Tag: Stella Mwangi
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“Identify Yourself” – Stella Mwagni Speaks to Awareness for Social Change
The final two lines of this rap capture the essence of her message to the audience: be aware so that we may unite and make a difference. Stella Mwangi, a Kenyan rapper now living in Norway includes a theme of social change and awareness in her uplifting song “Identify Yourself”. The music urges the audienceRead…
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Stella Mwangi’s Global Roots
In the video for her 2014 track “Biashara,” rapper Stella Mwangi, also known as STL, boldly addresses the viewer as she embodies a distinct fusion of her transnational roots. Mwangi, who was born in Murang’a, Kenya but migrated to Norway with her family in 1991, at the age of five, is an expert at blendingRead…
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Stella Mwangi’s Koolio
Today I picked Kenyan-Norweigan rapper Stella Mwangi because I thought she ties in all of the themes we talked about in class very well. Additionally, I believe that her use of language in her song Koolio is interesting and bridges two different cultures together.
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The Queen of Kenya
Stella Nyambura, better known as STL, is one of the best Kenyan female rappers out right now.
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You Bad Huh?
A femcee is a female rapper. She is no different than anyone else, except she is a woman brave enough to step up to the mic in such a male dominated industry. Hip hop is hyper masculine and feeds on the over sexualization of the Black woman. In hip hop, women are seen as sexualRead…
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Stella Mwangi x Lady Leshurr
The first video I watched was “stella stella stella” by Stella Mwangi. Stella Mwangi is a femcee from Kenya. The video for this song is a bit raunchy but not distasteful. She is giving the rebel girl look and feel in this video with her outfits, her lyrics, and the props in the video. SheRead…