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EMILE YX? • Hip-Hop Pioneer • Educator • Activist

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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

BY THE NUMBERS

44
Years in Hip-Hop
15000+
Students Reached
41
Albums Released
63
Books Published
15
Schools Partnered

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.

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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