Author: Vanessa
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African Hip Hop and Mental Health
In this podcast Hip-Hop in Africa students discuss various aspects of mental health. They talk about African artists who have spoken out about their battles with depression. The students then engaged in a very honest and open discussion with hip hop ambassador, poet, and rapper Toni Blackman. She detailed bridging the gap between the privilege of mental health and hip hop culture. Toni Blackman expounds upon her own personal advocacies, projects, and efforts geared towards bridging the gap between the two worlds while using her platform as a international rapper. Artists Mentioned: Gigi Lamayne – https://soundcloud.com/gigi_lamayne PatricKxxLee – https://soundcloud.com/patrickxxlee Nthabi – https://soundcloud.com/msnthabi Toni Blackman website: https://www.toniblackmanpresents.com Hip Hop meditation soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/missblackman1 Research – Hip hop and mental health – https://www.newframe.com/hip-hop-and-mental-health Mental Illness: Invisible but devastating – https://www.un.org/africarenewal/magazine/december-2016-march-2017/mental-illness-invisible-devastating Video: WTFIMH—What The Fuck Is Mental Health? Song: https://youtu.be/6EkBXb1vaHU
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Kojey Radical claims “There’s Something in the Water”
Imagine living in a world where one of the most precious resources is tainted and is poisoning your community. For some people, this idea is too unrealistic to actually believe. For others, such as a community in Flint, Michigan and a Native American group who protested the Dakota Access Pipeline project, this is a fear
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1,2,3,4: Watch Miss Celaneous Takes Hip Hop by Force
Hearing female voices are important, and the South African femcee Miss Celaneous is here to let you know it. In her fun and edgy track #Trapem, she performs what it means to be a woman not only in hip-hop but in society at large. Constantly battling the negatives views society tends to place on women
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Reason Stakes His Claim for South Africa in “Anzania”
Hip hop rappers can play an influential role in the social, political, and economic domains of the countries in which they perform. Reason, an MC living in South Africa, demonstrates his ability to not only represent his country of origin in global hip hop culture but also to send a deeply thoughtful message to those
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Setting A New Path “Ablaze” in Hip Hop
The group Godessa carve out for themselves a new sound and scene that is for women and by women. The three of them speak into the world their thoughts and beliefs without any limitation. Their intention: to tackle social issues from a female perspective. The first female group to break through the South African hip-hop
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Resistance and Community in Dope Saint Jude’s “Grrrl Like”
The color black is so powerful. That is the thought that comes to mind when I first watched South African artist Dope Saint Jude in her video “Grrrl Like.” The first scenes in the video reveal a group of women standing together, preparing its viewers for the overall message in Dope’s female-centered single. Poet Audre