About African hip-hop
African hip-hop is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of hip-hop and music of Africa.
African hip-hop has given rise to 13 subgenres on this site, such as Moroccan hip-hop, Algerian hip hop, Motswako and Tanzanian hip hop.
From Wikipedia
Hip-hop music has been popular in Africa since the early 1980s due to widespread African American influence. In 1985, hip-hop reached Senegal, a French-speaking country in West Africa. Some of the first Senegalese rappers were Munyaradzi Nhidza Lida, M.C. Solaar, and Positive Black Soul.
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What is African hip-hop?
African hip-hop is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of hip-hop and music of Africa.