| Brasse Vannie Kaap | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Origin | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Genres | Hip hop, Rap |
| Years active | 1996–2006 |
| Labels | Ghetto Ruff, KMD |
| Associated acts | Prophets of Da City, Isaac Mutant |
| Past members | |
| Mr. Fat Garlic Brown DJ Ready D DJ Azuhl |
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"Brasse Vannie Kaap" a.k.a (BVK) was a hip hop group that hailed from the Cape Flats in Cape Town, South Africa. They rapped in predominantly Cape Flats Afrikaans slang.
The group was originally formed by Deon Daniels (Boeta-D), Roger Heunis (Hamma), Ashley Titus (Mr Fat) and Enver Pietersen (DJ E20). Bboys Cheeze, Baby-L and Levi joined the group soon after they started to perform live.
Their sophomore album was a self-entitled project named BVK and was released through Ghetto Ruff Records in 1997. This album became successful on the afrikaans music circuit with tracks like Fords Nissans Toys en Beetles (FNTB), Jy smaak my, Kaap van storms and many others getting high rotation on radio stations all over the country. It also received a South African Music Awards (SAMA) nomination for best hip hop album in 1998.
Their second album entitled "Yskoud" was released in 2000. They became one of the most booked hip hop acts in the country and toured consistently for close to 6 years. Yskoud was also nominated for a SAMA award in 2001.
DJ E20 left the band soon after the release of BVK and was first replaced with DJ Big Dre. DJ Big Dre's appearance in the band was very short lived and he was replaced by DJ Azhul.
BVK was the first band to part take in the international exchange initiative between Belgium music festival Pukkelpop and South African music festival Oppikoppi in 2000.
Hamma left the band in 2001. His replacement was Garlic Brown a.k.a Judah.
Even with their hectic tour schedules, the band still found time to engage in community out-reach projects, charities and workshops.[1]
Mr. Fat (Ashley Titus) died on November 27, 2007 from heart complications.[1]
Garlic Brown continues to perform as a solo artist and as a member of the hip-hop collective the League Of Shadows, and appeared on Die Antwoord's 2009 debut, $O$.
Hamma went on to become a scratch dj/turntablist and recently release his debut project entitled CTRL-ALT-DEL. Boeta-D a.k.a DJ Ready-D is currently hosting a radio show on Cape Town based radio station Good Hope FM (GHFM) and is also active in the motor car scene(drifting and modified cars).