October 13, 2025 • 7 mins
Back To The City 2025 | Power In Numbers
This past Saturday, Back To The City Festival reminded us exactly why hip-hop is more than music — it’s a movement.
We celebrated 19 years of Back To The City, 40 years of South African Hip-Hop, and 50 years of Global Hip-Hop, all under one powerful theme: Power In Numbers.
From the Heritage Moment with legends Mdu Masilela and Tuks Senganga, to the PTA Moment marking 20 years of Pitori Hip-Hop, the festival united the OGs and the new wave of MCs like never before.
Performances from Mashbeatz & Wordz, The Qwellers, Maglera Doe Boy, Big Zulu, Lupe Fiasco, Blxckie, Cassper Nyovest, 25K, Baby Daiz, KindlyNxsh, Kane Kid, K-Rev, DJ Papercut, Sliqe, Ziggy4x and more turned the stage into a celebration of legacy and future.
This was more than a show — it was history in motion, and Soweto Magz was there to capture every moment.
SHORT FILM(VLOG) DROPPING SOON!!!
#SowetoMagz #BackToTheCity2025 #PowerInNumbers #SAHipHop #CultureAlive
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This past Saturday, Back To The City Festival reminded us exactly why hip-hop is more than music — it’s a movement.
We celebrated 19 years of Back To The City, 40 years of South African Hip-Hop, and 50 years of Global Hip-Hop, all under one powerful theme: Power In Numbers.
From the Heritage Moment with legends Mdu Masilela and Tuks Senganga, to the PTA Moment marking 20 years of Pitori Hip-Hop, the festival united the OGs and the new wave of MCs like never before.
Performances from Mashbeatz & Wordz, The Qwellers, Maglera Doe Boy, Big Zulu, Lupe Fiasco, Blxckie, Cassper Nyovest, 25K, Baby Daiz, KindlyNxsh, Kane Kid, K-Rev, DJ Papercut, Sliqe, Ziggy4x and more turned the stage into a celebration of legacy and future.
This was more than a show — it was history in motion, and Soweto Magz was there to capture every moment.
SHORT FILM(VLOG) DROPPING SOON!!!
#SowetoMagz #BackToTheCity2025 #PowerInNumbers #SAHipHop #CultureAlive
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/soweto-magz-podcast--6127362/support.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Yours good, the boys getting a boy from Sora Today
I went and represented so wait.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
So we went to back to the city.
Speaker 1 (00:13):
You know I was late man like this past today
the culture like showed up on that. We we were
celebrating nineteen years off back to the CEZ and forty
years of SA hip hop in fifty years of like
hip hop, you know, all under one team which was
power in numbers.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
Loved that Like Saturday, there was power.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
In numbers man like the US, just like the whole
event was super like man. We had the Ogs, the
legends do Macelllla and book Singer. They came, set the
stage on fire and we had the PTA moment of
his before we had your let's you know pounds t.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
Tag Well.
Speaker 1 (01:04):
Those are just the new kids want. Then we head
the oaties. Your black lais your envy, you take it
to Woodie your.
Speaker 2 (01:13):
Boy one.
Speaker 1 (01:15):
Yoh like it was was pecked and it was worth
going there man like no Gonna ry Man had so
much fun.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
Got to see Mention Wars again.
Speaker 1 (01:26):
The Chila's suit like, let me just say in the
lineup was was pecked, was pecked. Mcletra is always hennesy
moment cocas a corner.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
We had Big Zoo. After then we had Baby Days
by Days and then.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
He yeah, he did his thing kind of nash Shoot,
the crowd came.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
Kids always named your kids.
Speaker 1 (01:52):
You know. How long as boy k Rev DJ paper
Cup played us a nice set, dislike played us my
unreleased can may to hear? You know, Saturday really really
proved that a hip hop is alive and it's it's
connected to the people and told like it it's still
(02:13):
they ys are my people.
Speaker 2 (02:15):
Saturday proved I find still there even though I'm.
Speaker 1 (02:19):
Mades was in there next, it was in there in
the last eight man, my very die and I was like,
let me, let me just go home. As soon as
the Legendary performed, It's like like we go home. But
as I was about to leave Z four X perform,
It's like, damn, I might have to miss that because
(02:40):
besides my very we die. Uh, Sunday I had to
wake up Saturday. Sunday had to wake up and go
to work and I go home around after twelve. Yeah,
It's like, yeah, but it was worth going there, man,
Like it was. It was worth going there. Back to
the city. Isn't just a concert. Who are we were
(03:00):
celebrating legacy.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
You need to.
Speaker 1 (03:04):
Empower and total like the vibe that I will see
it like you were. You were literally hyping up in
the rain. You drained, but still it didn't stop us
make things worse. Excuse my French, but it was late.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
It was the videos, you guys know, real live blog
love luck coming soon.
Speaker 1 (03:27):
I don't know when I'm gonna finish anything, but you
guys know, every time I go to pat to the
states a flog.
Speaker 2 (03:33):
So the blog is gonna display everything. And like it was,
it was late.
Speaker 1 (03:39):
It was worth going there, coming for six CDBC was
shout out to the back to the City team, Shout
out to Hennac, shout out to as Me, Shout out
to all your sponsors, your Sunlight, SPC one.
Speaker 2 (03:59):
Starling Dres yeah too, to name a few.
Speaker 1 (04:02):
You know, yoh man like literally like taking up out
us like yp like the performances well were lit, like
you were hyping in the ring man like. So you
try to get over there like lad up with school
Scoop Mark obvious finally called his numbers. Even so, m
(04:23):
K Fish, you're doing a young interview Inaday. It's just
the late people were like surrounding them. Why doors like
a performance. I can't remember what's performing or who was
doing at the time, but they were to stop, let's watch,
you know. But this is just a quicker recap, you know,
chop the block. You're not gonna see for yourselves. I
think it's about seventeen minutes long. Kind of think it's
(04:46):
all about my longest flocks. But it's swarth it, man,
it's worth it coming for twenty expect to the city
and yeah, man, your.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
Prop is alive. Culture is alive.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
The people are keeping it alive, people like us Maker
making sure the hip hop never dies. You know, they're
literally keeping it alive with the whole thing. The biggest
hip hop facedival indoor in Africa, almost said the world,
but it's one.
Speaker 2 (05:15):
Of the gayest in the world. You know who it was.
Speaker 1 (05:18):
It was late, bro like how many fifteen thousand attendees
sold out, which was epic, bro like, it was it
was a vibe. It was it was a vibe, man,
it was a it was a vibe. Even to send
the book launch before is like hours before.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
It was late. That's a lot.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
Yeah, man, it was like, yeah, it's like one hundred
artists because there's stages is the main stage, and there
was the Heritage Stage, then there was Freedom Stage. So
like the Underground Cats, I'm sorry, but yeah.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
Coming for twenty ten and six Man Yeah late, Yeah.
Speaker 1 (06:12):
It was fifteen thousand seven tickets so sold out, one
of the biggest dogs. Like the food was amazing, yo,
Like yeah, man, now I'm gonna say I couldn't go
and attend six by nine set should like this only
young event at Backs of the City. Yeah, parta coolba
(06:35):
he had Fluto Shunia, final touch line, baby Lowski, Kidoa,
Leo and Braley obvious blaky. He came in after I
think I run one was one and I had left, Yes,
the same thing after one touchdown.
Speaker 2 (06:53):
I don't know if he came in ten fifty. I
don't know if he gave me.
Speaker 1 (06:56):
Also, but yeah, just before of log and yeah, man
has so much fun, have so many memories coming in
Fortnity tenn seven. I don't know how many times I've
been saying this, but comeing to see what behaving st coming.
Speaker 2 (07:14):
To see who they being fors man because Lupe fears go. Man.
Speaker 1 (07:17):
Now, it was a fire like the songs like Cake
Push Kate, push you know what, wait for the blog man,
but otherwise, Minaya, this is your boy Shambas okay the
boy from actually representing fo egscuse the corner and I'm out.
Speaker 2 (07:40):
Guys.
Speaker 1 (07:40):
Enjoyed the episode, enjoyed the vlog mab was dropping making
in about it.
Speaker 2 (07:45):
I don't know. As soon as I find time, I'll
do something man, but oh yeah bo. Free audio post
production by alphonic dot Com
Yours good, the boys getting a boy from Sora Today
I went and represented so wait.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
So we went to back to the city.
Speaker 1 (00:13):
You know I was late man like this past today
the culture like showed up on that. We we were
celebrating nineteen years off back to the CEZ and forty
years of SA hip hop in fifty years of like
hip hop, you know, all under one team which was
power in numbers.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
Loved that Like Saturday, there was power.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
In numbers man like the US, just like the whole
event was super like man. We had the Ogs, the
legends do Macelllla and book Singer. They came, set the
stage on fire and we had the PTA moment of
his before we had your let's you know pounds t.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
Tag Well.
Speaker 1 (01:04):
Those are just the new kids want. Then we head
the oaties. Your black lais your envy, you take it
to Woodie your.
Speaker 2 (01:13):
Boy one.
Speaker 1 (01:15):
Yoh like it was was pecked and it was worth
going there man like no Gonna ry Man had so
much fun.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
Got to see Mention Wars again.
Speaker 1 (01:26):
The Chila's suit like, let me just say in the
lineup was was pecked, was pecked. Mcletra is always hennesy
moment cocas a corner.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
We had Big Zoo. After then we had Baby Days
by Days and then.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
He yeah, he did his thing kind of nash Shoot,
the crowd came.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
Kids always named your kids.
Speaker 1 (01:52):
You know. How long as boy k Rev DJ paper
Cup played us a nice set, dislike played us my
unreleased can may to hear? You know, Saturday really really
proved that a hip hop is alive and it's it's
connected to the people and told like it it's still
(02:13):
they ys are my people.
Speaker 2 (02:15):
Saturday proved I find still there even though I'm.
Speaker 1 (02:19):
Mades was in there next, it was in there in
the last eight man, my very die and I was like,
let me, let me just go home. As soon as
the Legendary performed, It's like like we go home. But
as I was about to leave Z four X perform,
It's like, damn, I might have to miss that because
(02:40):
besides my very we die. Uh, Sunday I had to
wake up Saturday. Sunday had to wake up and go
to work and I go home around after twelve. Yeah,
It's like, yeah, but it was worth going there, man,
Like it was. It was worth going there. Back to
the city. Isn't just a concert. Who are we were
(03:00):
celebrating legacy.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
You need to.
Speaker 1 (03:04):
Empower and total like the vibe that I will see
it like you were. You were literally hyping up in
the rain. You drained, but still it didn't stop us
make things worse. Excuse my French, but it was late.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
It was the videos, you guys know, real live blog
love luck coming soon.
Speaker 1 (03:27):
I don't know when I'm gonna finish anything, but you
guys know, every time I go to pat to the
states a flog.
Speaker 2 (03:33):
So the blog is gonna display everything. And like it was,
it was late.
Speaker 1 (03:39):
It was worth going there, coming for six CDBC was
shout out to the back to the City team, Shout
out to Hennac, shout out to as Me, Shout out
to all your sponsors, your Sunlight, SPC one.
Speaker 2 (03:59):
Starling Dres yeah too, to name a few.
Speaker 1 (04:02):
You know, yoh man like literally like taking up out
us like yp like the performances well were lit, like
you were hyping in the ring man like. So you
try to get over there like lad up with school
Scoop Mark obvious finally called his numbers. Even so, m
(04:23):
K Fish, you're doing a young interview Inaday. It's just
the late people were like surrounding them. Why doors like
a performance. I can't remember what's performing or who was
doing at the time, but they were to stop, let's watch,
you know. But this is just a quicker recap, you know,
chop the block. You're not gonna see for yourselves. I
think it's about seventeen minutes long. Kind of think it's
(04:46):
all about my longest flocks. But it's swarth it, man,
it's worth it coming for twenty expect to the city
and yeah, man, your.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
Prop is alive. Culture is alive.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
The people are keeping it alive, people like us Maker
making sure the hip hop never dies. You know, they're
literally keeping it alive with the whole thing. The biggest
hip hop facedival indoor in Africa, almost said the world,
but it's one.
Speaker 2 (05:15):
Of the gayest in the world. You know who it was.
Speaker 1 (05:18):
It was late, bro like how many fifteen thousand attendees
sold out, which was epic, bro like, it was it
was a vibe. It was it was a vibe, man,
it was a it was a vibe. Even to send
the book launch before is like hours before.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
It was late. That's a lot.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
Yeah, man, it was like, yeah, it's like one hundred
artists because there's stages is the main stage, and there
was the Heritage Stage, then there was Freedom Stage. So
like the Underground Cats, I'm sorry, but yeah.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
Coming for twenty ten and six Man Yeah late, Yeah.
Speaker 1 (06:12):
It was fifteen thousand seven tickets so sold out, one
of the biggest dogs. Like the food was amazing, yo,
Like yeah, man, now I'm gonna say I couldn't go
and attend six by nine set should like this only
young event at Backs of the City. Yeah, parta coolba
(06:35):
he had Fluto Shunia, final touch line, baby Lowski, Kidoa,
Leo and Braley obvious blaky. He came in after I
think I run one was one and I had left, Yes,
the same thing after one touchdown.
Speaker 2 (06:53):
I don't know if he came in ten fifty. I
don't know if he gave me.
Speaker 1 (06:56):
Also, but yeah, just before of log and yeah, man
has so much fun, have so many memories coming in
Fortnity tenn seven. I don't know how many times I've
been saying this, but comeing to see what behaving st coming.
Speaker 2 (07:14):
To see who they being fors man because Lupe fears go. Man.
Speaker 1 (07:17):
Now, it was a fire like the songs like Cake
Push Kate, push you know what, wait for the blog man,
but otherwise, Minaya, this is your boy Shambas okay the
boy from actually representing fo egscuse the corner and I'm out.
Speaker 2 (07:40):
Guys.
Speaker 1 (07:40):
Enjoyed the episode, enjoyed the vlog mab was dropping making
in about it.
Speaker 2 (07:45):
I don't know. As soon as I find time, I'll
do something man, but oh yeah bo. Free audio post
production by alphonic dot Com
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