Nneka: Behind The Scenes for 'Soul Is Heavy' (Video)
Nneka breaks down what’s gone into making her big American debut album in a 3-part video series. We are amped!
AfriPOP! video: Hip-hop Pantsula interview + 'Keledimo' featuring Nas
When good things happen to good guys in the cruel business of music we wanna sing it from the rooftops. It’s been a whirlwind 2, 3 years for Hip-hop Pantsula, the foremost proponent of the Southern African style of Hip-hop branded Motswako. When he met him at the MTV Africa Music Awards last year he hadn’t quite come down from the high of a late night cipher between himself and [...]
Event Review: Nas, Damian Marley and more at Nat Geo Headquarters
Nas and Damian “Jr Gong” Marley have teamed up to record Distant Relatives, a cross-cultural opus that brandishes both lyricists skills and bridges the gap between hip-hop and reggae. The project is expected to drop in March 2010 and the duo is taking an unorthodox approach to promotion by helming a panel on December 12th that featured hip hop greats, reggae legends and music intelligentsia.
DC Event: Nas & Damian Marley @ National Geographic Headquarters
NYC MC Nas and Jamaican reggae star Damian Marley have teamed up to record the anticipated album, Distant Relatives. Taking the intellectual route to promoting new music, the artists are heading up a panel discussing the roots of hip hop and reggae and their mutual origins in African music on December 12th. Other panelists include hip hop and reggae pioneers DJ Kool Herc, DJ Red Alert, Daddy U-Roy and King [...]