FRATPACKER WORLD.
A LOT OF MUSIC AND COOL THINGS
Author: sscvelaphi
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CR8TING CONVERSATIONS, CONNECTIONS & CURIOUSITY Creativity is not birthed in isolation nor fear. It is birthed from community and curiosity. Being in a world where we are influenced and affected by the environment, cultures and people around us, it is impossible to say that your creativity was sparked alone and by yourself. The questions that…
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THE NEW SUPERHEROES OF THE GEEK WORLD Since the beginning of time, we’ve always heard the story about the damsel in the distress, especially in the comic book, sci-fi, superhero world. It’s uncommon that the women are usually the ones being the heroes and saving the men. Even more rare that you’ll find a black…
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HOW DO WE DEFINE THEM IN 2026? Out of all the fields in art and entertainment, it has always felt and been documented that the music industry is really the wild wild west. An industry where they are so many loopholes, unspoken laws & broken laws, always needing to play the game and adapt, no…
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THE MASONWABE NTLOKO STORY When people say fine art and especially into regards with the painting community, the images of black faces is not the first image or thought that comes to mind for most people. We usually here of stories about black artists either being blackballed, stolen from or shunned from these communities and…
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THEY GET PAID, WE GET PLAYED Board games, arcade games, the 100 games in one TV Game, Sega Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, PlayStation 1, Gameboy, Gameboy Colour, PC Games, Internet Games PlayStation 2, Gameboy Advance, Nintendo GameCube, PSP, Xbox 360, Mobile Games PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 5. Everything mentioned, I’ve owned, played, broken, sold, lost or…
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A Rising Star On The Decks Since 2020 we’ve seen the rise of more and more women playing, taking up space and dominating the DJ world. While there are a lot of comments and stigma surrounding women DJs, such as, “they only get booked for their looks” or “it’s a feminist agenda” or the most…
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BUY YOUR MUSIC. DON’T STREAM IT Just because they’ve digitalised music, doesn’t mean it should be owned by the machine [both figuratively and literally]. It’s 2026 and it seems like the concept of buying music is now a long-lost ancient art that we get to tell our kids about as we reminisce about the old…
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Growing up as a kid every holiday we would drive back home to both my father’s and mother’s homes in Mpunzana (a village deep within Mthatha) and Queenstown respectively, both based in the Eastern Cape, and besides the 8-10 hour drive I used to dread coming back home for several reasons including; forfeiting the pleasures…
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In 2025 it feels like the route to becoming an artist and superstar has become easier and easier but with that being the case it does make me one wonder what does it mean for the quality of artists and superstars? Yes, it might have been harder to crack the mould back in the days…
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THE CURSE & BLESSING OF SOUTH AFRICA: It’s October 2025 as I write this and it’s that time of year that three words get to steal the spotlight and shine to the fullest. Those three words being year-end fatigue. Now the reason why I mention year-end fatigue is because 10 years ago around this time…
FRATPACKER WORLD. 