Category: Political Rap
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HHAP: Episode 54: A conversation with MC Jahi from Enemy Radio (Video)
This is the video edition of the special episode of the Hip Hop African Podcast Episode 54: A conversation with MC Jahi from Enemy Radio
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Sister 2 Sister: Sister Fa Speaks Out
Sister Fa, a native-born Senegalese hip-hop artist made her debut on the rap scene at the age of 18. Her music took an evolutionary approach to create social awareness around topics such as gender equity, child marriage, and the fight to end genital mutilation. Now 36 years old and based…
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Falz- This is Nigeria
Nigerian Hip-hop artist, Falz, is known for making both club-banger dancing type music, as well as music where he inserts political commentary. He has worked with many popular African hip-hop artists like- Davido, Burna Boy, and Maleek Berry. His music includes the classic braggadocio style of rap as well as…
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HHAP Episode 52: Medusa, Navigating Hip Hop in Tunisia & France
Medusa is a Tunisian artist who emerged as an MC in Tunisia’s hip hop community around the time of the Arab Spring of the 2010s. Her career as an MC has followed an interesting path, as she often found herself in the role of “conscious MC”, being one of the…
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Moona: Representing Her Perspective
Moona (or also known as Moonaya), a Beninese hip hop artist currently living in Senegal, represents uncommon themes and unheard struggles in her music. Moona was born in Benin, and moved to Senegal for her studies. Despite living in Dakar, Moona is well known in the Beninese scene and represents…
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Abdoulaye Faux Pas FORCÉ!
In January 2011, a group of Senegalese rappers and journalist created a group called “Y’en a Marre”, which tranlastate to ” we are fed up” in french, to protest against ineffective government and register youth to vote. This movement originated as a reaction on Dakar’s frequent power crisis which later…
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Think outside the box
There wasn’t a video for this song. I attached a soundcloud link below. Khari Davis Mahmoud Osman, “El Safeer” was inspired by the Egypt underground scene in 2015. After getting a taste of what Egypt Hip -Hop has to offer he chose to go about Egyptian Hip hop in a…
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Macky 2’s “HOPE”
In Macky 2’s “HOPE” (released 2012), he addresses issues Zambian society faces through the lenses of a kid from the streets, as well as his sister. Before each verse in Chichewa which represents the perspective of each character in the song, Macky provides a brief introduction to what he is…
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The Gold Coast
Gold Coast is a music video that was released three years ago featuring Wanlov on ELi’s song. ELi is a Ghanaian Hip Hop artist and in the video, he’s in his home country. The first few clips of the video feature Labadi beach located in Accra, Ghana. The video’s message…
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Gigi Lamayne: Education Warrior
Best known for her lyricism, philanthropy and love for the business world, Gigi Lamayne is an award winning female Hip Hop artist and musician from Johannesburg, South Africa. No stranger to calling out corruption and wrongs within her music, Gigi has discussed themes such as sexism, patriarchy, domestic violence, post-apartheid…