Tag: emcees
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Eno Barony says She’s Not About to Play with Y’all.
You think being a female rapper in America is hard? Imagine coming up on the scene in Ghana as a female rapper. The music business shows no mercy. Hailing from the country of Ghana, Eno Barony is a female rapper who was put on the scene with her first single “Tonga” in 2014. Since thenRead…
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Nigerian, South African/Kenyan connection. The battle of the “Koolest”
Today on The Hip-Hop African Blog we analyze the comparison between Nigerian rapper Davido’s song “Coolest kid in Africa” featuring, awesome, South African rapper Nasty C and Kenyan pop singer/rapper Stella Mwangi’s song “Koolio.” Both songs are exciting and begin with catchy beats, however, where Davido’s “Coolest kid in Africa” starts low and slow, withRead…
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Everyday is a Struggle to be Human…and Alive.
The video of Kenyan emcee, Khaligraph Jones’ track, ‘Everyday’ profoundly opens with a quote by Confucius (Chinese philosopher, politician and teacher) that reads: “In a country well governed poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed wealth is something to be ashamed of.” Right off the bat, Khaligraph makes it known that what is toRead…
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Images from the African Hip Hop Film Series
Images from the African Hip Hop Film Series at California State University Los Angeles from January to March 2013. The series featured films from Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, and Uganda; as well as guest speakers and emcees from the Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, Uganda, and the US. The images are featured on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kibona/sets/72157632976822110/