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FINALLY reaching the last leg of her eight-nation Cuppy Takes Africa tour after a month-long successful trip from one African country to the next, Lagos-born beauty DJ Cuppy touched down in Johannesburg on August 25.

She shared the multitude of fresh Afrocentric sounds that have helped propel her booming DJ career to worldwide acclaim.

Believing that “the new mod-ern African woman is a woman of balance”, the hypersonic humani-tarian put on her philanthropic hat in partnership with the Dangote Foundation corporate responsibility charity, embark-ing on a crusade to connect with school kids, orphans, and women in different African countries, encouraging them to chase their dreams, pursue an education and stay positive.

Completing seven jam-packed performances in Nigeria, Sen-egal, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda, Cuppy’s final show, which featured guest performances by Emmy G and Da Les, took place on Saturday August 29 at Harem nightclub in Rosebank. Naturally, DJ Cuppy dropped by TRACE headquar-ters not long after her arrival for a quick Q&A before her big night:Where does the name “Cuppy” originate from?When I decided to become a DJ at 16, I was obsessed with cupcakes. I gave myself the name DJ Cupcake. I soon tran-sitioned to DJ Cuppy as me and

my brand grew older.Why was Joburg chosen as the final destination of your Cuppy Takes Africa tour?We wanted to end off on a high note so we chose a place that already has a booming DJ cul-ture and deep appreciation for the art of mixing, as many of the other countries we visited view the craft as a new form of crea-tivity that is still being explored.What excites you most

about this particular leg of your tour? I’ve performed in South Africa twice before and I just love the hip hop music scene, the Johan-nesburg crowd, and its youthful demographic.What charitable work are you carrying out here spe-cifically? My team and I will visit the Dimphonyana Little Gifts of Home Orphanage in Centurion, where we’ll make both material

and financial donations to their welfare as well as participate in dinner service. In your opinion, what’s the biggest misconception people have about female DJs?In a male-dominated world, your skill and competence is always questioned and there seems to always be an assumption that there’s a lack of expertise or pro-fessionalism in the art merely because I’m a woman.

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DJ Cuppy Takes Africa Nigerian-born mix maestro DJ Cuppy wrapped up her 8-country Africa Tour in Jozi on August 29

The great gatsby M-Net Movies Romance (Dstv 107) at 7pmLEoNARDo DiCaprio is the Great Gatsby himself in the most glittering film version of f Scott fitzgerald’s brilliant novel. While critics decried the music and the editing of this cult classic film adaptation, audiences voted with their bums on theatre seats when the film was released in 2013. The Great Gatsby is an epic romantic drama with DiCaprio as the eponymous Jay Gatsby, with Tobey Maguire, Carey Mul-ligan, Joel Edgerton, and Elizabeth Debicki in supporting roles. The film follows the life and times of millionaire Jay Gatsby and his neighbour Nick (Maguire), who recounts his encounter with Gatsby at the height of the Roaring Twenties.

shikisha e.tv at 6pmThE word shikisha can be loosely translated to its nearest English equivalent, shake, in todays terms it can be stretched to twerk. There will twerking and more twerking as the contestants are put through their paces in this new karaoke game show, Shikisha A highly entertain-ing game show format, which gives participants an opportunity to reveal their singing talents while participating in different indigenous games. Launched during heritage Month, the show is designed to celebrate our unique South African spirit by showcasing the fun, indigenous games, which have formed a huge part of many people’s childhoods. Presented by Morena Sefatsa and Ntombee Mzolo it features great singing talent.

sine.tv at 10pmA REVENGE story with a twist, as women’s issues makes this a decent and well-rounded film to watch. former Reno homicide detective Eddie Burns (Ving Rhames) has retreated to his family ranch in rugged Pyramid Lake, Nevada following a career-ending injury that cost him the use of his left arm. Yet when he hears that his sister is a heroin addict, he’s inexorably drawn to Charlie Strom, a powerful but tormented pornography and heroin kingpin who has set in motion a sinister campaign of vengeance against Eddie.

Breaking All The rulesM-Net Movies Comedy (Dstv 107) at 7pmBREAkING all the rules of dating and family is Quincy Wat-son (Jamie foxx) has a tough time when his girlfriend of many years dumps him. unbeknown to her, Quincy becomes an instant hit as an author of a dating/break-up manual, the rest is for you to find out as rules get broken, all in the quest of love and romance. This is a date film at its lightest and possibly corniest, but who said love wasn’t corny?

Murder in the FirstM-Net (Dstv 101) at 11.30pmThIS murder mystery drama series sees Ameri-can detective, Terry English played by Taye Diggs and hildy Mul-ligan, played by kathleen Robertson, investi-gate two, seemingly unrelated, murders only to learn that both of the victims have ties to Silicon Valley prodigy Erich Blunt. While criticised for its slow build-up and over-arcing, critics have said: “Murder in the first as a perfect fit to the season-long murder mystery mould, offer-ing pleasurably typical twists and natural, attention-grabbing characters.”

Castle M-Net edge (Dstv 1020) at 7pmEMMY nomi-nated crime dramas don’t come slicker and more dramatic than this series. An astro-naut is killed inside a Mars simulation, a discovery resulting in a shocking turn in the case. Nathan fillion (firefly) stars as Richard Castle, a famous mystery novelist who is sucked into a world of real-life crime and adventure when he teams up with feisty Detective kate Beckett (Stana katic). They may make an excellent crime-solving team, but there is a spark or two between them that is not all innocent.

sweet and shorte.tv at 8pmSTAR-RING Leon Schuster, Gray hofmeyr and Alfred Ntombela, this South African film takes on the Rip van Winkle story as comedian Leon Schuster pokes fun at the new and the old South Africa. hilarity takes over when, a disgraced sports presenter falls victim to an accidental head trauma and slips into a coma. he awakens months later to find South Africa was not as he left it, he is now in the New South Africa and his multimillion-rand idea had been stolen from beneath him.

Into the stormM-Net Movies Premiere (Dstv 103) at 8pmIf You are fascinated by earthquakes, tornadoes and other natural disasters, this one is for you! Tornadoes have been a major threat to living creatures since the dawn of time but climate change has added con-siderably to the likelihood of more fear-some disasters. This storm, however, is not to be sneezed at. high school pupils are trapped in a school building as a tornado unleashes its full force, and once it has dissipated, and they’re convinced the worst is over, a second, much more destructive tempest heads towards the town.

empire stateM-Net Movies Action + (Dstv 106) at 6.25pmThIS straight to DVD American crime drama is based on a true story. It stars Dwayne Johnson and Emma Roberts and revolves around two childhood friends who rob an armoured car deposi-tory and the NYPD officer who stands in their way. Though it was received with mixed reactions, the storyline still holds promise and potential and the acting is not as bad as critics have suggested.

The Red Bull X-Fighters’ Tshwane take-over HOT off the heels of last year’s sold-out show, the world’s finest motocross athletes are returning to South Africa to compete in the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour, on September 12 at Pretoria’s historic Union Buildings.

The world’s best freestyle motocross athletes will head to Tshwane to battle it out for the global championship title.

The world-renowned moto-cross event has since visited Athens in Greece, Mexico City and Madrid in Spain, with South

Africa being the fourth destination of the world tour before the finals take place in the United Arab Emir-ates on October 30.

The Union Buildings, which serve as a certified heritage site, occupy the highest point in Tshwane and almost 400 truckloads of dirt will transform the landmark into the biggest track of the season.

ON AUGUST 29, Sprite hosted a celebration of rap culture with hip hop heavyweights Mobb Deep dur-ing its Uncontainable Talent Search competition in Zone 6, Soweto.

Fusing the raw and diverse elements of Mzansi’s deep-rooted urban music scene, the event showcased SA’s freshest talent and saw local hopefuls give it their all, while US rappers Prodigy and Havoc of Mobb Deep stole the show with a breath-taking performance of tracks from their new album Survival of the Fittest and all their feel-good classics.

A star-studded line-up of DJs kick-started the fes-tivities. Guests were welcomed by Luthando “Lolli” Dekeni, who reigned supreme as the top titleholder in the emcee category at last year’s competition.

This year’s event first saw graffiti artists put their skills to the test, followed by lyrical performances adjudicated by local rapper Reason. Forging ahead with the choreography section, break-dancers and krumpers took centre stage.

This year’s best emcee was Mesuli Ntuli, while Brandon Pieterson won the top dance accolade. Mdu-duzi Tshabala was announced this year’s top graffiti titleholder.

Mobb Deep performs at Sprite talent search

YES he can! Yeezus rapper kanye West recently announced: “Yes, as you probably could have guessed by this moment, I have decided in 2020 to run for president.”

IN TRuE spirit of their latest project, dynamic DJs Sphectacula and Naves dropped their kings of the Weekend album in a two-part launch held at Taboo on friday and Satur-day in Soweto.

SuLTRY songstress Zonke Dikana has finally made a long-awaited return to SA’s eclectic music scene with her new hit single, Reach It. her Work

of heart album is due to be released on September 11.

LAGoS-BoRN producer DJ Scratch Masta’s latest single Money – featuring Ice Prince, Pinky Jay and orezi –

premiered last week on TRACE urban DStv 325.

IN CELEBRATIoN of his 10-year anniversary, de-signer Alexander Wang teamed up with social change NGo DoSome-thing.org to create a charityT-shirt with 38 celebrity ambassa-dors, including Tyga, kate Moss and others.

If huMouR is truly the most attractive quality one can pos-sess, we sure can’t wait to fixate on the fineness that is kevin hart during his What Now? SA comedy tour in March 2016!

BRITISh music rights organisation PRS for Music has begun a legal battle against Soundcloud, claiming that no progress has been made with the streaming platform to collect royalties on the music created by its members.

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Turn up and Dancee.tv at 6pmDANC-ING all the way to the bank while dodging the com-petition weekly are five dancers. This new TV show sees energetic singer and songwriter Dr Malinga as judge and dance queen Chomee as host, who lead the dancers showcasing their unique dance moves for a chance to win the coveted title of a hotstepper as well as a cash prize. The champion for the week will defend their title for as long as they can hold on to it, week after week.