A moment with Alesh of the DRC
Featuring: Alesh (DRC), PPS the Writah (Senegal), and Helio (Mozambique) DP/Editor: Magee Producer: Nomadic Wax Translation: Magee, Nantali Indongo, and Waterflow Shouts to the one beat project for bringing these artists over and…
A moment with PPS the Writah from Senegal
Featuring: PPS the Writah & Mr. Acquil DP/Editor: Magee Producer: Nomadic Wax Translation: Magee & Waterflow Shouts to the one beat project for bringing these artists over and organizing the exchange: 1beat.org/
An African Hip Hop Cipher
Here is a fun one for you all: a little improptu cipher featuring heads from Benin, Djibouti, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia, and Swaziland, and, since it took place in…
An Introduction to Zimbabwean Hip Hop
This just in from Nomadic Wax: The hip hop scene in Zimbabwe is fierce, and also heavily slept on. Overshadowed by the scenes in its neighboring countries, it is only a matter of…
Obscur Jaffar: Poetry at the Park
This is a short little video piece we put together with Burkina Faso’s Obscur Jaffar. Obscur Jaffar is one of those unique voices in hip hop with a style that is completely original….
South Africa: New videos from Black Noise
After over 20 years of beats, raps and rhymes, Black Noise is South Africa’s oldest active hip-hop crew. Hailing from Mitchell’s Plain in the Cape Flats (Cape Town), Emile YX? and the rest…
The groundbreaking SHOKO! Festival in Zimbabwe
More Amazing Stuff Coming Out Of Zimbabwe! The Shoko International Spoken Word & Hip Hop Festival is a celebration of poetry, hip hop and urban culture that strives for positive social change and…
New single and video from Comrade Fatso (Zimbabwe)
From within the Zimbabwe Crisis, Comrade Fatso & Chabvondoka Launch New Single: Korokoza Zimbabwe has suffered under a decade of political violence, record-breaking inflation and an exodus of its population. At one time, Zimbabwe had…
Audio Documentary: Hip Hop & Immigration in Italy
Together with Dj Nio (Zero Plastica), Nomadic Wax co-produced and recently released this mini audio documentary mixtape that explores the experience of African immigrants in Italy. This topic has raised significant controversy in recent…
Free download from Angola’s MC Diamond Dog
Over the last decade, the art of serious Hip Hop lyricism and skill has steadily risen around the globe. One of the places where it has flourished is Germany, particularly Berlin. In a…
