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The Big Hash Shows His Range On New Mixtape “PRESS HASH: VOLUME ONE.” Pretoria-born rapper and singer The Big Hash has quietly dropped a new project that refuses to be ignored. PRESS HASH: VOLUME ONE is available now on streaming platforms, with the link in his bio and the energy of a musician who knows exactly what he wants to say and how he wants it heard.

The Big Hash Shows His Range On New Mixtape “PRESS HASH: VOLUME ONE”

The tape is eight tracks long and deliberately concise, a quality that lets each moment breathe without filler. The Big Hash executive produced the project himself and leaned on a strong technical team to realise his sound.

Lindelani Lee, known as Lee Global, handled mixing, mastering and engineering, while Dolby Atmos engineering was done by @cbars_. Production credits read like a list of collaborators who understand contemporary South African hip-hop and R&B: Lee Global, Marcus Harvey, LD Beats, Westsidexty, OGxxFader, Yours Truly Music, BeatsByNxRth, Nightmare Henry, Keyy.wav, and Katlego VR. Guitar contributions come from Jomel Zage and _biscuit_t, and photographer SouthMadeIt supplied the artwork visuals.

Opening with “WHAT!”, the mixtape starts on a burst of confidence. This full-throttle rap track is braggadocious in the best way, sharp and immediate in its delivery. It announces Hash as an MC who can still command attention with cadence and punch, and it sets the tone for a project that moves quickly through moods and textures.

Track two, “BLAH, BLAH, BLAH!”, showcases Hash in a different light. He channels an R&B sensibility and demonstrates vocal control and melodic instincts. The shift from the opener to this track is a deliberate statement about range. Listeners who expected straight rap will find a singer-songwriter quality peeking through, and fans of smooth, late-night R&B will find hooks that linger.

“Hot Again” slows the tempo and leans into a laid-back R&B groove. The lyrics centre on craft and pride, with Hash assuring listeners that he is working to make the people in his life proud. The production here is warm and roomy, and the Atmos touches add subtle depth to the mix, letting the vocal sit in a three-dimensional space.

“LOLA’s Only Son” is one of the mixtape’s emotional anchors. Over a faster beat, Hash reflects on his roots and the gap between where he started and where he is now. He blends rapid-fire rapping with an R&B-inflected chorus, balancing vulnerability with the bravado that propelled him to record this project. The song reads as both a personal testimony and a commentary on the industry’s tendency to undercount certain artists.

“Oasis (Just Lean)” is a romantic, slow-burning R&B cut. It leans into mood and atmosphere, favouring intimacy and sensory detail rather than explicit description. The track sits comfortably in the tradition of late-night love songs while keeping Hash’s voice at the centre.

“Choose Me Los Me” returns to a lower tempo rap pocket and explores relationship dynamics with a clear-eyed perspective. Hash addresses high-maintenance partners and the tensions that wealth and expectation can put on love. The song mixes narrative lines with melodic refrains and keeps the arrangement sparse enough to let the lyrics land.

The mixtape closes with “Girls”, a direct outro that wraps up the project with attitude and a wink. Across these eight pieces, The Big Hash negotiates the line between rap and R&B with measured confidence, and the sequencing helps the record feel like an intentional statement rather than a loose collection of tracks.

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