One of Wun

Gunna's explosive Milk + Cookies takeover in South Africa turned festival grounds into a hip-hop earthquake, shaking Cape Town and Johannesburg with beats that had crowds losing their minds. This triumphant return of the Milk + Cookies Festival in early 2026 wasn't just a concert series—it was a full-blown cultural invasion blending Atlanta trap swagger with South African amapiano fire, leaving fans buzzing for weeks.​

Picture this: Milk + Cookies Music Week kicked off like a New Year's party on steroids, running from December 24, 2025, through January 14, 2026, transforming Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg and Hollywoodbets Kenilworth Racecourse in Cape Town into neon-lit wonderlands of sound and sweat. Gunna, fresh off his Wun World Tour, stormed the stage on January 3 in Cape Town and January 10 in Joburg, headline-grabbing spots that packed venues to the brim with hyped-up fans decked in drip and ready to rage. The lineup was a dream team mashup—DJ Kent dropping heat in Joburg, Vigro Deep and YoungstaCPT owning Cape Town, plus heavy hitters like Majid Jordan, Odeal, Nasty C, and Dlala Thukzin turning every set into a viral moment. Think thousands screaming lyrics under the summer stars, with local flavors like amapiano grooves colliding head-on with U.S. rap royalty.​

Gunna didn't just perform- he detonated. Kicking off Cape Town with "just say dat" and "sakpase," he ramped up to bangers like "endless," "won't stop," "one of wun," "GOT DAMN," "DOLLAZ ON MY HEAD," and "MET GALA," sending the crowd into absolute pandemonium. Setlist.fm logs reveal a masterful flow, tossing in Travis Scott collabs and Lil Baby's "Drip Too Hard" for those spine-tingling singalongs that echoed across the racecourse. Joburg's January 10 finale? Pure chaos; social media exploded with clips of fans moshing like it was the end of days, Gunna owning the mic while confetti rained and bass rattled bones. Recap videos capture the electric crowd reactions: fists pumping, phones aloft, and that unmistakable festival high where strangers become besties mid-mosh.

Born in Atlanta back in 2009, Milk + Cookies has always been about more than music—it's a movement, and this SA edition cranked it to 11 with workshops, panels, merch pop-ups, and community uplift programs that hooked local talent into the global game. Chase Freeman, the festival's Head of Marketing, hyped South Africa's "global cultural force" status, while Jhordan Gibbs spotlighted youth investments like writing camps and industry hookups that could launch the next big SA star. And let's not forget the Wunna Run 5K tie-in—a sweaty, fun fitness fest with Gunna's crew, blending wellness with wunna vibes for that full lifestyle flex. From trap anthems echoing off Table Mountain to Joburg's urban pulse syncing with Gunna's flow, this wasn't a show; it was a seismic shift proving hip-hop knows no borders.