Category: Trap Music
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South African Artists
The first video I watched was by a popular South African hip hop artist named Tweezy. I watched the video for his 2016 hit “Ambitions”. I found it very interesting how many aspects of his video reminded me of American hip hop artists. His designer belt and unbuttoned Versace shirt along with his “cooking” dance
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Miss Pru’s “Ameni” and Gigi LaMayne’s “Isgubhu”: Truly Modern Hip Hop and Pop
“Ameni” Music Video When I first clicked on the YouTube link to listen to Miss Pru DJ’s “Ameni” music video; featuring so many artists like Emtee, Saudi, Sjava, Fifi Cooper, A-Reece & B3nchMarQ; I was pleasantly surprised to hear African drums and percussion implemented into the electronic melodies and beats of the song. The mere
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Dope Saint Jude-Brown Baas
Born in Cape Town to parents who were community workers, Catherine St Jude Pretorius developed an interest in hip-hop around the age of 12. This came around the same time she discovered the poetry of Maya Angelou and learned to play guitar. She references the influence of leaders like Steve Biko and Shaka Zulu, as
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Nasty C Ft. Davido, Cassper Nyovest – juice back remix
South African Rapper Nasty C born name David Junior Ngcobo draws attention with his single “Juice Back”. He does a remix with Cassper Nyovest and Davido to the song. In the song Nasty C raps about how he got his Juice back. Juice is a term referring to Respect and credibility on the street. So