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From dusty foot philosophers to digital streamers,
long before the algorithms, we created a timeline of global Hip Hop. From Joburg to Lagos, every city has a voice.
While our podcast builds bridges across borders and time zones, our blog posts turn classrooms into cyphers, & cyphers into classrooms.
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The Gladiator of Senegalese Rap
Introducing Mita La Gladiatrice, a Senegalese rapper who has steadily carved her name into the…
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Cabo Verde- Kilero; Cape Verdean Up Next?
Cape Verdean hip-hop continues to evolve through tracks like “Cabo Verde” by rising artist…
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MIXTAPE women & pride in both continents
This mixtape, Black Happiness, I’m Not My Face, Wonder Woman, Champion, and The Baddest Female,…
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Youth and Status in “LELE Remix”
“LELE Remix” by YBW Smith ft. Lil Maina and SosaTheProdigy is a high-energy track that…
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Kum Baba Energy: Wakadinali’s Grit, Vibes, and the Nairobi Sound
If you’re even half paying attention to East African hip-hop right now, Wakadinali is impossible…
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From Struggle to Success: Identity, Language, and Inequality in “Noma Ni” by Octopizzo
Octopizzo’s “Noma Ni” is confident and a little flashy in the way it comes across,…