In the Feb/Mar 2012  issue:

The issue takes on the “Indie” (independent) comic-inspired theme. We point our attention to the incredible accomplishments that South African Hip hop has been able to achieve with almost no support from major record companies in the past years and also celebrate the arrival of rap as a South African genre in its own right through the efforts of cats like TEARGAS, SEAN PAGES, BEATJUNKY, HYPNOTIC and DJ AZHUL, among others featured in this edition.  We pay homage to the legend HEAVY D and get the lowdown on the most eccentric dance crew you’ve ever seen, VINTAGE CREW.  MICHAEL SUMMERS tells us why he eats, sleeps and breathes music in KING OF THE LAB and we hang out with the REPETOIRES in our JAY Z & KANYE inspired OTIS photoshoot. We also talk to funny man and long-time head, LOYISO GOLA on who he would save from a fire between HHP, MC HAMMER and JAY Z, and drop the usual knowledge inNAMESAKE, CRATE DIGGER, RHYMEZ YOU WROTE, HIP HOP BIZNESS AND HIP HOLTICS.

The theme-based articles take us to a specially featured FANTASTIC FIVE piece in which we profile five acts who made their first moves in 2011 and have something to prove in 2012. RIKY RICK, CASSPER NYOVEST, ICU, DOTCOM and REASON. The cover article is none other than the rap’s golden boy, AKA.We sat with him to talk awards, making money, love, hate, cooking and winning.

Mixtape mixed by DJ FANATIC

 http://www.hypemagazine.co.za

Register your crew now!!! Hip Hop Nation!!!

CITY	VENUE	ADDRESS	TIME	DATE
Port Elizabeth	The Savoy	cnr Diaz Road & Stirk Road	9am	03-Mar	Complete
Bloemfontein	CUT Gymnasium	1 Park Rd Bloemfontein 9320	9am	10-Mar	Complete
Durban	BAT Centre	Victoria Embankment Rd 4001	9am	17-Mar
Cape Town	Trinity Club	15 Bennett Street 8001	9am	24-Mar
Johannesburg	The Alex Theatre	36 Stiemens Street, Braamfontein 2001	9am	31-Mar
Pretoria	TUT Department of Performing Arts Campus	Building 15 24 Du Toit Street	9am	07-Apr

On the day each crew must perform one routine of three minutes set to their own music (please bring a working CD or MP3 format), and in full dress. Crews will be judged on overall performance, technical execution, originality and group uniformity, so start rehearsing now.

From the qualifiers eight crews will be selected (not necessarily one from each region) to go head to head in the big final. These crews will represent the best street dance crews in SA.

There's still time to register and show us what you got!

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Fish fall from the sky

One of the most recent examples of fish falling from the sky took place the summer of 2000 in Ethiopia. A local newspaper reported: "The unusual rain of fish, which dropped in millions from the air - some dead and others still struggling - created panic among the mostly religious farmers." This is just one of countless case studies of rains of fish, frogs, periwinkles - even alligators - that have been cataloged over the centuries.

Most often these rains of animals are attributed to severe storms, tornadoes, water spouts and related phenomena. Although the theory has not yet been proved, it holds that strong winds pick up the fish or frogs from bodies of water such as ponds, streams and lakes, carry them aloft - sometimes for miles and miles - and then drop them over.

 The peculiar fact that challenges this theory is this: in most cases, the rains are of one kind of animal only. It rains one species of herring, for example, or a particular kind of frog. How can this be explained? Could a powerful gust of wind be so discriminating? If the storm scooped up water from a pond, wouldn't it rain all kinds of things one finds in a pond - frogs, toads, fish, weeds, sticks and probably beer cans?

If I were the boss

If I were the boss I would be best boss that ever happened to them. I would be the boss who realize that management succeeds via the efforts of the workers because of you're in charge doesn't mean you deserve all the credit for the work being done. Your staff is responsible for the bulk of the work. You are leading them as they get it done to be sure all regulations are complied.

I would be the boss who delegate responsibility and then trust my staff. Micro-managers are never appreciated and shows disrespect toward the team member. Once you've trained someone to handle a task, allow him or her to handle it without interference. Different people have different approaches, and someone else's way of doing something may be just as efficient as the way you would do it. Before you step in and force your way on anyone, give an honest evaluation to the method, and if you find it works just as well, even if it's different from yours, let it be. Constantly correcting your people undercuts their confidence and does not allow them to exercise their own style.

I would be the boss who knows my employees to know my strength. Watching your staff, get to know them as individuals. Understand their motives: Whatever that is, do your best to understand. That allows you to enhance, adjust and align their motives with your goals. The cream always rises to the top, and it's your job to figure out which employees do what is required in their jobs, and which employees do all they can in their jobs. There is a huge distinction.

I would be the boss who deals with any problems quickly and directly.  When you see a problem, deal with it quickly and don't nag your people about it later - let done be done. Try to elicit the agreement that whatever just happened was not acceptable. Remember that your goal is to promote productive behavior and retain the respect of your employee, NOT to antagonize your people, particularly in front of others.