Tag: Islam

• Who is Black Sherif?

  Mohammed Ismail Sherif Kwaku Frimpong, better known as Black Sherif, is a Ghanaian rapper from the town of Konongo-Zongo, Ghana. While there are many Ghanaian drill rappers on the rise, Black Sherif has been gaining the most amount of popularity in the Ghanaian rap/drill category. Many may ask, what makes Black Sherif so memorable andRead…

  sabrosasteffy

  February 28, 2023

  Ghana, Student Projects

  Black Sherif, Ghana hip hop, Ghanaian Drill, Islam, Konongo

• “Girl Power” by Mina la voilée

  “Girl Power”, by Mina la Voilée, preaches tough feminism, women’s empowerment, and just an overall sense of badass rhymes and flow in a short but sweet song dedicated to women in Senegal.  Being a female rapper in Senegal is unfortunately not as common or accepted as in other parts of Africa. Rap in general hasRead…

  dillankrichbaum

  March 24, 2021

  Senegal, Student Projects

  @womenempowerment, adelaja oriade, ALIF, BMG, Feminism, Genji Hip Hop, Girl power, Islam, Maimouna Back again, Mina la Voilée, Mina the veiled one, religion, Sister Fa

• Make Room for Women In Hip-Hop: Mina la Voilée

  

  Aminata Gaye brings a feminist flair to Hip-Hop in Senegal with her conscious rhymes and unapologetic messages. 27-year-old Gaye is a veiled rapper in Dakar, Senegal who goes by the stage name Mina la voilée (Mina the veiled one). In the early stages of her career, the backlash from the public was very harsh andRead…

  nnekaonyekwuluje

  February 10, 2020

  Culture, Gender & Sexuality, Music Industry, Senegal, Student Projects, Women MCs

  Islam, Mina la Voilée, Mina the veiled one, religion, Wolof