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Master and King opens with a riff that sounds like a way slowed down version of Heavy D’s “Now that We Found Love” (see below too). But the melody’s slightly different and very current. It’s an addictive song…the best off  ”The Extraordinaires from The Holstar (Zambia) and Teckzilla (Canada, bwo Nigeria).

Muller Empo is a Botswana underground rapper in Russia. He recently did a track with 2 Zambian MC’s, called Stand Up. What’s most notable here is the strength of English-speaking rappers from countries you didn’t know English is the primary language: Botswana and Zambia.  

One of the great, unique voices out there, Mzungu Kichaa interviewed on the Patricia Show (filmed in Nairobi).  He talks about his upbringing, from moving to the Zambian bush at 6 to life in Tanzania.  Very cool white dude.

Lemme just get this out of the way:  I love this song!  Nomba Ninshi sounds a little like Busta Rhymes, just not as raspy or fast.  

Following in the long tradition of Seven Samurai-type rapping with one rapper after another, I dig the Luganda flow.  These Ugandan guys from capitol, Kawempe, unfortunately go in and out of bad ESL rapping and singing!  

Mzungu Kichaa (aka Espen Sorenson) is a white dude who speaks perfect Swahili and writes  tunes in the Tanzania-invented Bongo Flava style.   This song is a classic!

In other countries, rappers got more important problems than worrying about whether to get a Mercedes or a Maybach. 

This is Genesis the Ruckus.  He believes in G.o.d., not doing drugs, and not getting AIDS.  That much I agree with…

Now, at an age where you have to know what’s cool, regardless of where you are in the world, shouldn’t you know that Microsoft Windows backgrounds are decidedly uncool?!  

According to this site, hiphop in Mozambique is big.  Who knew?!