Riky Rick believed in young people before the world caught up and through the University of Cotton Fest Creative Programme, that belief is still building.

The UCF Class of 2026 is here. 10 Open Mic alumni. One bootcamp. One producer (the legendary @mashbeatz_twc). And a CottonFest Mixtape that sounds like everything SA hip-hop needed to say.

Hip-hop. Amapiano. R&B. Afropop. Trap. Alternative. All of it. Real voices. Real stories. Real art.

🎓 Graduation drops Thursday 26 March for media. On all streaming platforms Friday 27 March at 00h00.
From Durban to Cape Town, Limpopo to the Free State, the Eastern Cape to Mpumalanga the campus is everywhere.
We never die. We multiply.

🔗 Meet the class: @pegg.dbn @risky_t_sa @billythegoat_official @polly_tsa @orchid_musiq @bizzy_achwesh @mxhosa_wase_greece @lebotrilogy @ninofresko @luukhanyoisart
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