SA’s Dope Saint Jude gets featured on Apple Music

Released on 2 November, Resilient was produced by London-based producers Pete ‘Boxsta’ Martin and Dantae Johnson and features five tracks: ‘Who I Am’, ‘Grrrl Like’, ‘Liddy’, ‘Didn’t Come to Play’ and ‘Inside’.

Growing up in the Cape Flats, Cape Town, Dope Saint Jude's music was inspired by her journey in the past two years. She taught herself the guitar when she was 12 and began writing poetry to accompany her music. She later went into her own brand of hip hop, which has been described as a soundtrack for feminist inclusivity, acceptance and empowerment.

"I couldn’t be more thrilled to have been chosen as Apple Music’s New Artist Spotlight for November,” she said. “I am so happy that I will be able to reach more people through this amazing platform and I am sincerely grateful for the opportunity. I have realised that my young and growing audience appreciate authenticity and I know they support me in my pursuit of fulfilment.”

New Artist Spotlight is a development campaign introduced in South Africa that features a new artist each month. It gives artists editorial support across Apple Music networks and key Apple Music playlists such as The A-List: South Africa, Best of the Week and Future Hits.

Previous South African artists featured on New Artist Spotlight include Darkie Fiction, A Year On Earth, Dutchkid, Emerger, Thandi Ntuli, The Big Hash, Diamond Thug, Sun-El Musician, Shekhinah, Shane Eagle, Elandre, Sketchy Bongo, Amanda Black, Babes Wodumo, Sipho the Gift, Johnny Cradle, Tholwana, Lucy Kruger, Moonga K, Josh Kempen and Alice Phoebe Lou.

Listen to Dope Saint Jude’s Resilient EP on Apple Music.