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Born Aminata “Nata” Bangura in The Bronx, New York but also raised in New Jersey— both areas had shaped her insight and love for Hip Hop culture (alongside being first generation Sierra Leonean- American).From singing in school/church choirs,...

This week on HipHop Liestyle, we take a look at the luxurious life of Ghanaian rapper, Medikal and his love for cars.In 2003, Nate Dogg posed a question that keeps rappers up at night: "Could you love me on...

Representing Egypt’s rap scene in the Eighth edition of the All Africa Music Awards, Marwan Moussa took the event by storm, receiving awards for Best African Rapper, Breakthrough Artist of the Year, and Best Artist in African Hip-Hop.The Egyptian...

Last week, we debuted the HipHopHead Top 10 Underground Rap Videos in Nigeria.ICYMI: HipHopHead: Top 10 Underground Rap VideosOver the past few months, Nigerian social media has been awash with several conversations on the state of hip-hop in the country. While some...

Tanzanian rapper, Rapcha caught the attention of HipHop Africa when it was rumoured that he was engaged in a beef with another rapper. A source close to HipHop Africa revealed that it wasn’t a beef or diss, as Rapcha...

Gilbert Bani (born August 1, 1986), popularly known by his stage name A-Q, is a Nigerian rapper and songwriter. His single "Agu Ji Ndi Men" was nominated for Best Rap Single at The Headies 2016.Born into a family of...

"She’s very correct. Streaming power in Cameroon is very low. we have no voice on major streaming platforms. Especially the ones that demand subscription. People watching videos on YouTube and do not even comment or subscribe, some just go...

Jodzie, whose real name is Osakwe Ofunediche Joshua hails from Delta state Nigeria. He was born in Delta state and moved to Lagos state after a year. He had his primary and secondary education in Festac, Mile2, Oshodi and...

On this week’s Episode of HipHop Africa ThrowBackThursday, we take a look at some old pictures of Rapper Fecko.Fecko is a Nigerian hip-hop artist, whose real name is Ifeanyi Chukwuebuka Ibegbunam. He was born on 17 June 1989 in Anambra State.Fecko started music professionally in 2006 when he recorded...

Cameroonian rapper Blueprint Hakeem says God is using Libianca to teach Cameroonian artists the Method to go global.He Advises Cameroonian artists to calm down and learn.In his Facebook post, he wrote:"She will not go anywhere with that attitude. They...