Tag: South African music

• Godessa-Social Ills

  Godessa was a South African female hip hop group comprised of three talented female musicians, formed in 2000. The group composed of 1) Sheema “Shame” Williams, a vocalist and a rapper who is also a social activist. 2) Elouise Jones, “EJ” Jones, a vocalist, a rapper and a producer. 3) Bernadette “Burni” Amansure, a vocalistRead…

  CapeTown96

  March 26, 2019

  Africa, Culture, Hip Hop Pioneers, South Africa

  Godessa, South Africa, South African hip-hop, South African music

• Tumi Molekane-Once Upon A Time

  Tumi Molekane is a South African hip hop artist who mainly performs in Soweto, South Africa. He is originally from Tanzania, a country where his parents exiled to escape the apartheid in South Africa. However, Tumi went back to South Africa when he was 11 years old. He is now a prominent hip hop artist,Read…

  CapeTown96

  February 12, 2019

  Africa, DJs, Hip Hop Pioneers, South Africa

  African Hip Hop, africanhiphop, South Africa, South African hip-hop, South African music, Tumi Molekane

• Prophets Of Da City-Neva Again

  Prophets Of Da City was a Hip Hop group in South Africa from 1988 to 2001. The group consisted of three rappers, Ready D, Shaheen and Ramone, the three black South Africans who lived in the discriminatory apartheid era.  The rappers, having been social outcasts during the apartheid era were renowned for producing songs withRead…

  CapeTown96

  January 30, 2019

  Africa, Hip Hop Pioneers, South Africa, Student Projects

  apartheid, prophets of da city, South Africa, South African hip-hop, South African music

• A Lady, a Miss, a Feminine Touch to Hip Hop

  If I were to tell you “there are women in hip hop” you wouldn’t hesitate to tell me that you already knew that. For years, women have been making names for themselves in the male dominated field of hip hop through their lyrics, looks, presence, and persistence. Today we’re looking at some femcees (female emcees)Read…

  adeenh

  March 30, 2017

  Diaspora Emcees, England/UK, South Africa, Student Projects, Women MCs

  female rappers, Femcees, hip hop, hiphop, ladies in hip hop, Lady leshurr, Miss Celanious, South African music, UK rapper, United Kingdom music, women

• M.anifest – “Cupid’s Crooked Bow”

  

  Immediately, M.anifest’s “Cupid’s Crooked Bow” begins with a smooth, African drum beat, fused with South African artist Nomisupasta’s unique voice – a kind of tone that is completely original but also, to me, sounds like a mix of Adele and Erykah Badu’s voices (especially when Nomisupasta sings in English). M.anifest raps in English, creating aRead…

  orivaablog

  February 9, 2017

  Ghana, South Africa, Student Projects, Trap Music

  Africa, American, cupid’s crooked bow, Ghana, Ghana hip hop, hiphop, Language, M.anifest, Music, Nomisupasta, South African music

• “Baddest ft. Burna Boy, Khuli Chana, Yanga ” – AKA

  “Baddest ft. Burna Boy, Khuli Chan, Yanga” is a 2015 hip-hop song by South African hip-hop artist AKA.  According to a 2011 Sunday World article, the 27 year old rapper from Cape Town started working on music in 2002, and later joined a group called Entity in 2005.  AKA did not reach status as a household nameRead…

  samanthatrapsathu

  January 25, 2016

  South Africa, Student Projects

  AKA, Baddest, South African hip-hop, South African music