On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Pretoria duo dropped their third full-length body of work together, GNFTV II, bringing back that old-school feeling of discovering a project on a completely random day. Back in the days of DatPiff and Datafilehost, you could wake up on a Tuesday and suddenly find a new mixtape waiting for you. No countdown. No ten-day rollout. Just music.
That’s exactly the energy Motsi and Moshcar tapped into with this release. GNFTV II is a sonic love letter to the sounds that shaped the duo — particularly the trappy, gritty and melodic Pretoria sound that continues to influence the city’s ever-evolving hip-hop scene. Across the project, the two artists move between hard-hitting rap, choral textures and melodic hooks, creating a body of work that showcases just how much range they have developed over their years of making music together.
At the centre of the project is the lead single “Slatlha Madende 2.0”, which features prominent names from the South African hip-hop scene. The track immediately establishes the energy of the project, with the memorable line, “Slatlha mandende skeemile tsela tsao jumpa di fence,” setting the tone for a record that feels rooted in Pretoria street culture while still pushing forward sonically.
The booming Pretoria hip-hop scene — Sprakathi — plays a major role in the DNA of GNFTV II. The duo also draws from the growing vernacular sound that has been steadily taking over South African hip-hop, creating a project that feels connected to what is happening on the ground right now. But this isn’t simply a project built around trends. The spark behind GNFTV II came from a combination of the music surrounding them and the people who continued asking for more. Over the two-and-a-half-year process of making the project, Motsi and Moshcar were constantly reminded by their supporters that another body of work was needed.
Those messages became part of the motivation. And when you have more than a decade and a half of history together, there’s plenty to pull from. GNFTV stands for “Groovy Nikkas From The Ville,” a phrase that speaks directly to both the duo’s sonic identity and their geographical roots in the village of Marapyane. That connection to home remains important throughout the project. There’s a sense that Motsi and Moshcar aren’t simply making music from Pretoria — they are documenting the sounds, experiences and environments that shaped them.
GNFTV II is predominantly a high-tempo hip-hop project, but the duo knows when to slow things down. The handful of mellow records create space for vulnerability and emotion, adding another dimension to a project that could easily have stayed in full turn-up mode. That balance is part of what makes the tape work. Even the artwork comes with its own story. Motsi and Moshcar are positioned centrally, with fire hydrants above them, creating a visual metaphor for the heat they’ve had to extinguish throughout their 16 years of making music together.
This isn’t two artists who linked up for a couple of songs and decided to make a tape. This is a duo that has spent years building, experimenting, surviving different eras of South African hip-hop and continuing to create together. And GNFTV II is a continuation of that journey. The sequel also arrives eight years after the original GNFTV, making this project feel less like a simple follow-up and more like a time capsule — a chance to revisit an identity that was established years ago while hearing how much the artists behind it have evolved.
Motsi and Moshcar also bring a solid group of collaborators into their world, with the project featuring Grey Galxy, Giftinperson, Ex.the artist, Doobieman, Gtech 2bit, G-Fuego, Tongue-Fu Senseii, Kid Mxjxsty, Mxrcciie and Ghoust Trapbully, alongside a guest appearance from Tshvpng. Behind the boards, the production is handled by Motsi, Lehabdrobeatz, Shumberto, BeatzbyCyder and Apryl’s Very Own, with engineering handled by Lehandrobeatz and Motsi.
The result is a project that feels collaborative without losing the identity of the two artists at its centre. There’s something refreshing about GNFTV II arriving without needing to fit neatly into the traditional release calendar. No waiting for Friday.
No need for an elaborate explanation. Just two artists from Marapyane, 16 years into their musical journey, returning with a sequel eight years after the original and giving listeners another window into their world. GNFTV II is Pretoria hip-hop, vernacular rap, melody, trap and lived experience, all coming together through the lens of Motsi and Moshcar.
If you’ve been waiting for another chapter, the wait is finally over. Run it up on the DSPs and tap into GNFTV II.