Hiphopza
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Type of site | Music website |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Sinalo Mpendulo |
| Editors | Olivia Dabie Godwin Vivian |
| Website | https://hiphopza.com/ |
| Alexa rank |  39,657 (27 June 2020[update])[1] |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | April 18th, 2017 |
| Current status | Active |
HipHopZa is a South African music download website.[2] Launched on April 18th, 2017, with the aim of pushing South African Hip Hop globally. They pride themselves on their establishment as the number one source for South African music entertainment, focusing mainly on the emerging genre, Amapiano.[3]
History
The name HipHopZa is coined from two words, Hip Hop and Za, with the latter being the country TLD for South Africa. HipHopZa was started as a Facebook page named SA Hip Hop University by Sinalo in 2015. It evolved into a music website after numerous requests from people to have a website for the Facebook page.
Overview
HipHopZa, in its four-year stint, has evolved to be a household name in the Amapiano industry and South African music as a whole, boasting over 500,000 visitors daily. With their stylized top 20 Amapiano song charts, which is a countdown of hot Amapiano songs.[4] The chart is put together by the Hiphopza team after much research and deliberation. HipHopZa was voted the third "Best South African Music Blog" at the SA Blog Awards in 2018. HipHopZa also publishes editorial content including profiles of artists, their materials (music and videos), and critical music reviews.[5]
HipHopZa Upload
HipHopZa Upload is a branch of the Hiphopza.com website which caters specifically for up-and-coming artists in the South African music industry where they can sign up and upload their music for free.[6]
References
- ↑ "hiphopza.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ↑ Simiyu, Albert. "Here are sites to download South African music albums free". Briefly. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ↑ Makinde Abdullah, Mcadioh. "Top Amapiano Tracks That Should Be On Your Playlist This 2020". Naijaloaded. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ↑ "Latest Amapiano Download Songs Mp3, Mixes, Music, Albums in 2020". Hiphopza.
- ↑ "Top South African Music Blogs". Blog.feedspot. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ↑ "2018 Winners, SA Blog Awards". Sablog Awards. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Hiphopza on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
