Tag: AAVE
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Skylett White Brings Liberia to the East Coast
Hailing from the West African country of Liberia, hard hitting MC Skylett White utilizes a unique spin on her native tongue while sharing diasporic inspirations, namely from Black America. In her music video ‘Literaly Music’ (2018), White raps a significant portion of her bars completely in Liberian Kreyol, the creole dialect unique to the Liberian…
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Christoph Remains Chill as a “Gbanna Man”
Many African artists travel overseas to places such as the United States and Europe to expand their careers and, sometimes, to live a better life. Some artists return back to their home countries to with new ideals and a new outlook on other cultures to implement into their own music. Liberian rap artist Christoph the…