Dplanet, Ben Sharpa, KONFAB, Rattex, Triplet of Bellville (The Realist), Sinister Dexter (The Realist), Kid Klever (The Realist), Jaak, El Nino (Driemanskap), Ma-B (Driemanskap), Redondo (Driemanskap), Dla (Driemanskap), Hipe, Planet Earth, Smokey the Chef.
Influences
RZA, KRS1, Bob Marley, Mad Professor, Alchemist, Derek May, Capelton, Jah Shaka, Roots, Dub, Dancehall, Mobb Deep, Dre, UK Grime, Gregory Isaacs, Eski Beats, Detroit Techno, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Lee Perry, Chicago House, Burning Spear, Afrika Bambaataa, Planet Rock, 'Magic' Juan Atkins, Eek-a-Mouse, Underground Resistance, Augustus Pablo, Stefan Robbers, Mad Mike Banks, Jeff Mills, Armando, traditional Chinese music
Sounds Like
KONFAB, Ben Sharpa, The Realist, Terror MC, Oracle Flo, Rattex, Driemanskap, Rato, Trusenz, Archetypes, Jaak, The Bug, Milanese, Capleton, Wu-Tang, Method Man, Word of Mouth, Thirstin Howl III, Aesop Rock, Anti Pop Consortium, Juggaknots, Madlib, Last Emperor, Saul Williams, Immortal Technique, Copywrite, C Rayz Walz, Qwel, MF Doom, Greenhouse Effect, Illogic, Cannibal Ox, Lo Deck, Gini Grindith, EPMD, Busta Rhymes, Group Home, Kool G Rap, Craig Mack, Bootcamp, Common, KRS ONE, Heltah Skeltah, OGC, Smif n Wessun, Chino XL, The Roots, Def Squad, Mobb Deep, Jeru, Outkast, Fugees, Canibus, Killa Priest, Shyheim, Company Flow, Punch n Words, Masta Ace, Black Star, Pharoah Monch, Audio Visual
Where to our buy our new releases, B. Sharpa and Bread and Butter:
- Look & Listen (across SA)
- Musica (across SA)
- Ozmic’s Ritual Store, Nr. Carfax, Newtown, Johannesburg
- Mabu Vinyl, Rheede St., Cape Town. (021) 423 7635
- Shelflife, 119 Loop St., Cape Town. (021) 422 3931
- Hi-Five, 34 Kloof St., 5 Mooikloof Centre, Cape Town. (021) 422 5455/6
- African Music Store, 134 Long St., Cape Town. (021) 426 0857
About Pioneer Unit
Pioneer Unit is an independent Cape Town-based Hip Hop record label.
As the name suggests, our focus is on developing Hip Hop artists who push boundaries, break moulds, and blaze trails. “Unique” is an adjective that’s thrown about very easily these days. However, it’s an adjective we feel very comfortable with.
There’s a wide variety of influences in our music, everything from Roots, Dub and Dancehall, to Electro, Detroit Techno, Dubstep, Grime and of course, the sounds of Africa.
Africa is the birthplace of rhythm. That rhythm found its way to the Caribbean through the music of the slaves where it eventually became Reggae and Dancehall. From there it travelled to the US where it evolved into Hip Hop. Soon after, it spread out around the world, and back to Africa.
We represent one completed circle in Hip Hop’s journey. Our mission is to keep that journey alive by making innovative African Hip Hop that is at home anywhere in the world.
“Pioneer Unit - home to Ben Sharpa and KONFAB, two of the most inspired and agile lyricists in the world today… spitting raw truth in their dungeon-dutty Cape Town-prophets voices…”
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what's good D? things are looking up! can't wait for the B. Sharpa, Swaartgevaar and the Lullabies for Abortions just made in to my top list of most anticipated albums of this year!!! hold it down, stay up! peace!
