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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DJ Maphorisa calls for a new era of unity within the South African hip hop scene

Amapiano DJ and music producer, DJ Maphorisa (real name Themba Sonnyboy Sekowe), has recently called for greater unity within the South African music industry, particularly among hip hop artists.
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, ...
GMA Network

Stars On The Floor 2026 Dance Break: Jasmine at Jao, NON-STOP sa Hip-Hop routine!

Smith and ALAMAT Jao, and they are always ready for any challenge!
Afro

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 ...