44 YEARS • CAPE TOWN • GLOBAL IMPACT
AFROCATION
CREATING SOLUTIONS
Hip Hop Artist, Activist & Educator reaching 15,000+ youth annually. Author of 63 books.
Building communities sustainability through culture, one diversified creation at a time.
Est. 1982 • Black Noise Co-Founder • National Order of Ikhamanga South Africa - Silver Award
THE CULTURE • THE MISSION
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THE PIONEER
Started b-boying with Pop Glide Crew in 1982. Co-founded Black Noise in 1988.
Winner of 3rd place at Battle of the Year Germany 1997. Spreading the culture across Africa.
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THE EDUCATOR
Created South Africa's first Hip-Hop Cultural Education syllabus, called AFROCATION.
Teaching 1,500+ youth today across 15 schools in the Western Cape through the Heal the Hood Project.
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THE ACTIVIST
Heal The Hood Project Founder. Kaaps Dictionary Instigator. Princess Vlei mall protest & victory.
Atlantic & Arts in Medicine Fellow. Using Hip Hop as a tool for social justice & community healing.
Affiliations & Boards
Emile YX? serves on the executive boards of Hip Hop As Healing Collective,
International Hip Hop Congress, the UCLA Hip Hop Initiative, the GSU Hip Hop Initiative,
and the Hip Hop Association of Advancement & Education.
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