Hip Hop Africa explores a new generation of Africans who are not only consumers of global musical currents, but also active and creative participants. Eric Char

Throughout Africa, artists use hip-hop both to describe their lives and to create shared spaces for uncensored social commentary, feminist challenges to patriar

Hip hop music that empowers and engages youth in East Africa

This book examines social change in Africa through the lens of hip hop music and culture. Artists engage their African communities in a variety of ways that con

Native Tongues brings together critical and new writings on rap and hip-hop in Africa. It explores the influence of hip-hop on the continent and brings to light