Six cities, thousands of entrants and three rooftop experiences later, the Sprite Uncontainable search to find the dopest talent in South Africa is almost over.
After the judges deliberated and all the votes were cast, the final six contestants who will be competing for an opportunity to collaborate with Talib Kweli have been announced. They are:
Graffiti
Dokter (Durban)
Stop Dane (Durban)
Emceeing
Hydrochloric (Durban)
Ab Fab (Jo’burg)
Dance
Costa (Nelspruit)
Sham Rock (Cape Town)
The grand finale will take place on 1September at OST Newtown. Presold tickets are available for R100 via webtickets.co.za, they will be sold at R120 at the gate. On the night judges Mernoly Simba, Reason, Falko and Talib Kweli will pick a winner in each category. Talib will put on what is bound to be an insane performance and will be supported by Prokid, Tumi, Ben Sharpa, DJ Kenzhero, DJ Hamma, DJ Tha Cut and DJ Zakes.
Sprite will further offer Cape Town a chance to see a live hip-hop performance by Talib Kweli to take place at Trinity in Cape Town on 31 August. On the night, Kweli will be supported some dope local hip-hop talent – likes of Youngsta, Hemel Besem, DJ Eazy, DJ Raiko, DJ Lyly and DJ ID.