Nadia Nakai sounds the alarm on SA hip hop: 'It's super toxic right now'

Nadia Nakai reveals her decision to step back from South African hip hop, citing the increasing toxicity in the music scene ...
CNN

Digging up rap’s roots: How African rhythms birthed American hip-hop

Osmic Menoe was a young kid in South Africa when he first fell in love with hip-hop culture during the late 1980s, at the height of the country’s anti-apartheid movement. But like so many, at first, ...
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SA hip-hop star Reason to headline Shoko Festival

Zimbabwe’s longest-running festival of urban culture, the Shoko Festival, is set to host a groundbreaking performance by South African hip-hop legend-turned amapiano sensation Reason, also know as ...
Okayplayer

Hip-hop is the Beacon of African American Culture, but its Roots are Multicultural

The story of hip-hop’s beginnings has been highly contested, but it begins in the Bronx on Aug. 11, 1973. DJ Kool Herc’s sister, Cindy, is hosting a back-to-school party in their apartment complex, ...
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As the stars of hip-hop’s golden age approach their golden years, some confront questions about whether old blood can make new music

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) It’s always awkward telling people what I do for a living. I’m a ...
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Hip-Hop vs Rap: What Is Really the Difference?

The long-running debate over Hip-Hop and Rap continues to shape global music culture, yet many listeners still struggle to understand the true difference between the two. The world of music is often ...