
Their new offering is very well thought out and their content on each track leaves listeners with something to think about every time they get on the mic. Songs like “Freedom Fighters” and “A Place” are excellent examples of the struggle that this crew represents.
"Thabo Mbeki/ Julle system het nog nooit gewerkie/ My mense raak pandiete en bergies/ Want ons kry nie werkie/ Nou hoe kan julle expect, ons moet vir julle respekt/ As julle ons dis-respekt en neglect, Voetsek" – Maniak.
One half of Getuienis is Maniak. This is a guy that needs to be given a platform on the underground as soon as possible. With his socially conscious topics and messages of bringing freedom and justice to the coloured society on the Cape Flats that have been neglected by their government and leaders, Maniak inspires listeners not to accept their situation of poverty and to rise up against oppressors.
The UnderGround Angle was lucky enough to receive some music videos from DMus and Maniak with their new album. Once you take a look at the footage that is shown in these vids, you quickly realize that Illumenati Getuies is about much more than bling and money. Their honest desire to spread knowledge and awareness around the struggle that millions of South Africans go through on a daily basis is to be admired.
Tracks like DMus’ “Rymklets” and Maniak’s “Devide en Conquer” stand out as underground hits. Though the production on Illumenati Getuies leaves a lot to be desired, their content and flow more than makes up for the beats. On the music vids, you can expect to hear some classic Hipe beats such as tracks like “Rebel With A Cause”.
For more information, and to see the Getuienis music video's, look out for The UnderGround Angle's "youtube" channel launching soon.
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