We have several original videos created by The Hip Hop African Blog & Podcast. Some are video episodes of The Hip Hop African Podcast, while others are clips or videos of other hip hop related content.
Most recent videos
All Praise for “I’m Not Sorry” by Rosa Ree
All Praise for “I’m Not Sorry” by Rosa Ree In her groundbreaking single, Rosa Ree defines herself by her own standards. Women are often held to an unrealistic standard about their self-expression in mass media and everyday life. The perception and respectability of women has been dominated by definitions of femininity perpetuated through the male…
Hiphop as a Vessel for Black Consciousness: Digging into the artistry of Pure Akan and Elom 20ce.
Black consciousness, as propounded by N’longi Steve Biko, was a philosophical and political transformation of the mind emerging in South Africa during the 1960s and 1970s. In essence, Black consciousness sought to imbibe amongst Black people in Southern Afrika who had been subjected to systemic racism and discrimination under apartheid a sense of pride, dignity,…
Conversations with African Women Artists
This is a clip of a few of the conversations that we have had with African women MCs around the world. In addition to these interviews, the podcast has produced two mixtape episodes that feature new hip-hop releases from African women around the world. Conversations with artists revolve around many topics, including gender, sexuality, race,…
HHAP Ep 72: A Conversation on South African Popular Music with Sipho Sithole, p. 1
Dr. Sipho Sithole is a Research Fellow at the Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (University of Johannesburg) and holds a PhD in Anthropology, a B.Sc in Political Science and International Relations, and an M. Sc in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management. Dr. Sithole’s research revolves around language identity, culture, migration, and integration. Sithole has a…