Tag: Ejatu Deen

• Freetown, Sierra Leone: we rise above the dust

  *Song translation- () The song, “Friton we Komot” by collaborating artists That Boy Jay, Icon, Peti_T, AA and Ejatu is a political hip hop piece discussing the state of Freetown, Sierra Leone in a political and social sense. The first few verses of the rap is a stark articulation of poverty and from my experience

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  February 24, 2021

  Africa, Sierra Leone, Student Projects

  Africa, African Hip Hop, Ejatu Deen, friton we komot, icon, male artist, male rapper, Pet_T, Sierra Leone, That boy jay

• Ejatu Deen, “Queen amina”

  Ejatu Deen is a Sierra Leonean hip hop artist based in the United States. She is most commonly referred to as QUEEN DEEN or “Rapper Dem Step Mama” (the rappers’ step-mother). The artist has kept her original name Ejatu to emphasize her realness and commitment to her people and culture.  She is originally from the

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  February 10, 2021

  Sierra Leone, Student Projects, United States, Women MCs

  Ejatu Deen, Freetown, Kao Denero​, kenyatta​ challenge, MOUNTAIN CUT, QUEEN DEEN, That boy jay