• Jyhene Kebsi

Blending Tunisian rap with Egyptian mahraganat, Lully Snake defies sexist norms, blurs borders, and opens a new space for feminist rebellion in North African popular culture.

• Zayaan Jappie

Rapper YoungstaCPT's headspace is shaped by Cape Town’s history.

• Gopolang Botlhokwane

At a time when South Africa is on fire politically, there is sadly zero social commentary on rapper Proverb's album, "The Read Tape."

• Benjamin Lebrave

We talk to Togolese rapper Elom 20ce who aims to bring his politics to the masses.

• Africa Is a Country

• Kangsen Feka Wakai

On "To Pimp a Butterfly," is Kendrick being ironic when he wonders "How Much a Dollar Cost"?

• Dylan Valley

A Cape Town hip hop group causes a huge stir with its music video "Larney Jou Poes" (roughly translated: Boss, your cunt.) depicting an uprising by farmworkers.

• Ts'eliso Monaheng

Lesego Rampolokeng's tribute to an old school pioneer and one of the key builders of the South African hip hop scene.

• Boima Tucker

Recognition of the contributions to the New York cultural landscape by African immigrants remains strangely absent from the average New Yorker’s frame of reference.

• Boima Tucker

• Ts'eliso Monaheng

• Megan Eardley

Can young Angolan activists inspired by Angola's underground rap scene take on a political elite that has ruled for decades?

• Tom Devriendt

• Tom Devriendt

• Boima Tucker

What are the cultural implications of the success of individual African artists in particularly U.S. mainstream media and award shows?

• Boima Tucker

• Megan Eardley

A locally produced arts festival creates panic for Angola's authoritarian government, who has, predictably, responded with panic and repression.

• Tom Devriendt

• Boima Tucker

• Boima Tucker