Osmic Menoe was a young kid in South Africa when he first fell in love with hip-hop culture during the late 1980s, at the height of the country’s anti-apartheid movement. But like so many, at first, ...

Can the differences between these opposing citadels of European rap be bridged? The answer lies not just in Britain and France, but also in Europe’s former colonies in Africa. The lack of interest is ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African Afrikaans rap group has taken the Internet by storm with explicit in-your-face lyrics, provocative performances and using cyberspace to promote their music. A ...

Two brothers have been charged with the murder of South African rapper Kiernan Forbes, popularly known as "AKA", following their extradition from neighbouring Eswatini. Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande ...

Is the rapper planning to take his music career abroad? AKA is one of the biggest rappers in the continent presently. Over the last four years, AKA has risen to become one of the high profile rappers ...

Whoever said that South African-horrorcore-ninja-zef rap is dead has clearly never heard of Die Antwoord. Stuck somewhere between Internet meme and pure genius, Die Antwoord — Afrikaans for "The ...

The djembe drums and traditional chanting are long gone, replaced by TR-808 drum machines and rhythmic rhymes. As rap music becomes a worldwide phenomenon, non-Western nations are getting in on the ...