CNN — (CNN) — Osmic Menoe was a young kid in South Africa when he first fell in love with hip-hop culture during the late 1980s, at the height of the country’s anti-apartheid movement. But like so ...
T he explosion of Afrobeats has been one of the biggest stories in the music industry over the past five years, with acts like Burna Boy, Davido, Asake, and Tems becoming global superstars. As ...
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Apple Music has announced Nigerian Hip Hop star&nbsp;<strong>Psycho YP&nbsp;</strong>as the latest featured artist for July for Rap Life Africa. The Hip Hop star is a ...
As the music industry gathers for Grammy Week, African music is playing an increasingly prominent role — not only on the awards stage, but across global pop culture. That momentum will be on display ...
Rising 28-year-old South African dancer and rapper Costa Titch (born Costa Tsobanoglou) died after collapsing on stage on 11 March while performing in Johannesburg. Costa Titch entered the ...
It was almost exactly a year ago that Nigerian Afrobeats singer Davido headlined a packed concert at Houston's Toyota Center. On July 5, the singer of the hits "Fall" and "Unavailable" returns to ...
Apple Music’s Rap Life Africa spotlights Ghanaian rapper and melodic storyteller Xlimkid this month as its latest playlist ...