Category: LIberia
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HHAP 88: October 2023 Hip Hop African News, Events, and Updates
The World Breaking Championship 2023 took place in Leuven, Belgium on September 23-24. The WBC featured 115 b-boys and 92 b-girls from 62 countries, including Algeria, Botswana, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia. Victor Montalvo (USA) won the men’s competition, Philip Kim, “B-Boy Phil Wizard,” (Canada) came in second place, and…
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Mc Caro
Mc Caro is a triumph, unique and showstopping artist from Liberia. She has made waves across her country but her music has traveled much farther than her home country. Caro stands out amongst other Liberian artists not just because of her style of rap but also because of the messages she puts in her songs,…
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Black Boy Joy
by : Maia Nelson Hustle Pays by Liberian artist Almando featuring E.J Kollie was handed out to the world in 2022. The artist writes in his Youtube bio for the video, “This song serves as a motivation to every young and grown-up man to believe and trust in their hustle. Hustle Pays does exactly that…
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The Real MC: Mc Caro
Born on August 10, 1996 Caroline Moore, most commonly known as Mc Caro, was labeled as Liberia’s Best Female Rapper of the Year at the 2020 MTN Liberia Music Awards. This is ironic because 2020 was also her official breakout year with her singles Pull Up and Don’t ask Me as they were her top songs in…
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Mixtape: Social Justice Within Africa
Introduction Africa is no stranger to protesting wrongdoings in their society. For decades countries have been protesting corruption, health issues, wealth distribution, racism, and police brutality. Yes, police brutality too. It may come shocking to some because why would countries of majority one race have these issues but they are there and exist unfortunately. Artists…
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Dope KNife–Extra Dope
Born in 1984 in Liberia, Dope Knife, Kedrick Mack, was born to his Diplomat father and his Liberian mother. He spent his youth traveling, having left Liberia after the civil war broke out when he was a child. His mother’s extended family was less fortunate, and he had to see them be left behind in…
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AFRICAN WOMEN IN HIP-HOP: L.I.B INFAMOUS MC CARO
MC Caro is among Liberia’s upcoming female rappers venturing the music industry. In 2020, MC Caro released her single Don’t Ask Me which is among the different songs that are under her name. Essentially, as an artist, MC Caro considers rapping as her forte and thus uses it to spread awareness and also criticize the Liberian government…
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MC CAro – “Pull UP”
Liberian artist MC Caro started her rap journey in the underground scene of Liberia. As a Monrovia native, Caro masterfully fits into Liberia’s native style of rap, HipCo which is evidenced through her rise to prominence after posting on Facebook several freestyles in 2018 where she criticized the shortcomings of the Liberian government. This quickly…
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J Flow Repping Women in the Lib
Josephine A. Wisseh, more popularly known as J Flow, is a Liberian hip hop and hipco artist. She first got her start dancing on the street before realizing her talent for music. From there she joined her church choir until finally becoming an artist in an all-girls musical group called Black Angels. Unfortunately, the group…
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MC Caro: Still Killing the Game
There are many blog posts about MC Caro on this blog, and for a good reason. She has been and continues to be one of the best women MC’s Liberia has. She really is, as she calls herself, King Caro. This title is part of her brand and also a great example of braggadocio. In…