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Namibia: Face to Face With HHP

[Translate] Windhoek — Hip Hop Pantsula, aka HHP, is a popular hip hop artist in South Africa. As I walked to meet him outside the New Era head office, I started shivering. I was so nervous because as I did not know how he was going to act. He smiled and I immediately felt at ease. Jabulani Tsambo was raised in Mmabatho. In 1997 him and his school recorded...

JJC is back in Nigeria

[Translate] Lagos — The name Abdul Bello might not ring a bell to an average Nigerian music lover but JJC (Mr Skillz) has definitely become a well-known brand at home and abroad especially in the United Kingdom. Having lived and operated for many years in the UK, the prolific musician/producer announced his intention to finally move back to Nigeria to...

Nigeria: Sound Sultan, Wyclef in Another Duet

[Translate] httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=029oJaBzOoI. Sound Sultan aka Olanrewaju Fasasi, has taken another leap in his career. Apart from his 2004 collaboration with Haiti’s presidential aspirant, Wyclef Jean, Sultan has recorded another song with the award winning star. With hit ‘Jagbajantis’ leading to his debut album...

Gambia: Introducing Omid Wisdom- One of Gambia’s Rising Hip-Hop Sensations

[Translate] Hip-hop artist Omid Wisdom is currently one of the promising rappers that is working hard to make it in the world music one day. The promising star actually began feeling a sense of belonging as well as questioning his identity in what many would call ‘Generation X’, ‘The Hip Hop, Reggae Dancehall Generation’ at an early...

Namibia: M-C Ray Aiming High

[Translate] Windhoek — New Kid on the block M-C Ray is slowly making his mark on the Hip Hop Scene. The young rapper says he is heading for the top, and to put his money where his mouth is, he claims to be the future of the Hip hop era and a name to be reckoned with considering the titles he holds, which include Record producer and co-owner of Slash...

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