American rapper Meek Mill is headed to South Africa to perform in June. Castle Lite Unlocks announced that it will add Meek Mill to this year’s line-up.
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Meek Mill will headline day one of the event where attendees will also get to dig deeper into the hip-hop culture through the Cold Table Convo. The panel for that discussion will include SA artists such as Rouge, A-Reece and Slikour.
As reported by ewn, Ugandan radio presenter and singer Lee Kasumba said: “The Cold Table Convo’s focus is on getting a lot of information through various panels, sharing knowledge and to teach people about the culture of hip-hop in SA and where we are currently.”
We got something up our sleeves tonight but you gotta stay glued to the TL to find out what it is! #CastleLiteUnlocks pic.twitter.com/vtvnmMv62m
— CastleLiteSA (@castlelitesa) May 23, 2019
Topics on the day will include the role of women in hip-hop, substance addiction, various support systems for artists, depression and more.
Also on day one, attendees will be treated to hip-hop fashion while DM Custom sneakers announced it would give away 10 pairs of Nike One Castle Lite Edition sneakers given away to 10 lucky winners.
Other performers on that day will include AKA, Cassper Nyovest, Lay Lizzy, Nadia Nakai, Shane Eagle and Moozlie.
The event will also treat fans to the first-ever poetry-packed cypher, hosted by one of America’s biggest radio presenters Sway Calloway.
Who’s hyped for @RealSway hosting the Sway Cold Cyphers on Day 1 of #CastleLiteUnlocks this year? We got @Rouge_Rapper @reece_youngking & @NoMoozlie outchea repping! Do you have your tickets? pic.twitter.com/S1tHtE6WtV
— CastleLiteSA (@castlelitesa) May 23, 2019
In a video message to SA fans, the host of Sway In The Morning show said: “I cannot wait to unearth South Africa’s freshest talent.”
Day two is just as a big with the main unlocked artist Post Malone set to take to the stage.
The Castle Lite Unlocks concert will take place at the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg on the 17 and 18 June 2019.
Image Courtesy: instagram.com/meekmill
