For all of you out there who haven't heard, South Africa lost an innovative and talented DJ and visual artist last weekend. Leon Botha/DJ Solarize was only twenty-six years old. Famed for his passionate love of hip-hop music and culture and art, Botha collaborated with galleries and recording artists to combine the two including Liquid Swords; I am HipHop and Who Am I?Transgressions. Many know him for his musical collaborations with Die Antwoord.
Botha suffered from a rare degenerative disease that causes premature aging called progeria. After suffering a heart attack in November last year, a weakened Botha died at his home in Cape Town one day after his twenty-sixth birthday. A philosopher, hiphop lover and accomplished artist and entertainer, he will be missed. Check out DJ Solarize’s art and interview with onesmallseed and a clip of his latest art exhibition, Transgressions.
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