Marcus Mabusela brushed the sand from his broad-brimmed hat. He dismissed the white grains with a wave of his long fingers, and he kept reciting the knotty, elegant, spellbinding poetry of South African writer and activist Es’kia Mphahlele as he did. Not a stitch was dropped as he tidied his headgear — the actor kept...
Sierra Leonean hip-hop artist Kao Denero, a force in the music industry for over two decades, is using his platform to tackle social and political issues in his country. In a conversation with VOA’s Jackson M’vungangyi, Denero shared insights on his latest album Heroes, a 15-track project that pays tribute to Africa’s pan-African heroes Source...
On 11 August 1973, at an apartment block in the Bronx, an 18-year-old DJ called Kool Herc – short for Hercules, a nod to his considerable stature – put on some funk records at a dance party, turned up the beats and rapped along to the music. His performance is broadly agreed to have birthed...
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ATLANTA — Atlanta hip-hop icon, activist, community leader, and entrepreneur will be joined by legendary comedian Dave Chappelle as they embark on a co-headlining tour with the Mighty Midnight Revival. The tour, produced by Live Nation, will feature stops at seven cities across the United States, including a stop at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta...
Reality star Jasmine Bleu has recently alleged that Mendeecees Harris, also known as Mendeecees, has been cheating on his wife, Yandy Smith, with another woman. The claims surfaced in a video clip from the season finale of ‘Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta’, where Bleu confronted Harris. Smith and Mendeecees have been married since 2015, though...
The legendary film Scarface has always been celebrated in hip-hop and referenced in countless rap songs. Reports indicate that Al Pacino discussed on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast how fans played a crucial role in transforming the 1932 remake into a cult classic, despite its initial negative reception from Hollywood. Pacino mentioned Steven Bauer, the actor...
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Lil Durk has done a lot for his community, but some folks have an issue with folks giving him credit for his efforts while perhaps downplaying others. If you hadn’t heard, he recently received the keys to the city in both Broadview and Bellwood, two villages a few miles outside of the downtown Chicago area,...