Recently, I wrote about the Ethiopian-American rapper from Portland, Amine, taking the rap scene by storm. His song ‘Caroline’ was an instant sensation for people
Category: Ethiopia
First Generation Superstar
Hip Hop has always been the voice to the underrepresented in our world. Those who haven’t seen themselves in the popular culture of mainstream media
“All hip hop is local”: Teddy Yo’s Gurageton
Teddy Yo’s 2007 hit single “Gurageton” serves as a great example of the phrase “all hip hop is local” and demonstrates how African emcees strive
Skat Nati’s “Sira”
A rising star on the Ethiopian hip hop scene, Skat Nati is a young artist whose popular 2018 song ስራ “Sira” has made him tough
Yearada Quanqua – Amharic for Slang
I have blogged about Teddy Yo the Ethiopian hip hop artist before and I have decided to raise him as a topic again. The title
Aminé
African infused hip hop is becoming a big thing all over again and many African, but American based artists are climbing the charts and becoming
