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The Hip Hop African

The Hip Hop African

著者： Msia Kibona Clark
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 The podcast is the longest-running podcast on African Hip Hop culture. It features discussions on African Hip Hop music & culture from around the continent and the Diaspora. The podcast is produced in the Department of African Studies at Howard University. You can access the podcast at www.hiphopafrican.com and on all major podcast platforms.© 2023 The Hip Hop African 音楽
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  • Ep 101: Respect the Technique: A Mixtape Episode

    Ep 101: Respect the Technique: A Mixtape Episode
    2025/09/03

    In this episode, we’re bringing you a special mixtape featuring 24 tracks released in 2024 and 2025 by MCs from across the continent, including Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.

    The mix highlights:

    • Languages: English, Swahili, Ga, Yoruba, and more.
    • Artists: Established names like Modenine, M.anifest, Nadia Nakai, alongside rising voices you may be hearing for the first time.
    • Sounds: From classic boom bap and Afrobeats-inspired beats, to high-energy club tracks, to conscious and introspective flows.

    Inspired by U.S. hip hop podcasts that spotlight new music, this episode aims to showcase the incredible range of hip hop being produced internationally.

    The mix begins with South Africa’s Zulu Mecca—who will also be speaking at this year’s conference—and closes with Yugen Blakrok, from her powerful new album The Illusion of Being. Check out the full playlist and links to the featured artists:

    • ZuluMecca "Iller Than"
    • Modenine "Adidas"
    • Wakazi "Crooked Crown"
    • Eno Barony "No Manual"
    • K. Keed "Dilemma"
    • Fid Q & Mex Cortez "Simba"
    • Sarkodie "Hustlers Dream"
    • Gemini Orleans "Gasoline"
    • Stamina "Bado Nipo"
    • AYORKOR RONZY "Darkovibes"
    • Falz the Bahd Guy & Shaybo "Popping Tonught"
    • Angel Mutoni "Ousaah"
    • Cassper Nyovest "Kusho Bani"
    • Gigi Lamayne "COME OUTSIDE"
    • Nadia Nakai & Moozlie "Sipthipithi"
    • Eva Alordiah "I Look Good"
    • Awa Khiwe "Rap Gandaganda"
    • Ugly Dray "Not Love"
    • Kweku Smoke "Agyekum"
    • Yanga Chief "What If"
    • Erigga "Just Breathe"
    • MOJO AF "Samson"
    • M.anifest "Gye Nyame"
    • Yugen Blakrok "The Grand Geode"

    We’re also excited to announce that Howard University will host the 3rd Annual Hip Hop Studies Conference from November 14–16, 2025. This year’s theme is Respect the Technique: Hip Hop & Technology. The call for submissions is open until September 20, 2025. For details, visit hiphop.howard.edu.
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  • Unapologetic: African Women in Hip-Hop

    Unapologetic: African Women in Hip-Hop
    2025/08/15

    In this episode of Let Her Cook called Unapologetic, two of our students dive into the world of African women in hip-hop. They discuss artists from West, East, and Southern Africa: Eno Barony (Ghana), Keko (Uganda), Gigi Lamayne (South Africa), and Reespect (Nigeria), women who aren’t waiting for permission to speak; they’re taking the mic and making space for themselves. From Keko’s fearless visibility as a queer rapper in Uganda to Gigi’s protest-driven lyrics in South Africa, these women use their voices as both art and activism. They also talk about braggadocio, that classic hip-hop confidence, and how African and African American women flip it to challenge what society says they should be. This episode is all about power, presence, and being unapologetically loud.

    Check out our 2019 interview with Keko on Episode 38: Keko on Hip-Hop V. The Politics of Sexuality in Uganda.

    Or our 2021 interview with Gigi Lamayne on Episode 63: Gigi Lamayne on Representation & Dismantling Respectability Politics.
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  • The Sound of the Diaspora: Identity and Resistance in African Hip Hop

    The Sound of the Diaspora: Identity and Resistance in African Hip Hop
    2025/08/01
    Tracks “Becky” by Amine“Hello Africa” by Blitz The Ambassador“Never Fight an African” by Styles P“Sue Me” by Wale “Sue me, I’m rootin’ for everybody that’s Black.” This lyric embodies more than a mindset as it reflects a movement rooted in solidarity. The African diaspora refers to the global dispersion of people of African descent, beginning with the trans-Atlantic slave trade and continuing through modern-day immigration. According to The African Diaspora: History, Adaptation and Health, the term first appeared in literature in the 1950s and refers to global communities whose ancestors migrated as early as the 15th century (Rotimi et al.). This term is often closely linked to Pan-Africanism–an ideology emphasizing solidarity and unity of people of African descent. The global popularization of hip hop aided in creating a platform for artists of African descent, specifically those who migrated to the United States, to express their pride in their identity as well as resistance to racism in their countries. This mixtape explores how first-generation artists from the United States, like Style P, Aminé, Blitz The Ambassador, and Wale, use their music to reflect the complexity of belonging to the African diaspora, highlighting their heritage while speaking out against systemic oppression faced by Black people. Since its origin in the Bronx, New York, hip hop has always been an outlet for speaking out about racial disparities and politics. One song on the mixtape, “Never Fight an African,” comes from David R. Styles, famously known as Styles P, who was born to a South African mother and Jamaican father in Queens, New York City, and has never shied away from speaking out about U.S. politics and resisting systemic oppression. In his song, “Never Fight an African,” Styles says: “Not a Trump supporter, not a Clinton supporter, and Obama slipped too, we need to get it in order…if one brother starves, we ain't eat right” - Styles P ...highlighting a disillusionment with politics, across of parties. His main concern is the advancement of Black people, but in a country where systemic oppression is prominent, he refuses to align with any leader, even the first Black president, if meaningful progress is lacking. Aminé, an Ethiopian artist from Portland, Oregon, similarly addresses the idea that justice for Black people is not dependent on politicians or modern-day America in another song on the mixtape, “Becky,” when he says, “I'm fed up with the looks that we get in restaurants…I'm fed up with a world that I know I can't change.” His lyrics reflect the exhaustion from mistreatment due to his skin tone. Aminé, outwardly, spoke against the injustices in the U.S. during 2020, a year of civil unrest and an increase in Black Lives Matter protests. In an interview about the album done for French Fries Magazine, Aminé states “My beliefs on these issues have always been the same. The music industry has amplified and spread the messages I believe in. I don’t hold back from letting my fans know what I stand for.” Amine Together, Styles P and Aminé use their platforms to critique America’s failures in politics and affirm their identities as Black men in society by speaking out against the struggles they go through and reflecting a shared experience of systemic oppression throughout the diaspora. On a lighter note, the mixtape also features songs celebrating their identity, reflecting the vastness of the diaspora. Blitz Bazawule, a Ghanaian artist known professionally as Blitz the Ambassador, makes his self-pride apparent in his song, “Hello Africa,” where he talks about traveling all over Africa to bask in its beauty and richness in culture. This song encourages unity amongst all African countries while also using African dialect and English to promote Pan-Africanism. Wale, a D.C. native with Nigerian heritage, expresses Pan-Africanism in the song “Sue Me.” Wale states, “I carried my bitterness of a kola nut…I favor Black businesses… spent ‘bout two racks on handmade durags” The “rooting for everybody Black” ideology is not just a lyric in Wale’s song, “Sue Me,” Though it may seem like just support for Black people, rooting for everybody Black represents Pan-Africanism, promoting unity throughout the diaspora. Both Blitz and Wale celebrate their identities unapologetically, conveying pride in being Black and a commitment to Pan-Africanism, which shapes the African diaspora. In closing, it is evident that hip hop continues to serve as a vehicle for celebrating the African diaspora and reclaiming identity. Styles P, Aminé, Blitz The Ambassador, and Wale collectively embrace the range of shared experiences in the African diaspora–on one hand, there are rappers that use their music to speak out against hardships on Black people, whereas the others use it to highlight their love for their culture and to promote unity. This ...
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