Tag: chika
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HHAP Ep 79: Hip-Hop culture as a space where Black identities are negotiated and presented
The first episode of 2023 is a special episode on hip-hop as a cultural space where Black identities can be negotiated and presented. The research project was part of a larger seminar project with the University of Maryland College Park on African/Black Diaspora Studies. The larger project was funded by a grant from the Andrew…
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WOMEN IN CONTROL
Nigerian and world-renowned writer, speaker Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie spoke to the necessity of empowering females and feminism… “We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller. We say to girls, ‘You can have ambition, but not too much. You should aim to be successful, but not too successful. Otherwise, you will threaten the man.’…
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CHIKA TAKES THE CROWN.
CHIKA is a name to remember in the rap game, she is a true talent and genuinely charismatic and funny, and relatable to her fans. Jane Chika Oranika a rapper, songwriter, poet, model, and actress. She first garnered attention on social media and was Grammy-nominated. She highlights both her Alabama roots and Nigerian roots. Chika…
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CHika – “Balencies”
Jane Chika Oranika, better known as her stage name Chika, is a 23 year old upcoming female MC from Montgomery, Alabama born to Nigerian immigrants. Chika first gained some notoriety after a freestyle posted on Twitter went viral that critiqued Kanye West’s political actions over his own beat. Since then, she has made a fan…
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CHika – Fairytales
Instagram: @chikalogy Twitter: @oranicuhh Jane Chika Oranika, also known as Chika, is a twenty-four-year-old American rapper, model, and songwriter. She was born and raised in Montgomery, Alabama. Chika is the youngest of three siblings and the daughter of Nigerian immigrant parents who came to the United States with the hopes of attaining a college education. …