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

  • DJ Naida

    DJ Naida, like MC Black Bird is based in Harare Zimbabwe, where she worked on the production side of music. But in 2006 pursued her studies in South Africa at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, where she developed her own musical interests.  After she completed her degree, Naida returned to…

  • MC Black Bird

    Nona Vundla aka MC Black Bird, was the first female to release a hip-hop album in Zimbabwe (guardian.co.uk). In a 2012 article on the internet site, reverbnation, Black Bird states she is a 28 year old single mother of 2 children. Her inspiration comes from women in various fields, but…

  • Kudakwashe Musasiwa

    The artist Kudakwashe also goes by the alias B. Sun for Begotten Sun which is a ode to his father who, as a christian minister, can see his own influence in his son’s music. He was born and raised in Harare, Zimbabwe and he now often resides in London but…

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