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The African hip hop archive project is an experimental research based on a data-set collected in different African countries and in the African diaspora between 1993 and 2020. The…

African hip hop

January 3, 2026

byAHH

Fior de Bior: the rise of an enigmatic voice in West African Rap

Fior de Bior is a Nigerian-Ivorian rapper whose rise from viral freestyles to chart-topping hits has made him one of the most intriguing figures in Francophone African rap. Known for his…

African hip hop

January 1, 2026

byAHH

Live at the Africa Cup of Slam Poetry in N’djamena, Chad

Between 5 and 12 November, africanhiphop.com/ is reporting live from N'djamena (Chad), where a pan-African slam event brings together artists and representatives from over twenty African…

Feature stories

November 5, 2018

byJuma4

Akua Naru – My mother’s daughter

Akua Naru has unveiled the first cut from her forthcoming album, The Blackest Joy. The single is a bright, mystical yet dark tale of womanhood filled with rich spiritual West-African…

Music videos

October 9, 2017

byAdo

Latest

Chosan – N18

Sierra Leonean born MC Chosan (London raised, New York based) is back on the music scene with a new project entitled "Glare La Musica" which will be available late September.

Music videos

September 6, 2017

byAdo

Gery Mendes – Wonder

May 27, 2017

byAdo

Alpha Royce drops new release Without You

News

November 28, 2016

Jasmine Kasoma : Mining Zambias Wealth of Musical Talent

African hip hop

November 28, 2016

byAK

Sauti za Busara: East Africa’s premier musical festival returns in 2017

Feature stories

July 8, 2016

Gery Mendes launches Not Ready, the second single off his Caminho album

Video

April 5, 2016

DJ Slim

Crew profiles

October 28, 2015

Delasi’s new album & dj Gioumanne’s East African 45s in Africa Is Hot

Radio

August 22, 2015

Jagermeisters Back the Artist Music Initiative

News

July 17, 2015

Artist updates

Chosan – Show Goes On

To get this month of July in high spirits, here's a world exclusive premiere of Chosan's new video entitled Show Goes On from his third solo effort Till I Touch The Sun.

Video

July 7, 2015

byAdo

Yasiin Bey, the travellin’ man in Nairobi and Zanzibar

Reviews

June 12, 2015

byJuma4

Africa Is Hotter this year

Radio

June 8, 2015

byJuma4

Africa Is Hot marathon update: eight hours of Red Light Radio shows

Radio

April 27, 2015

byJuma4

Vinyl records in Ethiopia: cultural artifacts or fetished commodities?

A new generation has come to appreciate Ethiopia's rich musical history and reissues have made their way on the international market. Trying to get hold of the original releases from the 60s…

Digging in Africa

March 24, 2015

byAmira Ali

Morumokwano and linguistic turf wars in South African hip hop

Feature stories

March 17, 2015

byRS Tshesane

Uncatchable: The Monkey Nuts from Zimbabwe

Feature stories

March 12, 2015

byAK

Why are Cameroon hip hop artists not speaking up about Boko Haram?

African hip hop

March 1, 2015

byMiss Jackee

Radio

Gabriel Teodros: Evidence of things not seen

News

February 8, 2015

byAdo

Blitz the Ambassador Listening Party in Nairobi

News

February 8, 2015

Metaphysics releases Prince Qwela, the Mudzimu Mixtape

News

February 8, 2015

TE2S – On lâche pas l’affaire

Video

November 20, 2014

Columns

Why I Wrote ‘African Violet’: The Story Behind The Song – the Hip-Hoppreneur #2

In his regular column for africanhiphop.com/, Cedric Muhammad provides an insider view into the realities of the music industry on the African continent and how they relate to developments on…