Author: Brandon

Bright lights, music, art and culture are ever present in the first ward of Washington DC. My name is Brandon Allen and as a student of Howard University and a resident of the first ward I’ll be giving my readers a in-depth perspective of the most cultured area in all of the district.

Blitz The Ambassador

Blitz the Ambassador is one of Ghana’s most talented and promising MC’s. Originally a visual artist Samuel Bazawule was recognized for his talented eye during

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Contrast of Cultures

Today I’m revisiting one of my favorite South African Hip Hop artists AKA in an effort to compare his song messages and visual presentation with

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Ghanaian Groves

I’m relatively new to the intricate and unique sounds of African Hip Hop. There is a great sense of diverse sounding Hip Hop that I’m

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Sounds of South Africa

Here we have a more Hip Hop sounding track from some of some of the most traditional sounding hip hop artists South Africa has to

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