Category: Sudan
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Bringing Ethiopian Vibrancy to the COLORS Stage
Alewya was born in Saudi Arabia raised in Sudan then relocated to the United Kingdom. Although her upbringing was highly diverse the Ethiopian roots of her mother have still shone through in her childhood. This is expressed through her most recent single entitled “Ethiopia”. She was given the opportunity to perform this song on theRead…
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HHAP Ep. 80: Introducting our New Assistant Producer & more Announcements
In this short episode, we introduce you to our student assistant producer, Miranda, who will be working with us this semester. We also discuss plans for the show, plans to propose a new Hip-Hop Studies minor at Howard University, and an upcoming visit by Ghanaian hip-hop artist M.anifest. The episode starts with the song “Too…
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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 not based within their countryRead…
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Bas
Sudanese-American rapper Abbas Hamad, better known as Bas, was born in Paris to Sudanese parents and went on to grow up in Queens, New York. Bas released his first mixtape in 2011 but rose to fame in 2013 after being featured on American rapper J. Cole’s Born Sinner album. Shortly after, Bas was signed byRead…
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Bas: Bass, bars, and bail
Bas is next up. Simple as that. Born to Sudanese parents in France and raised in the States, Bas already has the background of a well-traveled artist. And his cacophonic cultural composition is present in every Bar filled blitz of artistic expression. In no other song is his skill more apparent than in the songRead…
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Bas and the internationalization of hip-hop
Bas, a New York City-based rapper with French roots and Sudanese parents, is a prominent member of the American hip-hop scene. He has contributed to numerous incredibly popular projects, including “Boca Raton” along with A$AP Ferg, the J-Cole headliner “Tribe,” and “Costa Rica” with the rest of J-Cole’s Dreamville label. These songs are quintessential AmericanRead…
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BAS
By: Jude Kouassi Abbas Hamad more commonly known as Bas, is a Sudanese rapper that is based in Queens, New York. He was born of Sudanese parents in Paris, France. When he was 8 his family moved to New York City. He raps as a part of J. Coles hip hop group Dreamville. He beganRead…
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Flippter Takes a Bullet for Democracy in His New Video “Hatred”
Flippter, AKA Loay Karim, embodies the spirit of the Sudanese Revolution in his latest music video, “Hatred”. Released on Feb. 16, the video has received over 67,000 views and 400 comments in just ten days. The aforementioned revolution refers to a series of protests that have swept across Sudan since the mid-December against the corruptRead…
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Sudanese Rapper Uses Code to Assert His Swag. No, Not Computers!
Popular Sudanese rapper, roTation, attempts to make Sudan slang cool in his latest single, “Randaka”. “Randaka” is a Sudanese word that refers to a brand of slang that involves flipping the letters of a word to only be understood by certain people. Similar to pig-Latin, it is the scrambling of words to create verbal code.Read…
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Is Maha AJ’s “Love Letter to Sudan” More Problematic than Problem-Solving?
Maha Jaafar, also known as Maha AJ, released her first song “Salimmik” on Nov. 12 to widespread acclaim. Released as part of YouTube’s “Creators for Change” initiative, the video has over 2 million views and 46,000 likes to date. Jaafar is a dentist/comedian based in Dubai who has used her platform to advocate for pan-ArabRead…