jakewittbrodt

The Writah Raps

April 11, 2018 jakewittbrodt

Hip-hop is as much a literary genre as it is a musical one, and as a means of storytelling the medium of hip-hop has lent

Représentez Représentez

March 28, 2018 jakewittbrodt

Growing up all around the French capital and hailing from all parts of francophone Africa, the Parisian hip-hop collective Sexion d’Assaut has proven that there

Dakar’s Female MCs and the Power of the Cyp(her)

March 7, 2018 jakewittbrodt

In a hip-hop scene as developed and competitive as Senegal’s, the cypher continues to act as a platform by which talented, young rappers make their

“Comment pouvez vous dormir?”

February 21, 2018 jakewittbrodt

“How can you sleep?” was just one of the many jabs Senegalese rapper Eyewitness took at then president Abdoulaye Wade in his 2012 track “Message au

On the Other Side of the Tracks with Gokh-Bi System’s “Pikine”

February 7, 2018 jakewittbrodt

New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Detroit— name a city in America and there’s sure to be artists that represent the vibrant hip-hop culture that inhabits