Juma4
Editor website Africanhiphop.com - since 1997. The website that introduced the world to hip hop from the African continent. African hip hop hip hop activist / researcher - since 1994. As featured in interviews with Newsweek, BBC, XXL magazine, Allhiphop.com, etc... film research awarded by H2O hip hop film festival, seen on various conferences but the preferred spot is on ground level where the people are. Radio dj Presenter/dj at African hip hop radio, a truly pan-African webcast. Since March 2008, African hip hop radio also has a Dutch language edition which is broadcast weekly through FunX national public radio with J4, GMB and dj Threesixty (360) - see www.Lijn5.com and www.funx.nl.
Almost a year in the making, here is The Sequel, the second mixtape created entirely by members of the Africanhiphop.com forums. The first collection, called ‘Africanhiphop: the Naija chapter’ (2007) gained a lot of interest …
In the first episode of African hip hop radio at FunX Lijn5 after the summer holiday, GMB and J4 talk to African hip hop radio host Lee Kasumba in SA who also hosted Emcee Africa …
Coming to us through the 24/7 buzz of Twitter, here’s a new (and as yet unmixed) demo track by Wale in which he pays homage to the time where his parents dragged him along to …
This month we take it back to 1980′s Nigeria, an era during which quite some local rap was recorded, often outside of the context of hip hop culture. Together with Uchenna Ikonne (Comb & Razor) we look at Nigerian rap released on vinyl records between 1981 and 1991.
A couple of artists who have distinguished themselves from the generic Bongo flava-sound in Tanzania have joined up for a new single and video. ‘Furaha’ by Arusha-based group X Plastaz and Dar es Salaam’s finest, …
In the space of two weeks, Mokobe released two new music videos: ‘Beyonce Coulibaly’ and ‘Phenomenal’. The French-Malian artist must have been planning his vacation while making sure that those left behind have some entertainment …
Rock The Mic Vol. 1 is a classic compilation first released in 2005 of hip-hop music from Lomé, Togo, and Cotonou, Benin on the Asrafo Records label. Featured on the compilation are MC’s Avénon, Eklin, …
African hip hop pioneers Zimbabwe Legit surprised with a pan-African posse cut on their album ‘House of Stone’. Now they’re back with a new multi emcee cut. For now an exclusive spin here at Africanhiphop.com: …
The latest video by Ugandan hip hop duo Sylvester & Abramz: ‘Kyendi kyendi ‘ (I am who I am) continues on the path of their hit single ‘Lemerako’.
Senegalese group Wageble (two vocalists and a dj) have a new video out. Watch ‘Come back’.
Video shot directed and edited by Magee McIlvaine from US-based label Nomadic Wax.
