“Rapper. Visionary. Jackass. Artist. Mogul. Designer. Celebrity. Producer. Icon. Genius.“ Kanye West has been described as everything listed above and more over his musical career spanning over two decades. Kanye West’s…
This week on Rap Joint Lagos we have been discussing the discography of super producer and executive, Jermaine Dupri a.k.a JD. The son of former Columbia Records President,…
Socially conscious rap or sometimes referred to as Political Rap is a style/sub-genre of hip hop characterized by content that addresses society issues and calls for political and/or…
Mom, Mama, Mummy, Mother: in entertainment many have honoured the women who brought them into the world through the gift of music. In Hip-Hop, Tupac Shakur’s “Dear Mama” is the…
Happy birthday Tupac! Thank you for your legacy! In honor of the legend on what would have been his 49th birthday, we‘ve curated a selection of his most…
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…
We compiled this list of battle/diss rap in this playlist through an extensive review of rap songs catalog. It contains the very popular, unpopular, and missed tracks. We…
By Jean Petit Jean “My goal is to bring real black America — just as it is, not watered down — to people everywhere through music, through films,…
It sounds a bit ironic to talk about love joints (songs) in the same sentence as rap music. Yes, rap is notorious for celebrating violence and over-the-top misogyny. …
In 1995, Havoc and Prodigy were trying to rebound from their disappointing debut album. They went into the studio and came out with a project that not only…
