Tag: Texas
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Wande – “Naija Bit”
Mutiat Yewande Isola is a Nigerian-born female hip-hop artist, who goes more commonly by the name Wande. She was born in Nigeria in 1996 making her 26 years of age. For the most part, she grew up in Austin, Texas, and was signed to Reach Records in 2019. In her song “Woo” she expounds upon
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Maxo Kream Meets Tiny Desk
Maxo Kream has had a history of representing his Nigerian roots. Throughout his music career, he powerfully tells the story of his life growing up in Texas and being the child of immigrants. He continues to disclose his struggles throughout his life and how being a child of immigrants has affected him. During the Tiny
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“Tobechukwu Dubem Nwigwe is My Correct Name”
First-generation Nigerian and H-town native rapper Tobe Nwigwe is just different. Gaining traction after addressing the murder of Breonna Taylor in his song, “I Need You To,” Nwigwe navigates the hip hop scene with purpose and intentionality. As seen above, Nwigwe rarely appears in music videos, interviews, and shows without his family far behind. Faith,
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Samsonyte
Debut mixtape – Elevated State Of Mind Debut album – The Muse, which accumulated tons of streams across all platforms. Samsonyte’s 12-track debut album contained “Lucy,” a mellow track sampling Dr. Dre’s “Xxplosive” and Erykah Badu’s “Bag Lady” Texas also has a vivacious Ethiopian community, with Dallas having the biggest concentration. Samsonyte’s use of lyrics in his