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Rap Music

Finding Your Niche: Rouge
Article
/ 8 August 2019

Finding Your Niche: Rouge

The rapper has come far since her days studying musical theatre. Now, she can’t see herself doing anything else

By Malcolm Sekgothe
Rams’s feet touch the ground and sky
Article
/ 7 June 2019

Rams’s feet touch the ground and sky

The Johannesburg rapper, known to switch flows in a minute, has his eyes set on international swag

By Kwanele Sosibo
Rebel without a pause
Article
/ 31 May 2019

Rebel without a pause

For much of his career, motswako rapper Mo’Molemi has attempted to capture and make sense of the precarious position young black people occupy

By Gopolang Botlhokwane
Slice of life: ‘Most lovely night of my life’
Article
/ 8 March 2019

Slice of life: ‘Most lovely night of my life’

‘I remember that I was supposed to perform about two or three songs. But the DJ ended up adding another song because everybody was just having fun’

By Sarah Smit
The sky’s the limit for ‘DIY’ Eagle
Article
/ 22 June 2018

The sky’s the limit for ‘DIY’ Eagle

The young rapper dubbed ’Africa’s greatest artist’ is blazing a trail for his fellow indie musicians

By Sabelo Mkhabela
Mr Tap’s vision to inspire others
Article
/ 18 August 2017

Mr Tap’s vision to inspire others

Aubrey Poopedi defies the odds of blindness, and reaches the firmament of greatness as a rapper

By Staff Reporter
For better or worse, SA rap has become all about the money
Article
/ 24 February 2017

For better or worse, SA rap has become all about the money

Dodging politics, the new struggle for local hip-hop artists is for freedom through material wealth

By Sabelo Mkhabela
Rapper Dope Saint Jude has found her cause — it’s reimagined and redefined
Article
/ 1 August 2016

Rapper Dope Saint Jude has found her cause — it’s reimagined and redefined

One of the foremost emcees out of Cape Town is making her unique sound known on a global stage and it’s bold, unapologetic and real.

By Sarah Koopman
Big Sean: Coming to SA a dream come true
Article
/ 3 February 2014

Big Sean: Coming to SA a dream come true

Big Sean, who had the crowd going at a rainy performance in Jo’burg, talks about beats, lyrics, Kanye West, and coming to South Africa.

By Rhode Marshall
Ice Prince seeks a new honour
Article
/ 19 November 2013

Ice Prince seeks a new honour

Nigerian rapper Ice Prince is up for the Channel O Africa Music Video Award – Most Gifted African West title. Here’s a peek into what he is about.

By Rhode Marshall
Big Sean and Kendrick Lamar to hit SA
Article
/ 26 September 2013

Big Sean and Kendrick Lamar to hit SA

Next year will kick-off on a high note for hip-hop music in SA with Big Sean and Kendrick Lamar announcing upcoming tour dates to the country.

By Rhode Marshall
The 5 best Kendrick Lamar reactions in memes
Article
/ 14 August 2013

The 5 best Kendrick Lamar reactions in memes

Kendrick Lamar has called himself Rap King in Big Sean’s "Control", and because it’s the digital age, instead of gang signs, Twitter’s throwing memes.

By Staff Reporter
Snoop Dogg is dead, long live Snoop Lion
Article
/ 9 April 2013

Snoop Dogg is dead, long live Snoop Lion

He is the former pimp married to his childhood sweetheart; the shrewd businessman who smokes 30 joints a day.

By Simon Hattenstone
Introducing Omar Hammami, the jihadist rapper
Article
/ 26 March 2013

Introducing Omar Hammami, the jihadist rapper

Songs such as Send Me a Cruise (Missile) have landed Omar Hammami with a $5-million bounty on his head – but he doesn’t seem too worried.

By Guardian Reporter
‘First’ Afghan female rapper seeks reason with rhymes
Article
/ 6 January 2013

‘First’ Afghan female rapper seeks reason with rhymes

Soosan Feroz is a surprising new phenomenon in the conservative Islamic country — the nation’s first female rapper.

By Sapa Afp
Rap music inspires Libyan rebels to defeat Gaddafi
Article
/ 26 April 2011

Rap music inspires Libyan rebels to defeat Gaddafi

Libyan rebel fighters look for inspiration from a growing cadre of amateur rappers whose powerful songs have helped define the revolution.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 15 June 2010

Exiled Somali musicians rap against al-Shabaab

A group of young Somali musicians in exile is challenging the hard-line al-Shabaab Islamists who control large swathes of their homeland.

By Boris Bachorz

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