One of the major aspects of hiphop, as a culture, is self-expression, be it through dance (Breakdancing), visual art (Graffiti), creation of music (DJing) or the spoken word (Rapping) and in 2012, Baboon Forest Entertainment boss GNL Zamba released “Power” that is full of braggadocio where he boasts —and lyrically speak about himself with great pride. Hiphop is […]
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Dandora in Eastlands was once the capital of Kenya’s hip hop, musically speaking. Some of the current high-flying Kenyan artistes can attest to the influence of Dandora. In the 1990s, the Kalamashaka trio of Otero (Robert Matumbai), Kama (Kamau Ngigi) and Johny (John Vigeti) reigned supreme. The vices that surrounded them like crime, drugs, police […]
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Twitter’s blue ticks were reinstated on some media, celebrity, and other high profile accounts Saturday — a move protested by many of the recipients. Once a free sign of authenticity and fame, blue ticks must now be bought by subscribers for $8 a month, Twitter says. Non-paying accounts that had a blue tick lost it […]
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Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr., known professionally as Stormzy is a British born musician of Ghanaian descent. Stormzy came into popularity in the year 2014 with his freestyles and battle rapping in South London. Stormzy’s reign to popularity was interesting because not only does he rap in English, but he became one of the […]
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KCCA FC interim manager Jackson Mayanja started his reign on a perfect note, winning the Kampala derby against city rivals SC Villa on Sunday. The game played on a chilly Sunday evening at MTN-Omondi Stadium, Lugogo saw KCCA win 4-1 to put an end to a string of poor results. The recent weeks have been […]
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Famous hip-hop radio show host and DJ Tim Westwood has been very quiet since his alleged sexual misconduct came to light last year — and now, a British attorney has launched a victim hotline as part of her investigation into the DJ. According to Rolling Stone UK, attorney Gemma White KC — who was initially commissioned by the BBC […]
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Uganda national junior boys’ golf team has qualified to the prestigious 2023 Toyota World Cup which will take place in Tokyo city, Japan this June. This was after coming second behind champions South Africa at the par-72 Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort and Spa. Uganda’s team was composed of the captain Reagan Joseph Akena, Juma […]
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Record labels are often described as “glorified banks,” with label contracts working like loans with really bad terms. This is partly true, but there’s a little more to it. In theory, at least, label deals also give artists access to a team of professionals that can do things like branding, marketing, radio promotion, press pushes, website maintenance, social […]
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Snoop Dogg has praised the National Basketball Association amid reports the league intends to drop marijuana from its banned substances list for players. The D-oh-double-G sat down with ESPN program Stephen A’s World to chat all things basketball, with the weed aficionado turning the conversation to his favorite topic of all. Which was marijuana. Obviously. Snoop, real name Calvin […]
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When Nigerian rapper MI Abaga dropped the track “You Rappers Should Fix Up Your Lives” in 2018; it was taken as two things: that Nigerian rappers were unimportant and uninspired, and that South African hip hop had overtaken the genre in the country. Unsurprisingly, many of his peers took it as an insult, and some […]
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