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Erigga Samples Nina Simone on “Death Bed”

Nina Simone has famously been sampled by several American heavy weight rappers such as Kanye West, Talib Kweli, Common and

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Famous: Bringing Moroccan Culture to the United States

Moroccan rapper French Montana arrived to the South Bronx in 1996. At the time he immigrated, the rap scene in

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Saeon Moruda: The Rule Breaker

Nigerian rapper Saeon Moruda was interviewed on TVC Breakfast earlier this month (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY8rPYgPdYY&feature=youtu.be&a). The reporters noted that she was set

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2 Queen Kongs in Nigeria

Scholar Adam Haupt wrote that when artists use multilingual word play, “parallel discursive universes” are created that allow the artist

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Nigeria’s Boogeyman

https://soundcloud.com/boogeythat/no-country-for-dreamers-prod-ammeromi No Country For Dreamers- Boogey While no Nigerian musician has notably been an outspoken critic on the politics of

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