Tag: Ya Minko
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My Beautiful Twisted Reality
Although I originally intended for this mixtape to have a positive and uplifting general tone and theme, the current climate of the world along with my past and current states of mind haven’t allowed me to compile a mixtape of African Hip-Hop based purely on good feelings and unity across the diaspora. Instead, I haveRead…
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HHAP Episode 44: From Gabon to the US: Ya Minko on his Experiences in American Hip Hop Culture
Gabonese artist Ya Minko came by campus for a conversation about his experiences in hip hop communities in Gabon and the United States. We had a long discussion on hip hop culture and the business of hip hop. Every artist has to decide how to market themselves, how to speak to their audience, and how…
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Today @ Apple Workshop on Hip Hop Lyricism in Washington, DC
Howard University professor Msia Kibona Clark, Ph.D., from the Department of African Studies, will host a “Today at Apple Workshop” on June 12, 2019, from 5:30-7 p.m. at the new Apple Store in the Carnegie Library, 801 K Street NW, Washington, DC. Pen your own rap verse and celebrate the power of storytelling with AfricanRead…