Hip-hop is as much a literary genre as it is a musical one, and as a means of storytelling the medium of hip-hop has lent

A blog and podcast on hip hop in Africa
Hip-hop is as much a literary genre as it is a musical one, and as a means of storytelling the medium of hip-hop has lent
Growing up all around the French capital and hailing from all parts of francophone Africa, the Parisian hip-hop collective Sexion d’Assaut has proven that there
Who is Astou Gaye, and how did she set the contemporary precedent for aspiring female rappers in the banlieus surrounding Dakar? Better known by her
“How can you sleep?” was just one of the many jabs Senegalese rapper Eyewitness took at then president Abdoulaye Wade in his 2012 track “Message au
Liberian artist Christoph the Change is one of the country’s most innovative artists that are beginning to put the Liberian music scene on the global
Cashless Society AKA The Hard Cashless Society AKA THC Society highlights the collaborative efforts of Botswanan and South African Emcees Draztik, Snazz D, Black Intellect,