Category: Culture
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Brown Skin Girl
For decades, the black community has suffered with a misguided notion about their darkskinned members. Since the dawn of European colonization, people of color with darker skin have struggled with the perception that their melanin made them dirty, looked bad, or was somehow wrong. Many couldn’t even find refuge in…
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Blitz the ambassador’s Pan Africanist language in “Hello Africa”
The song, “Hello Africa” by Blitz The Ambassador is a song that has Pan Africanism all throughout it. Blitz the Ambassador shouts out almost every country. He uses positive words and phrases about all African countries. Blitz the ambassador had something positive to say about all the countries. For example he…
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Skylett White Brings Liberia to the East Coast
Hailing from the West African country of Liberia, hard hitting MC Skylett White utilizes a unique spin on her native tongue while sharing diasporic inspirations, namely from Black America. In her music video ‘Literaly Music’ (2018), White raps a significant portion of her bars completely in Liberian Kreyol, the creole…
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Taking Over – The New Age of Ghanaian Rap
In March of 2017, Ghanaian hip-hop sensation Shatta Wale formerly known as Bandana released the hit “Taking Over” featuring fellow Ghanaians Joint 77, Addi Self and Captain. This smash hit, produced by Willisbeatz, boasts the beauty of the nation. With each artist comes their own interpretation of what makes the…
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“Truth is Revealing”
ProVerb is a South Africa rapper who also dabbles in producing, television, and radio. He is most famously known for being the television host for “Idols SA”. As a rapper, he wrote a few studio albums. “Are you tryna be German if I see you in a BM? Or if…
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Jidenna An Ode To The Tribe
Jidenna is a Wisconsin native hip-hop artist born in 1985. Although he was born in Wisconsin to a Nigerian father in white American mother he spent his childhood in Nigeria. After a traumatic turn of events including robbery and violence, he moved to America and at an early age took…
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Using Gayle to “Keep In Touch”
Dope Saint Jude has always been one to break down barriers and push boundaries, so it’s no surprise that she chose to use the language “Gayle” to portray her message in her song “Keep In Touch.” According to her music video, “Gayle” is a gay slang used in urban communities…
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Ethiopia’s Artist: Teddy Yo
Teddy Yo is a solidified Ethiopian artist. He focuses on using elements of Hip Hop and rap to further his promote masterful use of words. His latest album came from 2018 Prisoner that focuses on how we are prisoners of culture. Yo elaborates on the human intricacies that force us…
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May Peace Be Unto You
Salam Alaykum, the standard Arabic greeting translating to “Peace be unto you,” is the only track on French Montana’s latest album, Montana,with an Arabic title. Additionally, his whole album is one showcasing Montana’s consistent efforts in bridging his Moroccan roots with the music industry. The song begins with a fading…