Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

The djembe drums and traditional chanting are long gone, replaced by TR-808 drum machines and rhythmic rhymes. As rap music becomes a worldwide phenomenon, non-Western nations are getting in on the ...

Hip-Hop is powerful. If you ever want to see the force of a person, place or thing, just put it to the test. It is often said by psychologists, “familiarity breeds enjoyment.” That is sort of one of ...

In 1997, Hip-Hop in America was at its most controversial. There were deadly feuds between the East and the West Coast, which resulted in the tragic day of March 9, when the legendary Notorious B.I.G ...

L-Tido shares his insights on the golden era of South African hip hop, discussing its evolution and the disconnect between generations in the industry.

Reviewed by Luis Gimenez in African music (Grahamstown, South Africa) 9 (3) 2013, pages 192-195. Reviewed by Caroline Mose in Journal of African cultural studies (London) 25 (2) June 2013, pages ...

Hip-hop has always served as a compass for showing the direction that urban culture has taken on a variety of issues—and Africa is no exception. Although, the Motherland has always been a tricky topic ...

DJ EFN travels to South Africa to explore Hip Hop culture. Coming Home: South Africa will air on Monday, June 13th, where viewers will see DJ EFN explore the vibrant culture inspired by social justice ...

On International Mother Language Day, we look at how rap and hip-hop artists are mixing languages and spreading a vernacular that captures the contemporary Francophone world: multi-ethnic, ...

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 ...