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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Disappointment for Morocco as their historic world cup run comes to an end as the North Africans lost 0-2 to France in the semifinal of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup. The Atlas Lions dream began to crumble so fast and early on with a 5th minute goal by French defender Theo Hernandez. But with […]
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A master piece of lyricism energetic and accaustic sound that can make u wanting from the up-and-coming Award Nominated hot rapper from Masaka, St Maxi Mayne. The proclaimed kukunku rapper who is famously known as the afro rapper, the name which he created after releasing a song titled afro rap in 2014 under the records […]
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Mereba is an Ethiopian rapper who I have been interested in for quite sometime. Her music is not only methodical but also reflects a lot of her heritage. In an interview with Sway in 2020, Mereba discussed the evolution of her sound. She discusses how growing up in America with Ethiopian parents who influenced her […]
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When ‘Mel Made Me Do It’ dropped two months ago, it marked an impactful return to music for Britain’s most successful rapper, three years since his prior solo release. Not only did Stormzy’s lyrics paint the picture of someone as confident as they’d ever been, someone who’s “been the G.O.A.T. for so long, I guess […]
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While some Ugandan artists like to keep their fans hungry in between songs, Jay Arc has been known to keep his own satisfied with regular singles as he waits out to drop his debut album very soon. In June, the rapper returned with a single “Bandali” featuring Martha Smalls whom he once collaborated with on […]
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In 2018, Ugandans who have two actors featured in Black Panther 1 – Daniel Kaluuya and Florence Kasumba – were busy showing why the African country Wakanda is actually Uganda, since the movie premiered on the continent about that time.With some scenes from the movie shot on location from Mountain Rwenzori and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest […]
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