Tag: conscious rap

• MIXTAPE TOWARDS A NEW CONSCIOUSNESS: Exploring Asakaa, Alt Hip Hop, & Trap Politics

  

  This mixtape explores the social and political themes of songs from Ghana’s trap, drill (Asakaa), and alternative hip hop subgenres to find “conscious” hip hop is not its own genre, but rather a thematic standard that can exist in all kinds of rap. Featured songs in order: Snakes by La Même Gang; Wasteman by Black…

  verohdza

  April 27, 2023

  Ghana, Mixtape, Political Rap, Student Final Projects, Student Projects, Trap Music

  alternative rap, Asakaa, Black Sherif, conscious rap, Ghana, Kwesi Arthur, La Même Gang, M3nsa, Nxwrth, Skyface SDW, Trap

• Roma: Tanzania’s Social Change Powerhouse

  Ibrahim Mussa, also known as Roma Mkatoliki once stated in an interview that he sees himself as “an ambassador, to be a voice of the voiceless, to speak on behalf of the challenges and struggles of everyday Tanzanians.” As a successful conscious rapper, he has become a voice for the young people of Tanzania, speaking…

  ingridbodeen

  February 23, 2020

  Africa, Political Rap, Student Projects, Tanzania

  Bongo Flava, conscious rap, Roma Mkatoliki, Social justice, social rap, Tanzanian hip hop

• Staying true to your roots even in FAME

  

  Morrocan rapper French Montana releases ‘Famous’ in his second studio album, Jungle Rules. He starts the music video with the title of the song in Arabic script, showcasing the relation of his song with his ethnic roots as Arabic is the official language of Morocco. His message in this video is a powerful one: Never…

  anshujain98

  February 21, 2020

  Africa, Morocco, Music Industry, Student Projects, United States

  conscious rap, French Montana, moroccan hip hop, social rap

• NGRTD

  

  Known by his stage name “Youssoupha”, Youssoupha Mabiki embodies the defining characteristics of progressive French rappers in his song Entourage. A captivating story of immigration, education, and social consciousness defines Youssoupha’s rise to prominence in a crowded French rap scene. Youssoupha was born in Zaire (today the Democratic Republic of the Congo) in 1979 as the…

  sandersca

  March 26, 2018

  Africa, Congo (DRC), Culture, Diaspora Emcees, Student Projects

  Activism, Congo, conscious rap, Diaspora Emcees, DRC, Francophone Rap, french, immigration, Music, Negritude, Pan Africanism, Social justice, Youssoupha