hip hop rap

Hip-hop community lost Burna Boy, Wizkid, Davido to Afrobeats - Rapper, Illbliss

Illbliss said, "We (Hip-Hop community) lost a lot of our soldiers; we lost Burna Boy, Wizkid, and Davido. Three of them were rappers. I guess they found the afrobeats vibe and it made them global stars. "Hip-hop is a tough sell in Nigeria.

Music: Sarkodie - More (feat. Kwaw Kese)

Ghanaian heavyweight rapper and SarkNation's Boss, Sarkodie who has put African rap on the radar overseas comes back with yet another thrilling hip hop tune titled "More". On this number Sarkodie proves his worth by going hard on the beat.

Music: Saeon - De Be (feat. Ycee)

Saeon's hip-hop influenced cut tells us there's so much more to her music person. Hit this one!

Music: Jhybo - For The Local

Jhybo Rapwoli has been consistent with his delivery of original & creative music, constantly challenging himself to step outside any comfort zone with his unique use of hip hop beats & robust rap.

Music: Phyno - Fuwa Sewa

Hip-Hop is truly alive and well in Nigeria! Download below.

Rap will never be at peace, there'll always be competition - Drake

Hip-hop star Drake has said the rap music industry will never be peaceful. According to him, there would always be competition in hip-hop, stressing that as long as there is competition there will never be peace.

'Very soon, they'll say afrobeats is dead' - Skales

Today, if it's rap that everybody is feeling, tomorrow it will be Afrobeats, and next tomorrow it will be Amapiano, and so on. "So I won't say hip-hop is dead. You can't say something is dead; it's just not its time anymore.

Kanye West names his '12 rap kings'

American hip-hop legend, Kanye West has released a controversial list of his 12 most iconic rappers in history.

No Nigerian hip-hop song more impactful than my song - Odumodublvck boasts

Which rap line, let them bring it out that has have more cultural impact than my line in 'Cast.' Which hip-hop song has had more impact in the last 20 years?

Music: E.L - Chosen One (feat. M.anifest, D-Black & Sarkodie)

E.L, M.anifest, D-Black & Sarkodie are arguably the best rap acts out of Ghana at the moment. It was only a matter of time before they all came together to bring us pure African Hip-Hop greatness.

'I grew up looking up to Nigerian rappers' - Nasty C

He said, "My pioneers for hip-hop in Africa in no order are M.I, Sakordie, Olamide, Phyno, AKA, Cassper [Nyovest], Naeto C... There's so many."

Music: VFlame - Shigege (feat. Sheliroy)

Vee Eric a.k.a VFlamba a.k.a VFlame is one of the brightest rap artists in lasgidi Hip hop scene.

Video: DJ Spinall - Oluwa (ft. M.I & Byno)

DJ Spinall unleashed the music video for his E-Kelly produced hip-hop/rap single titled "Oluwa". The track features Africa's incredible rapper M.I with backing vocals from R&B sensation Byno. The video was directed by Mex; check on it!

Music: Lucy Q - Akwamozu

Lucy Q, the queen of Igbo rap music & Big N Small Ent. First Lady is out with this new dope afro hip-hop song titled Akwamozu. It's definitely the kind of song you need on your playlist. Produced by Benjamz. Enjoy below.

Music: KiD X - Sisi (feat. Maggz & Nveigh)

The 88 King isn't alone on the new hip hop record. He features rap titan Maggz and the buzzing Nveigh. Get the new trending single below! 

DJ Mixtape: DJ Baddo - Igbo Amaka Mix

"IGBO AMAKA Mixtape" is a compilation of songs focusing on indigenous hip-hop in the South East region part of Nigeria, where IGBO Language is widely spoken.

Music: Vector - The Purge (feat. Payper & Vader)

On this new record 'The Purge', Vector threw some direct shots at Nigerian Hip-Hop/Rap heavyweight, M.I Abaga who declared himself as Africa's best rapper ever on the recently released 'Martell Cypher 2 (The Purification)'.

Music: Vector - Eni Suuru (Ooouuu Cover) [feat. AO]

Few days before Vector Tha Viper drops his long awaited album LAFIAJI, he teams up with his G.R.A.P Music label-mate AO to give us their version of the current buzzing hip-hop record "Ooouuu".