Diaspora based artists like K’Naan, Blitz the Ambassador, M3nsa, Wale, and French Montana, and Tabi Bonney have been covered heavily in this blog. There are several other first and second generation African MCs around the world who have not been covered as much in this blog. As students in the Hip Hop and Social Change in Africa course this semester are discussing Diaspora based artists, here are some of the artists those students are looking at. In the coming week students will be putting up posts on these and other African MCs that are based outside of the continent.
Sway (UK/Ghana)Sway on YouTube
Novelist (UK/Ghana)Grime & hip hop Novelist on Facebook Novelist on SoundCloud Novelist on Twitter
Kojey Radical (UK/Ghana)Kojey Radical on Facebook Kojey Radical on SoundCloud Kojey Radical on Twitter
Little Simz (UK/Nigeria)Little Simz on Facebook Little Simz on SoundCloud Little Simz on Twitter Little Simz on YouTube
Skepta (UK/Nigeria)Grime & Hip Hop Skepta on YouTube Skepta on Facebook Skepta on Twitter
Flohio (UK/Nigeria)Flohio on SoundCloud Flohio on Twitter
MHD (France/Senegal/Guinea)MHD on YouTube MHD on Facebook MHD on Twitter
Kween G (Australia/Uganda)Kween G on SoundCloud Kween G on Facebook
Rejjie Snow (Ireland/Nigeria/Jamaica)Rejjie Snow on YouTube Rejjie Snow on Twitter
Shad (aka Sharach Kabango) (Canada/Kenya)Shad on YouTube Shad on Facebook
Aminé (US/Ethiopia)Aminé on YouTube Aminé on Twitter Aminé on SoundCloud
Gabriel Teodros (US/Ethiopia)Gabriel Teodros on YouTube Gabriel Teodros on Twitter
Rich Garvey (US/Liberia)Rich Garvey on SoundCloud Rich Garvey on Facebook
Say'hu (US/The Gambia)Say'hu on SoundCloud Say'hu on Facebook Say'hu on Twitter