The Man Who Had Death In His Pouch by Timilehin Salu
By Timilehin Salu Fela was a Nigerian musician born on 15th October 1938 in Abeokuta, Ogun State to Reverend Oludotun Israel and Funmilayo Ransome Kuti. He was born Olufela…
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HOV’s Got 99 Problems but a Verzuz Battle Ain’t One (excepts of course it Tunechi) – By Mariam Salaudeen
The lockdown sure helped creatives come up with ideas to keep themselves and the coerced introverts entertained. The Verzuz battle is another product of the good of the…
Big Pun Is Gone, But His Pen Game Lives On by Rahmon Abdulazeez
Christopher Lee Rios (November 10, 1971 – February 7, 2000),better known by his stage name Big Pun (short for Big Punisher), was an American Rapper and Songwriter. Pun’s lyrics are notable for…
Welcome to Rap Joint Lagos
Welcome to Rap Joint Lagos for the experienceof #RetroHiphop and #VintageLagos. Our site and space offers histories, memories, profiles, tributes, and features on the culture of Lagos and…
Pharrell Williams’ appointment as Creative Director of Louis Vuitton demonstrates “The influence of Hip-Hop in Defining Contemporary Fashion” – Kieran Southern
If ever there was a man to disprove the saying that “nice guys finish last”, it is Pharrell Williams. A music industry producer whose hits include Happy, Get…
Warren G Regulate… G Funk Era – by Timilehin Salu
‘Regulate… G Funk Era’ is the debut studio album by American rapper Warren Griffin III a.k.a. Warren G. It was released on June 7, 1994 by Violator Records and distributed by Rush Associated Labels. The…
Andre Harrell gave us the Real Black Culture
“My goal is to bring real black America — just as it is, not watered down — to people everywhere through music, through films, through everything we do,”…
Majek is still fighting for our freedom
As Majek Fashek leaves us, his over three-decade long call for black people around the world to unite for progress, rings true now more than ever before: “Arise…