Category: Tanzania
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Mex Cortez’s Monsoon Winds
Monsoon Winds, the debut album of Mex Cortez, will easily become heavy rotated through your playlists, as it has in mine! To begin, a monsoon is defined as seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation, with winds moving from colder climates to warmer ones. Cortez calls his album, Monsoon Winds, as a…
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HHAP Ep. 74: Fid Q on Hip Hop, Language, & Culture in Tanzania
In this episode of Hip-Hop in Africa Podcast, have a long-awaited interview with Tanzanian artist, Fid Q. The conversation begins with a discussion of Fid Q’s legacy in Tanzanian Hip-Hop and his impact on the genre. We discuss his connection to Tanzanian youth and his impact on his music as…
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Female & Southern African Rappers — Putting Themselves on the Map
A woman stepping into the male-dominated field of hip-hop is revolutionary in itself. Hip-hop was created by men like DJ Kool Herc and Afrika Bambaataa, in the South Bronx of New York City. Upon its creation you did not see too many female emcees and the weight of hip-hop was…
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Highlighting Tanzania’s female lyricist
Though there isn’t much on the internet to go off of for Chemical Flo, a.k.a. Claudia Lubao, her energy and spirit come through very clearly in her work. Today I’m going to look at Chemical Flo’s song Mary Mary. First, Chemical Flo’s mix of Swahili and English is much more…
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Mex Cortez Ft Neash- Let it burn
The song Let it Burn by Mex Cortez featuring Neash is a transparent message from an agitated and opinionated young Tanzanian rapper. Mex Cortez uses the song to give listeners a glimpse of all the trials that have come with him rapping and how it has wholeheartedly affected his life.…
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Young Lunya’s rise
This week on our Hip Hop artist list is Young Lunya from Tanzania. Featured on many other artists’ songs such as, Rapcha and Country Wizzy, Young Lunya really hits hard when it comes to facial expression and lyricism (from what I can discern only speaking english). But his emphasis and…
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THOUGHTS on magufuli Ndo baba by Bill nASS
William Nicholaus Lyimo was born on 11 April 1993 to parents from the Moshi region of Tanzania. He was inspired by people like Jay Z, Alber Mangwair, and other rappers. Bill Nass didn’t want to finish living with his parents, so he set out to monetize his music career. After…
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Leading by example
Hip Hop artist have emerged from each country in Africa. All of these artists thrive for stardom and success. With each artist also comes the hope to gain recognition for Africa as the new up and coming Hip Hop “scene” globally. Hip Hop artists want to achieve the success and…
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Tanzania’s Hip Hop rep
Fid Q, one of Tanzania’s most widely known Hip Hop rappers hit the scene again last year in the middle of our global pandemic with another banger. The Tanzanian rapper is known for his pride in his country and African heritage. More so his love for Hip Hop culture truly…
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Hip Hop African Podcast Episode 58: The Tanzanian and Diaspora Artists Behind The Lounge Tanzania Mixtape
The Lounge Tanzania Mixtape Volume 1 is a project that brings together Tanzanian and Diaspora singers, rappers, and poets. The project features artists that are internationally known, as well as artists just starting their careers. In this conversation with seven of the artists, we talk about the evolution of the…