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Hip Hop African Podcast

Department of African Studies, Howard University

The podcast is the longest-running podcast on African Hip Hop culture. It features discussions on African Hip Hop music & culture from around the continent and the Diaspora. The podcast is produced in the Department of African Studies at Howard University. You can access the podcast at www.hiphopafrican.com and on all major podcast platforms.

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MIXTAPE TOWARDS A NEW CONSCIOUSNESS: Exploring...

Hip Hop African Podcast ·

2023/04/27

This mixtape explores the social and political themes of songs from Ghana’s trap, drill (Asakaa), and alternative hip hop subgenres to find “conscious” hip hop is not its own genre, but rather a thematic standard that can exist in all kinds of rap. Featured songs in order: Snakes by La Même Gang; Wasteman by Black […]

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HHAP Ep 82: Nigeria’s Loudbase AF Promoting Hip-Hop...

Hip Hop African Podcast ·

2023/04/02

This is the first episode in our Spring Series, which focuses on Nigeria this year. In this episode, we talked to Victor Uwakwe Izuchukwu, the founder of Loudbase AF Entertainment, a hip-hop community organization formed in Nigeria in 2018. Loudbase is a platform “for creatives in the hip-hop community to nurture and groom skills.” They hold a yearly Hip-Hop conference, most recently in November 2022. The conference brings together hip hop heard from around the world, especially Africa, to celebrate

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HHAP Ep. 81: M.anifest: From Madina to the Mecca

Hip Hop African Podcast ·

2023/03/03

On the 15th of February, 2023, M.anifest visited Howard University, aka The Mecca, for a historical conversation around the importance of his music and Hip Hop culture as we celebrate 50 years of Hip Hop. M.anifest is one of the most prolific MCs of his generation and came for a conversation at one of the world’s most historic Black institutions of higher education. Of M.anifest, the media has called him… “the foremost rapper on the continent.” – The Guardian (2012) M.anifest’s first two albums

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HHAP Ep. 80: Introducting our New Assistant Producer...

Hip Hop African Podcast ·

2023/02/14

In this short episode, we introduce you to our student assistant producer, Miranda, who will be working with us this semester. We also discuss plans for the show, plans to propose a new Hip-Hop Studies minor at Howard University, and an upcoming visit by Ghanaian hip-hop artist M.anifest. The episode starts with the song “Too Bad” from M.anifest’s latest album From Madina to the Universe. This year’s spring series will focus on Nigeria and we will be interviewing hip hop artists and activists to

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HHAP Ep. 79.5: Announcements and Celebrating 50 Years...

Hip Hop African Podcast ·

2023/02/13

This is a short episode we recorded to send out a couple of announcements and to acknowledge the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop.

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36:23

HHAP Ep 79: Hip-Hop culture as a space where Black...

Hip Hop African Podcast ·

2023/01/07

The first episode of 2023 is a special episode on hip-hop as a cultural space where Black identities can be negotiated and presented. The research project was part of a larger seminar project with the University of Maryland College Park on African/Black Diaspora Studies. The larger project was funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The overall project focused on: “the dynamics of race, ethnicity, gender, and interactions between and among first and second-generation African diaspora

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40:26

HHAP Ep78: Eavesdrop on Cultivating Spaces for...

Hip Hop African Podcast ·

2022/10/03

Eavesdrop is a multi-hyphenate artist who is an MC, a producer, a director, and an actor. She has been active in Cape Town’s Hip-Hop scene for almost 2 decades and as a lyricist she often produces meaningful lyrics, expressing ideas that have depth. In this interview, we had an important conversation with Eavesdrop about the importance of representation and authenticity. We talked honestly about sometimes feeling conflicted on how best to support younger artists, especially women. Strength and

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37:44

HHAP Ep77: DJ Azuhl on Hip-Hop & DJing Culture in...

Hip Hop African Podcast ·

2022/09/05

DJ Azuhl (djazuhl.net) is a prominent South African DJ with Beat Bangaz (beatbangaz.net), a DJ collective in Cape Town. He was born and raised in Cape Town and has been involved in the Hip-Hop community in Cape Town since the 1980s. DJ Azuhl started out breakdancing with the legendary Breaking crew Brasse Vannie Kaap (BVK). He’s a co-founder of the Beat Bangaz DJ Academy and Beat Bangaz Radio. He also works with Hip Hop Education South Africa. In this interview, DJ Azuhl talks about the early

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Queer Women in African Hip Hop

Hip Hop African Podcast ·

2022/05/04

what is it like to be a queer in African hip hop? Join the conversation about queer African history and rising artists K.Keed, Angel Ho, and Dope Saint Jude! K.Keed: Youtube Instagram Angel Ho: Youtube Dope Saint Jude: Youtube Instagram

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The Howard Hooligan Podcast

Hip Hop African Podcast ·

2022/04/24

Hosts, Ty and Bri, along with their special guests go over stereotypes and the challenges that women face in the Hip Hop industry while reviewing two wonderful examples of great female artists, ENNY and Nadia Nakai. Links to their music can be found below ENNY Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3AbQ6Mvj9iVw6fX82HclRA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ennyintegrity/?hl=en Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/3qEnCAnX23lvoxZYtBiPgL?autoplay=true Nadia Nakai Youtube:

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New and Poppin Pop Podcast with Lethan, Jonathan, and...

Hip Hop African Podcast ·

2022/04/22

This is an episode of the New and Poppin Pop Podcast with Lethan, Jonathan, and Chafik. In this episode, we discuss cultural appropriation in the hip community of the United States and Africa. Furthermore, we dive into the implications of it and the various ways it has taken form in our day and age.

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QUEERING THE CONTINENT

Hip Hop African Podcast ·

2022/04/21

AFRICANS PAINT A PICTURE OF GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO CONSENT Across the diaspora, the topic of homosexuality remains nothing short of taboo. Conversations about queer identity remain touch and go, as they often bring up mislead feelings of emasculation, fear, intimidation, and general discomfort. The hesitancy to embrace homosexuality, on the African continent […]

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Mixtape: Social Justice Within Africa

Hip Hop African Podcast ·

2022/04/21

Introduction Africa is no stranger to protesting wrongdoings in their society. For decades countries have been protesting corruption, health issues, wealth distribution, racism, and police brutality. Yes, police brutality too. It may come shocking to some because why would countries of majority one race have these issues but they are there and exist unfortunately. Artists […]

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Mix it Up: “Women Empowerment & Hustle Culture”

Hip Hop African Podcast ·

2022/04/21

Men and women play a noteworthy part in the generation of lyricism and visual substance within the dynamic of Hip Hop. Due to this, sexuality plays a major portion in making the roles of males and females inside the hip-hop industry. Men within the commercial hip hop industry have however to halt this social issue, […]

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The Sounds of Tanzania

Hip Hop African Podcast ·

2022/04/21

-A brief article about the many sounds that are produced in Hip Hop. Hip Hop isn’t just a genre of music, it’s a genre that has its own style, culture, code, and language that sets it apart from all other genres. Through the use of Swahili slang & AAVE, drumming, storytelling, and rhyming, along with […]

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Final Project: Mixtape

Hip Hop African Podcast ·

2022/04/21

Social and Political issues/change For my mixtape, the following themes were selected: Social and Political change. Social and political issues continue to plague many parts of the world where corruption, police brutality, poverty, and unemployment plague many people. While this is a universal issue, the focus of this mixtape will be African rappers and the […]

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Jamz with Joc Women’s Impact in African Hip Hop

Hip Hop African Podcast ·

2022/04/21

This podcast covers topics of women in Hip Hop in both the African and American industries. This podcast highlights topics of female empowerment, how African hip hop artists culturally impact their listeners, and methods of relating genuine topics to platforms and fan bases. The purpose of this podcast was to introduce new African female artists […]

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A Break With Jake Podcast : Differences in Protest...

Hip Hop African Podcast ·

2022/04/21

Within the fight for social change all over the world, all different types of public figures and artists create content in order to show their support and join in the fight. A couple of examples of this content are protest and combat music. Protest and combat music are often tools used to either spread awareness […]

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Women’s Impact in Hip Hop

Hip Hop African Podcast ·

2022/04/21

In our podcast you will hear us converse about women in Hip Hop, their struggle for acceptance and recognition, as well as their immense contribution to the Rap game. Highlighting the great Zambian emcee Sampa the Great and the American legend Nicki Minaj. We want to shed light on the small but ever growing realm […]

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Mixtape: The African Queens of Hip-Hop

Hip Hop African Podcast ·

2022/04/21

Introduction Throughout the hip-hop industry women are constantly fighting to come up on top, no matter what country or continent they are on. With the patriarchal structure, it is usually difficult for women to make music the way they would prefer or most resembles who they are because they fear it will not be received […]

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