The Hip Hop African

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: Zimbabwe

  • Korokoza – Comrade Fatso & Chabvondoka ft. OutSpoken & Lassane Diabate

    Korokoza is the Shona word for “hustle” – and the hustle inspired the inception of this song. Comrade Fatso, a multi-talented spoken word artist, and Chabvondo use their musical platform to speak on the trials trying to make it in spite of poverty and questionable government in Zimbabwe, or as…

  • Taku Mazire – “House of Hunger”

    Taku Mazire, who also goes by Master Con Fuze, is a South African rapper, born in Rusape, Zimbabwe. As a self-proclaimed revolutionary, he aims to promote love, freedom, and peace in his music. A few years ago, Taku Mazire released a track that uses those ideals to describe the modern…

  • Black Bird: The Queen of Zimbabwean Hip Hop

                     Black Bird is a hard-hitting female emcee hailing from Zimbabwe. She is credited as being the first female rapper in Zimbabwean history to release a full album. She is aware of her position and influence within Zimbabwe’s male-dominated Hip Hop community. Black Bird is currently mentoring the younger generation of girls,…

  • Outspoken

    Outspoken Hip Hop Artist Tongai Leslie Makawa born September 22, 1983, in Southern African nation of Zimbabwe Capital of Harare. He grew up with two working parents who are now retired, his mother was a bank teller and father was ministry of education then became the director general for the…

  • A Piece of Ebony

    A piece of Ebony 1991 Chiwoniso met two young hip-hop artists Herbert Schwamborn and Tony Chihota, and formed Zimbabwe’s first Afro hip-hop group A Peace of Ebony. They recorded an album From the Native Tongue in 1992 in Keith Farquharson’s studio, with Keith contributing much of the music and production.…

  • African Women and Hip Hop

    One positive trend is the groups of female emcees in various countries in Africa coming together to release collaborations or cyphers. It gives female emcees the spotlight and a chance to display their skills. It also promotes unity instead of beefs between femcees. Some of these emcees are underground. Some…

  • “Ghetto Slogan” by mUnetsi

    mUnetsi is an artist from Zimbabwe who uses slang. His song “Ghetto Slogan” is very interesting because it is supposed to show the everyday life of people in the ghetto. In reality it does not show much in terms of images throughout the song but the lyrics clearly depict what…

  • Official release for Trace Elements Mixtape by Naboth RIZLA (Zimbabwe)

    The mixtape was written and performed by Naboth RIZLA, mixed by Dj Mellow T a well-known club dj in Bulawayo with over 20 years of experience in the business. Mastering was handled by Da Kompozitioner an accomplished music producer. Extra vocals came from Cassandra Kay an Australian based vocalist with…

  • No Sleep

    “No Sleep” is an all female hip hop track with a collective of young emcees from Southern Africa: DJ Naida of Zimbabwe, Gigi LaMayne and Devour of South Africa, Sasa Klaas of Botswana, and Ru the Rapper of Namibia.

  • Journal of Pan African Studies: Hip Hop in Africa

    I’ve recently edited a special edition of the Journal of Pan African Studies on hip hop in Africa. With articles by myself and a diversity of other scholars writing on Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. ● The Struggle for Hip Hop Authenticity and Against Commercialization in Tanzania  by Msia…

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