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Native Tongues: an African Hip-Hop Reader
In the past fifteen years we have come across a growing number of students and scholars researching the hip hop scene in an African country of choice – even the Africanhiphop.com website resulted…
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Blakk Rasta – Gaddafi
Blakk Rasta, the radio personality and reggae artist from Ghana, got continent wide fame with his tribute to Obama, released during the USA presidential election campaign in 2008. In 2009 he visited the…
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The Unseen Ones
Kurt Orderson is a young film maker hailing from Cape Town, South Africa. His first documentary ‘Definition of freedom’ (2004) highlighted the role hip hop played in the struggle against Apartheid, and in…
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African Hip Hop Radio: Fully Loaded with Nneka & Sugu
After a hiatus of over one year (not counting the occasional mixtape and guest shows from Nairobi), African Hip Hop Radio is back on air. Or rather the web, because the new shows…
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Alesh – Reveil (the Awakening)
Alesh is one of our favorite new names on the Congo hip hop scene. The emcee/slam artist from Kisangani (eastern Congo) released his first album ‘Mort dans l’ame’ last year. ‘Bana Kin’ was…
K’naan & Nas – Nothing to lose
When we last spoke to K’naan he was in the middle of the World Cup tour, about to play a show for a Coca-Cola promotional event in the Ajax Arena stadium in Amsterdam….
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Native Tongues: an African Hip-Hop Reader
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Radio Vaults: December 2009 – Africanhiphopradio Live Sessions
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African Hip Hop Radio: Fully Loaded with Nneka & Sugu
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African Hip Hop Radio September 2010
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African hip hop radio: the World Cup edition
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The Return of African Hip Hop Radio
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Sugu, HHP, Geoffy G, M.anifest, Shenzy
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December 11, 2011Blakk Rasta – Gaddafi
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October 10, 2011
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June 26, 2011
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January 19, 2012Zorbam All Stars – Wa wa wa
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November 29, 2011
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November 1, 2011
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January 15, 2012Native Tongues: an African Hip-Hop Reader
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August 31, 2009
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August 14, 2009
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December 6, 2011The Unseen Ones
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October 3, 2011
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December 22, 2010
K’naan & Nas – Nothing to lose
When we last spoke to K’naan he was in the middle of the World Cup tour, about to play a show for a Coca-Cola promotional event in the Ajax Arena stadium in Amsterdam….
Zorbam All Stars – Wa wa wa
Wendy, Lestat, Maat, Keza, Ekomy join on a single track under the name of Zorbam All Stars. The track is dedicated to the ‘Pantheres‘ of Gabon, the national soccer team who are about…
The Unseen Ones
Kurt Orderson is a young film maker hailing from Cape Town, South Africa. His first documentary ‘Definition of freedom’ (2004) highlighted the role hip hop played in the struggle against Apartheid, and in…
This Is Black History
October is Black History Month. From the UK comes this vid celebrating history with Jody McIntyre, Logic, Big Ben, Jaja Soze, bigCAKES, Genesis Elijah, MC D, Cerose, Big Frizzle, Wordplay, Haze, USG, Rodney…
Kin Mafia Style – Tokowa
A new video by KMS (Kin Mafia Style), one of the pioneering groups in hip hop from Congo Kinshasa. This song commemorates 50 years of independence in DR Congo.
Wetin You Dey Talk
Veteran Rapper K16 from Nigeria is back with his first new record in over a year. Titled ‘Wetin You Dey Talk’, the track is off his Killer16bars: The Producer EP, which as the…
