Tag: MC CARO
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HHAP 88: October 2023 Hip Hop African News, Events, and Updates
The World Breaking Championship 2023 took place in Leuven, Belgium on September 23-24. The WBC featured 115 b-boys and 92 b-girls from 62 countries, including Algeria, Botswana, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia. Victor Montalvo (USA) won the men’s competition, Philip Kim, “B-Boy Phil Wizard,” (Canada) came in second place, and…
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Mc Caro
Mc Caro is a triumph, unique and showstopping artist from Liberia. She has made waves across her country but her music has traveled much farther than her home country. Caro stands out amongst other Liberian artists not just because of her style of rap but also because of the messages she puts in her songs,…
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The Real MC: Mc Caro
Born on August 10, 1996 Caroline Moore, most commonly known as Mc Caro, was labeled as Liberia’s Best Female Rapper of the Year at the 2020 MTN Liberia Music Awards. This is ironic because 2020 was also her official breakout year with her singles Pull Up and Don’t ask Me as they were her top songs in…
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Mixtape: Social Justice Within Africa
Introduction Africa is no stranger to protesting wrongdoings in their society. For decades countries have been protesting corruption, health issues, wealth distribution, racism, and police brutality. Yes, police brutality too. It may come shocking to some because why would countries of majority one race have these issues but they are there and exist unfortunately. Artists…
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AFRICAN WOMEN IN HIP-HOP: L.I.B INFAMOUS MC CARO
MC Caro is among Liberia’s upcoming female rappers venturing the music industry. In 2020, MC Caro released her single Don’t Ask Me which is among the different songs that are under her name. Essentially, as an artist, MC Caro considers rapping as her forte and thus uses it to spread awareness and also criticize the Liberian government…
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MC CAro – “Pull UP”
Liberian artist MC Caro started her rap journey in the underground scene of Liberia. As a Monrovia native, Caro masterfully fits into Liberia’s native style of rap, HipCo which is evidenced through her rise to prominence after posting on Facebook several freestyles in 2018 where she criticized the shortcomings of the Liberian government. This quickly…
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African Hip-hop and Politics: Mixtape Project
Just like other countries around the globe, many African countries continue to suffer at the hands of “politics”. There are many social and political issues that confront a typical African country. Issues including corruption, wars, human rights abuse, mismanagement of federal funds, poor education systems, illiteracy, and so on. These issues are closely similar from…
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MC Caro Demands Liberia’s Missing Money
One of Liberia’s hardest hitting MCs speaks on the aftermath of one of the largest financial scandals the relatively young country has ever seen. In her first ever music video, containing B-roll footage of a neglected and dilapidated Monrovia, the nation’s capital, MC Caro delivers Kreyol bars demanding the government own up to their huge…