The Hip Hop outfit Fifth Floor has come a long way since the group started back in the late 90's. Since then they have seen the production of their début album "Attention to detail" and more recently their second album "Sex & Revolution"
Fifth Floor came out as a dynamic group of a 12 member crew with a collective of producers and MC's. During the time of the group’s formation, they used to frequent the then matinee in Green point Cape Town at a club called Angels. This was the platform that saw the rebirth of Hip Hop in the mother City that gave birth to many crews such as the female trio Godessa, Ben Sharper, EJ Von Lyrik, DJ Hamma, 021 Crew, TVA Crew to name a few. Fifth Floor are also among 5 S.A. bands selected for Africa '09 and were also nominated best group for the MTN Hype Magazine Awards.
Today, Fifth Floor not only is just a group but play a big part in making sure that Hip Hop stays alive in Cape Town. The adamant persistence to keep things moving saw the rise of the next generation of Hip Hop artist with collaborations with the likes of Ill-Iiterate-Skill and the ETC Crew. It is this resilience that underpins the preservation of the true and real (TREAL) essence of the integrity of the music to stays alive in the current environment of Popular culture, and that is exacerbated by global marketing through multi national corporations looking to exploit the art and make an extra buck.
Buy 5th Floor - Sex & Revolution (m4a) at iTunes.com
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