Skip to content

The Hip Hop African

A blog and podcast on hip hop in Africa

  • Hip-Hop in Africa Book
  • Hip-Hop African Podcast
  • Hip-Hop African Videos
  • About
  • Hip Hop References
  • Hip Hop Links
  • Hip Hop Studies Journals
  • Hip Hop Films
  • Site Navigation
  • Home

Tag: Lil Wayne

HHAP Episode 60: The Dope Saint Jude Episode

October 1, 2020 Msia Kibona Clark

Dope Saint Jude is a South African hip hop artist who was born and raised Cape Town. A former Political Science student at the University of Cape Town, she started her hip hop career in 2011 as a drag king. Her drag king persona was Saint Dude, and resembled rapper Lil Wayne. After releasing several singles, Dope Saint Jude’s first EP, Reimagine, was released in 2016, Her second project, Resilient, was released in 2018. It included the song “Grrrl Like”, which opens this episode and has been one of her biggest hits. The song was also featured in the teaser for the Netflix original series Blood & Water https://youtu.be/OV9Ma4F_xyA. Dope Saint Jude has also performed at Afropunk, been featured in Vogue & Marie Claire, and been part of major advertising campaigns.

In this conversation we discuss the social relevance of her music. Well versed in the politics of intersectionality, Dope Saint Jude is very intentional in what she does. In her music she weaves intersecting identities into lyrics that challenge listeners to reconsider their ideas about who they think Black, Coloured, queer South African hip hop women should be.

You can find Dope Saint Jude’s music on streaming platforms. She is also online at dopesaintjude.com, twitter.com/DopeSaintJude, instagram.com/dopesaintjude, and youtube.com/channel/UCdGiyFXiSgtTCXu1AGUeK3A.

For more scholarship on Dope Saint Jude’s work:
Chapters 24 “Queering Hip Hop, queering the city: Dope Saint Jude’s transformative politics” by Adam Haupt and 29 “Building an international profile as an artist” by Dope Saint Jude, Blaq Pearl, Black Athena, Jean-Pierre, Lyrical Deezy with Emile YX? in Haupt, Adam, Williams, Quentin, Alim, Samy H., Jansen, Emile. (2019). 
Clark, Msia Kibona. (2018). Feminisms in African hip hop. Meridians: Feminism, Race, Transnationalism, 17 (2), 383-400.

Continue reading

Video on South Africa and from the U.S

March 2, 2017 ibcoonteh

This was a very interesting assignment, because it allowed me to compare to different cultures. The two cultures that were focused on were South Africa

Continue reading

Hip-Hop in Africa

Book Companion Site

Search for Artists, Countries, Topics

Countries & Topics

Find Us on Social Media

  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Apple

The African Hip Hop Podcast

Hip Hop African Podcast

Hip Hop Music and Culture in Africa

The podcast features discussions on African hip hop music & culture. The podcast is produced & hosted by Msia Kibona Clark and students in the Department of African Studies at Howard University and students in the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. You can access all of our podcasts and blog posts on hip hop in Africa at www.hiphopafrican.com.

Msia Kibona Clark

Subscribe via iTunes

Subscribe on Google Play

Listen on Google Play Music

Subscribe on Stitcher

Listen to Stitcher

Join 1,381 other followers

Follow The Hip Hop African on WordPress.com
Create a website or blog at WordPress.com