Africa is the future of hip-hop. It’s 54 African nations. Not only are they spitting like crazy, but they’re also braiding languages. Hip-hop is going to like 3.0 when you talk about Africa. Hip-hop is there. So that’s the sustaining power if you want to pay attention to it. – Chuck D

Category: South Sudan

  • Bas

    Bas

    Legendary artist Bas is the product of Sudanese immigrant parents making the rapper Sudanese American. He is most well-known for his affiliation with the Dreamville record label, and his popular tracks such as “Night Job” and “The Jackie”. Bas has served as an excellent example of African rappers that are…

  • Gigi Lamayne: Education Warrior

    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…

  • SOUL Before Soul

    I chose the song ShabZi Madallion – Soul Before SOUL for the extra credit blog because , I have never heard of this artist and thought about how I like to hear different sounds of new artists. ShabZi Madallion is from Johannesburg, South Africa. This artist can be categorized a conscious voice, as he…

  • Emmanuel Jal

    Every time it comes down to completing this assignment, where I have to find an African hip hop artist that speaks English, I have an extremely difficult time. Today, while I was searching for artists, I came across a web page titled “The Top 15 African Hip-Hop Tracks.” One of…

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