http://www.africanhiphop.com the foundation of African hip hop culture on the web Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:24:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en While awaiting the 2010 album by Modenine, the lyrical genius surprised us with a track off the album featuring Tuface Idibia. Says Modenine: "We dey vex ft Tuface has no real subject matter, it's just me sounding off with some untouchable lyrics punchlines and wordplay. Tuface adds spice to the ... http://www.africanhiphop.com/tracks/modenine-da-vinci-1st-single/ Just in: a fresh new track involving Teckzilla & Rae from Str8Buttah and Fecko, all African hip hop forum regulars from Nigeria. Play it loud! [audio:ill_musketeers.mp3] http://www.africanhiphop.com/tracks/teckzilla-rae-str8-buttah-fecko/ A new video by one of West Africa's most hardcore emcees, Matador (Wa BMG 44). Beat by Dj Threesixty from African hip hop radio. http://www.africanhiphop.com/featuredvideo/matador-rak/ Always wondered what Konono N°1 would sound like in a hip hop setting? The likembe (thumb piano) group from Congo, who quickly made a name in the west after their music was released on cd and picked up by influential deejays like Gilles Peterson (BBC), are featured prominently in the ... http://www.africanhiphop.com/africanhiphopnews/baloji-konono-no-1/ On Christmas eve 2009, the Diamond Jubilee hall in Upanga, Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) made history for being the venue were Sugu's tenth album 'Veto' was launched. A single and video were released just before the launch: the track 'Hold on', produced and filmed in the USA where Sugu resides ... http://www.africanhiphop.com/african-hip-hop-top-story/sugu-launches-10th-album/ On the Dutch edition of African hip hop radio we have had an impressive number of artists phoning in and visiting the studio. The latter often impressed us with a little live session. These can be heard back by listening to our archived shows but to honour their talent, our ... http://www.africanhiphop.com/africanhiphopnews/africanhiphopradio-live-sessions/ Here's a little round-up of African hip hop radio shows of the past months: autumn 2009. The weekly show on FunX (Holland's most popular youth radio station) often has guests, and these are some of the English language interviews that you can enjoy online. Tip: subscribe to the podcast and ... http://www.africanhiphop.com/africanhiphopradio/sugu-hhp-geoffy-g-manifest-shenzy/ The unchallenged popularity of hip hop culture in Tanzania would suggest that after a decade-plus of local creativity there should now be a lively local urban fashion industry, supported by today’s popular artists and media. Indeed, there have been a few local initiatives, from hip hop artists releasing their own gear ... http://www.africanhiphop.com/africanhiphopnews/%e2%80%98tanzanians-are-supporting-homegrown-brands-more-than-ever-before%e2%80%99/ It's no secret that the African hip hop forums in the past ten-plus years has been an international breeding ground of talent. Think of two volumes of African hip hop mixtapes, initiated and produced by the community. One of the artists on these volumes was Fecko aka Raplogic from Lagos State ... http://www.africanhiphop.com/africanhiphopdownloads/fecko-first-impression-ep/ Ghanaian born, US dwelling rapper M.anifest just dropped the free 16 track album 'the birds and the beats'. Download at his website Manifestmc.com and listen to the African hip hop radio interview here. Promo announcing the new album: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjB4wIlihms[/youtube] http://www.africanhiphop.com/africanhiphopdownloads/manifest-the-birds-and-the-beats/