Author: Frank Ntambi

In cities, suburbs, and rural communities across the United States, their neighborhoods remain stubbornly segregated along racial and ethnic lines. A typical white person lives in a neighborhood that is 75 percent white and only 8 percent African American, whereas a typical African American person lives in a neighborhood that is only 35 percent white […]

Slap Dee’s “mother tongue” music video featuring Daev Zambian hip-hop artist Slap Dee’s 2020 album “Mother Tongue” celebrates women, love, Zambian culture and Zambian languages. Slap Dee glorifies Africa in the song “mother tongue” featuring Daev. He raps, “I rise in an African song/sleeping in an African moon.” These lyrics insinuate the African ‘song’ and […]

"Koyi Koyi: Riddles of Life" was a commercial and critical success, but more importantly, it announced Zamba as a force to be reckoned with in the rap game. He was only 25 years old at the time of the album's release, but he had already established himself as one of the best lyricists in the game. His ability to paint vivid pictures with his rhymes and tell compelling stories set him apart from his peers. Over the years, Zamba has continued to release critically acclaimed albums and collaborate with some of the biggest names in hip-hop. He has released 6 studio albums to date, including "It Was Written," "Speaking Vernacular," "Uganda Yaffe The Renneisence," and "Spear." He has also collaborated with artists like Radio and Weasel, Juliana Kanyomozi, and Atlas, among others.