In the Mix: Expressions of Coloured Identity in Cape Town-Based Hiphop The Harvard community has made this article openly available. Please share how this access benefits you. Your story matters Citation Moses, Warrick. 2019. In the Mix: Expressions of Coloured Identity in Cape Town-Based Hiphop. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard University, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. 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