August 30 @ 4:00 pm – August 31 @ 2:00 am
The talent that never left, Red Button is ready to give music lovers a bite of what kept him away
from the entertainment buzz to work on his craft.
South African Born, in Soweto; Red Button, real name Neo Modise is a talented Musician and
producer. Popularly known by his skill of rhyming in vernacular rap, and with hard hitting punch
lines. Red Button started rapping in 2005, however took it upon himself to make a career out of his
passion for the rhymes and flow in 2007. Within Slaghuis and 1808 days of rap sessions in 2008, his
first taste of the industry began when his talent was exposed to the likes of Teargas and Pro. In 2009
he signed with his mentor and role model Pro Kid under Money First Entertainment, adhering to the
call from the streets to finally release a studio album.
Under Pro’s wing Red Button released his debut album titled “Finally”, which was well received and
had South Africa a buzz. The album featured likes of PRO, K.O, J.R and Bricks, Jack Parrow, Stan1 and
German DJ Leo Large. He Produced 80% of the tracks in the album including the smash hit
“Shikisha”. Not only is Red Button a talented rapper he has a gift of producing hits. He produced
the smash hit “Makasana”, for his mentor Pro and was subsequently nominated for Producer of the
year in 2012 at the South African Hip Hop Awards. He also produced other hit single for other
industry heavy weights like, Dj Dimplez, Dj Sabby, Dj Capital, Ntukza (Teargas) and Zakwe. Red
Button has been featured on hot, chart-topping tracks by big artist.
Opening acts:
EFA & DazzFlexXx
Doors open at 4pm and show starts at 7pm