Dope Saint Jude
Higher Self
Dope Saint Jude (Catherine Saint Jude Pretorius) is a South African, Cape Town born and raised artist, Her first release was Hit Politik in 2015, followed by Golden Ratio soon after. In 2016, Saint Jude released her first self produced EP, Reimagine , to Soundcloud. Okay Africas Sabelo Mkhabela called it "a tapestry of emotions - its the story of someone living - going through things, spending time with loved ones, getting pissed off by some things and celebrating wins." Saint Judes work, heavily focused on the queer South African experience, has been taught in schools and universities around the world, with music scholar, Professor Adam Haupt crediting her for "transforming South African hip hop by queering a genre that has predominantly been male and heteronormative."