Author: isatao
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Nata, US/Sierra Leone
Nata, known as Rap’s Sweetheart, is a new up-and-coming artist of the African diaspora. She was born in the Bronx, New York, and raised in New Jersey. She is a first-generation Sierra Leonean American, who’s music is guided by her experiences. Her music does not necessarily revolve around being Sierra…
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Find Our Way, a woman’s perspective
Isatta Sheriff is a Sierra Leonean UK rapper. In her song Find Our Way, she characterizes the ways in which we as society conceptualize the world, ourselves and our place in it. She touches on the struggles, internal and external, of simply existing. All within the context of race, age,…
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Ejatu Deen, “Queen amina”
Ejatu Deen is a Sierra Leonean hip hop artist based in the United States. She is most commonly referred to as QUEEN DEEN or “Rapper Dem Step Mama” (the rappers’ step-mother). The artist has kept her original name Ejatu to emphasize her realness and commitment to her people and culture. …