East Africa

Written by St. Bervon powered by Vibelab for Hiphop AfricaThe Kenyan music industry is in safe hands now more than ever. In Hip Hop, the industry is experiencing a new world order spearheaded by artists and key players who...

Award-winning Kenyan polymath King Kerby is gearing up to shake the music industry with a blockbuster single titled “Niko Order”. The single officially kicks off the run to the ‘Saba Deluxe’ album : Also termed as the Disc B to...

Genre-bending singer, rapper and drummer Muthoni Drummer Queen (MDQ) is set to entice East African music lovers with her latest EP ‘Monsoon.’The EP is set to drop on International Women's Day, Friday 8th March, 2024.The 3 track Afro-pop EP...

Tanzanian lyricist Brian Simba is back with a rapid new single dubbed “Silali”."Silali" is Swahili connotation for "Won't Sleep".The trunk-shattering anthem by the Bar Es Salaam founder finds him spitting mafioso-esque proclamations and floating on the beat...

Touted as one of the firebrand emcees in Kenya's contemporary class of rap, multi-nominated rapper Groovy Jo is a unicorn. Having churned out two dogged EP's that have stuck her name in every relevant rap conversation in Kenya at...

This weekend, we feature music from stalwarts NJERI, An21, $hylii and more from Kenya, Uganda, and UK-based acts. Check it out.NJERI - Patience Ft. Decester, AriRenowned Kenyan songstress NJERI is set to captivate audiences once again with her latest...

Michael Carpenter stylized as CAP, has yielded an informidable reputation as Kenya's Urban Music golden child. Grossing a laudable catalog with placements that across Kenyan Hip Hop tastemakers from Kahu$h, Boutross, Wakadinali, Timmy Blanco, to saccharine R&B stars in...

Kenyan hailed internet personality turned artist Lil Maina just released his highly coveted debut studio album, ‘Maisha Ya Stunna’, on Wednesday 13th of December, 2023, led by the already-released smash singles “Ma G Kwenye Klabu”, “ZOZA” and “Alert”, Lil Maina’s...

Prolific Kenyan rap maven, herbalist, and entrepreneur King Kerby releases his third studio album and his first under the Zama Sessions distributions imprint dubbed,  ‘Saba’https://open.spotify.com/album/6HBSRXvpBzq8Iq7QsXa406?si=cHRsfxWyTHisAmnGjLe1lQSaba was recorded in Cape Town, and partially Nairobi, highlighting the range of sound tapestry...

The Kenyan-bred recording and performing artist makes a comeback into the music fray with her seductive dance-floor ready anthem, ‘Tek Time’.Tapping frequent collaborator and idiosyncratic Kenyan beatsmith ÜZRR who is renowned for his extensive work with alternative Nairobi-helmed artists,...