AKA performing in 2015, at the height of his fame.
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A cold-blooded shooting is a common trope in gangsta rap - but a disturbing new development in South African hip-hop.
Nigerian star Tems performs at the Glastonbury Festival in the UK in 2022.
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Afrobeats truly conquered the globe, influencing music styles, packing out stadiums and lifting awards.
Asake live in Atlanta in the US in 2022.
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The album Mr. Money With The Vibe, with its amapiano influences, is just 30 minutes long but it speaks volumes about Asake’s talents.
Burna Boy promotes his new album Love, Damini in the US.
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With his new album Love, Damini he has conquered the world. But how much of his creative soul does he have left?
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Synik’s new album continues to shape identity and consciousness in a country with limited freedom of speech.
Olu Maintain’s hit song Yahooze is an ode to cybercrime.
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Poverty aside, cultural factors like the influence of hip hop songs may also play a role in making a life of cybercrime attractive to young people.
Zambia-born, Botswana-raised hip hop artist Sampa the Great.
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The increased migration of Africans and the global growth of hip hop culture has seen a dynamic new generation of Pan Africanism emerge.
Nigerian rapper Olamide makes music focused on women.
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Nigerian music is gaining momentum across the world, but a study of hip hop lyrics and videos shows how the music also negatively affects women.
Keur Gui - Thiat, left, and Kilifeu, right.
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The international community has failed to recognise the new political visions being articulated by young musicians and activists across Africa.