Tag: Chichewa
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Macky 2’s “HOPE”
In Macky 2’s “HOPE” (released 2012), he addresses issues Zambian society faces through the lenses of a kid from the streets, as well as his sister. Before each verse in Chichewa which represents the perspective of each character in the song, Macky provides a brief introduction to what he is going to rap about. In
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Language, Ideologies, Choices, and Practices in Eastern African Hip Hop
This is an essay written by, Alex Perullo and John Fenn which can be found in the book Global Pop, Local Language by, Harris M. Berger and Michael Thomas Carroll. Since Hip Hop’s emergence in North America during the 1970’s and 1980’s, Hip Hop has become a global way for the youth to express their own