Tag: UK rapper
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Skepta: A one of a kind grime Icon till eternity
His name is Joseph Junior Adenuga, but people know him as Skepta. And anyone who even slightly pays attention to the hip-hop scene knows Skepta. He has indubitably changed the UK rap scene and will go down as one of the most influential rappers from London Town. Born in Tottenham, Skepta was born to Nigerian
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How well do we know Ms Banks?
Representing Southeast London, Thyra (pronounced “Tyra”) Oji (Ms Banks) is a Nigerian and Ugandan rapper elevating the United Kingdom’s hip hop scene. Banks began her music career at the young age of eleven, where she began writing songs and listening to artists such as Lil Kim and Foxy Brown. Banks transcended into the public eye
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Find Our Way, a woman’s perspective
Isatta Sheriff is a Sierra Leonean UK rapper. In her song Find Our Way, she characterizes the ways in which we as society conceptualize the world, ourselves and our place in it. She touches on the struggles, internal and external, of simply existing. All within the context of race, age, and overall ideological perception of
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Bad Energy (Stay Far Away) -Chief Skepta the Grime MC
“Skepta” Joseph Junior Adenuga is a popular Grime rapper, songwriter, record producer and music video director based in London and originating from Nigeria. He is one of Grime’s biggest artists whose most recent album Konnichiwa became the genre’s highest charting album, peaking at number 2 on the UK music charts. Konnichiwa was his fourth studio
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Nadia Nakai – Like Me vs Nadia Rose – Station
This post is dedicated to the comparison of two talented female emcees, from two different countries that share a first name. Nadia Nakai and Nadia Rose both speak on the fact that no one can step to them, whether lyrically or otherwise. With upbeat rhythms and fast rap patterns one could definitely draw a comparison
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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)