Rapper Pappy Kojo believes he’s the only artiste actively involved in Ghana’s hip-hop music scene. According to the ‘Green Means Go’ rapper, the Ghanaian rap scene has been kept alive by his presence in the industry. ”Just imagine Ghana music without Pappy Kojo..just imagine that. like I add up to catalogs. you know I add […]
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It’s no secret that rap music in Uganda, and across the world, is predominantly centred around men (with women often being reduced to accessories in music videos). Over the last decade, however, the Ugandan music industry has seen a rise in the number of fearless female rappers challenging societal-norms and leading the scene with unique […]
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Comedy Store Uganda has announced the second edition of the Comedy Store Awards, which seek to reward the most outstanding comedians as well as the funniest personalities of 2022. The Comedy Store Awards were first held on December 19, 2019 but in the last two years, the awards have not been held over the Covid […]
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Zari’s All White party is on this week at Motiv but when asked if other South Africa based Ugandan business people will attend her party, she said that December parties are never the same without Ivan Semwanga. “Truth is December parties died with Ivan. He was a motivation to other ba summers who worked hard […]
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It was a busy weekend in Kampala where the prestigious Abryanz Style & Fashion Awards (ASFAs) 2022 took place after a two year hiatus over the global pandemic. The colorful awarding ceremony, which was held this Friday at Kampala Serena Hotel, saw Nsimbi , a Ugandan – American international award-winning duo formed by Ugandan rapper […]
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In Uganda, football is not only the most passionately supported sport ever but the most talked about event alongside entertainment. In November, the sport`s biggest competition, The FIFA World cup started in Qatar and to most Ugandans, the timing of a such a tournament couldn’t have been any better especially at a time when most […]
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Visual art has been tied to hip-hop culture since its inception, and initially manifested itself most clearly in the form of graffiti and fashion trends. During the genre’s first decades, notable hip-hop practitioners whose work crossed the boundaries of music and visual art included Fab 5 Freddy, Rammellzee, and Jean-Michel Basquiat. More current examples of […]
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The late Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss, who was a choreographer, DJ, and co-host of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, sadly passed away on Tuesday, December 13. The talk show regular shockingly died by suicide.Since his death, several conspiracy theories surrounding his and Anne Heche’s death have gone viral online. DJ Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss reportedly shot himself dead in a […]
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Ugandan charms (Mayembe) and traditonal wear (Kanzu) are among the items a team of experts visiting the University of Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA) in England have identified. They will be listed for repatriation to Kampala next year. Uganda’s Commissioner for Monuments and Museums Rose Mwanja Nkaale, and the Curator, Nelson Abiti, together with Derek […]
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Rapper, producer and spoken word artist, Mugoda Gordons Good aka Wake the Poet has a video for his song ‘Magero’ featuring Pyro Beatboy. Known for incorporating his cultural Bagwere in his musical concepts, he does this in a blend of his mother tongue while the video locations are his home village of Boliso 1 cell, […]
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