African Rap

Discuss anything music from hip-hop to R&B to alternative music. Also included here are news worthy articles as it relates to music, musicians and the industry.

African Rap

Postby Sentenza » June 14th, 2007, 8:43 am

Not some commercialized sell out shit

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQFTBFwTmeQ[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGHQA8z4KUA[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TGxX60yGjg[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBR9SfLuKos[/youtube]
User avatar
Sentenza
Super Heavy Weight
Super Heavy Weight
 
Posts: 6120
Joined: January 17th, 2005, 10:48 am
Location: Overseas
What city do you live in now?: WestBerlin

Postby Hydro2oo6 » June 14th, 2007, 1:29 pm

some good shit i can't understand it but im feelin it(what language is that spoken in?)

u should check out some uk flava too, its some real street shit no commercial watered down pop rap
User avatar
Hydro2oo6
Middle Weight
Middle Weight
 
Posts: 435
Joined: July 10th, 2006, 1:42 pm

Postby Sentenza » June 14th, 2007, 1:34 pm

Hydro2oo6 wrote:some good shit i can't understand it but im feelin it(what language is that spoken in?)

u should check out some uk flava too, its some real street shit no commercial watered down pop rap


Its from South Africa, Uganda and Tanzania, so mostly Kiswahili and Zulu and a bit English...

Which Uk stuff can you suggest to me cause i am not too familiar with it?
User avatar
Sentenza
Super Heavy Weight
Super Heavy Weight
 
Posts: 6120
Joined: January 17th, 2005, 10:48 am
Location: Overseas
What city do you live in now?: WestBerlin

Postby Sentenza » June 14th, 2007, 1:39 pm

African Rap is often highly political with deep lyrics unlike the softass BS you hear in the radio and see on tv these days.
User avatar
Sentenza
Super Heavy Weight
Super Heavy Weight
 
Posts: 6120
Joined: January 17th, 2005, 10:48 am
Location: Overseas
What city do you live in now?: WestBerlin

Postby Sentenza » June 14th, 2007, 1:45 pm

Like this. Its from a female Ugandan rapper.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D7TQ1y3hKo[/youtube]
User avatar
Sentenza
Super Heavy Weight
Super Heavy Weight
 
Posts: 6120
Joined: January 17th, 2005, 10:48 am
Location: Overseas
What city do you live in now?: WestBerlin

Postby Hydro2oo6 » June 14th, 2007, 1:52 pm

Sentenza wrote:African Rap is often highly political with deep lyrics unlike the softass BS you hear in the radio and see on tv these days.


if you like political/deep and lyrical and lookin for some uk hip hop check this guy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXMzv5RJqmA

hes called Life Mc n in a group called phi-life cypher( there is a uk hip hop thread on here somewere).


This african stuffs good, what artists album would u recommend lookin out for?
User avatar
Hydro2oo6
Middle Weight
Middle Weight
 
Posts: 435
Joined: July 10th, 2006, 1:42 pm

Postby Hydro2oo6 » June 14th, 2007, 1:52 pm

heres the vid i forgot to do that youtube thing

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXMzv5RJqmA[/youtube]
User avatar
Hydro2oo6
Middle Weight
Middle Weight
 
Posts: 435
Joined: July 10th, 2006, 1:42 pm

Postby Sentenza » June 14th, 2007, 2:02 pm

Hydro2oo6 wrote:
Sentenza wrote:African Rap is often highly political with deep lyrics unlike the softass BS you hear in the radio and see on tv these days.


if you like political/deep and lyrical and lookin for some uk hip hop check this guy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXMzv5RJqmA

hes called Life Mc n in a group called phi-life cypher( there is a uk hip hop thread on here somewere).


This african stuffs good, what artists album would u recommend lookin out for?


Look out for this one:

Image

http://www.africanhiphop.com/crew/senegal.htm

A real good album. And this:

Image

http://www.afropop.org/explore/album_re ... m+Tanzania

I got both, really recommendable.
User avatar
Sentenza
Super Heavy Weight
Super Heavy Weight
 
Posts: 6120
Joined: January 17th, 2005, 10:48 am
Location: Overseas
What city do you live in now?: WestBerlin

Postby Sentenza » June 14th, 2007, 2:09 pm

Hydro2oo6 wrote:
Sentenza wrote:African Rap is often highly political with deep lyrics unlike the softass BS you hear in the radio and see on tv these days.


if you like political/deep and lyrical and lookin for some uk hip hop check this guy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXMzv5RJqmA

hes called Life Mc n in a group called phi-life cypher( there is a uk hip hop thread on here somewere).



Ok i will check that thread and Life Mc out, i know there is some real good Uk stuff out there, but thanks anyways.
User avatar
Sentenza
Super Heavy Weight
Super Heavy Weight
 
Posts: 6120
Joined: January 17th, 2005, 10:48 am
Location: Overseas
What city do you live in now?: WestBerlin

Postby Sentenza » June 15th, 2007, 2:53 pm

Hydro2oo6 wrote:heres the vid i forgot to do that youtube thing

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXMzv5RJqmA[/youtube]


Damn the lyrics are really good!
User avatar
Sentenza
Super Heavy Weight
Super Heavy Weight
 
Posts: 6120
Joined: January 17th, 2005, 10:48 am
Location: Overseas
What city do you live in now?: WestBerlin


Return to Music and News



Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest