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Rewind of the day: “Competition is Dead” – a career defining posse of the 2010's
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Competition wasn’t actually dead when the historical “Competition is Dead” dropped; it just escalated at the time – this was a time camps came up and the future of Ugandan hip hop would be shaped. Some of the rappers who featured on the 15 minute track (likely one of the longest UG Hip Hop…
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Video: Watch Onkuba “Kamunguluze” by Pryce Teeba off African Stories – as we hope for Kash Crop this year
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Pryce Teeba has consistently released new music every year for about five years. Just last year he had several collaborations including his album with Baru – African Stories. It is on this album that the new “Kamunguluze” single and visual is off. The Lord Mayor seems to have stopped work on the long awaited…
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1Der Jr is vulnerable, reflects and reinvents himself on Keeper of the Flame Vol. 1 – Review
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If you listened to Kampala you should remember the 1Der Jr on “17:4” – more retrospective and introspective. “Speak up” was the perfect single for Keeper of the Flame, as it introduced us to what to expect from the project. Linking the two notions is what KOFTF is about: self reflecting and letting what…
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Toast to 2019: the year of Parte After Parte, Fresh Kid,and many promising acts
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By the time you read this it’s prolly’ 2020 and you might be in reflection of 2019 or what to listen to or catch in 2020. Time really flies but it even flies more when you are busy – to all those hustling I salute you, keep grinding! Like Sylvester says “LEMERAKO“ 2019 like…
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STRAP’s Certitude is satisfaction and rejuvenation from a Young Elder
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The six track project is entirely grown man talk. A transition. It is a clearer and better poised knowledge giver STRAP who has been for a long time seeking knowledge himself.
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Spiritual references on Baru’s Magdalene ft. Precious
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Magdalene is spiritual. It’s human vulnerability put out for us to observe and absorb. Magdalene at it core is not necessarily a hip hop album. Precious has the hip hop edge to her (if you remember “Enough” on Drugs EP), but on here she delivers soulfully over experimental and intentioned trap and rnb beats.…
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Naxa’s “Dance” visual ft. Kelly is stunning and dope
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Beautiful, is the word for this new Video. “Dance” is stunning and a call to happiness instead of stressing. While watching the video there’s positivity and creativity written all over it.
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Feffe Busi pays homage to GNL on “Koyi Koyi” refix – Listen now
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Under just two days Feffe Busi’s “Koyi Koyi” remix has amassed about 8k views on the smallest rappers YouTube. Earlier last year he garned more popularity with his “Who is Who” challenge which to some woke up the industry or created room for competition – his “Koyi Koyi” remix is an act of paying…
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Stream Ill Gee’s polarizing Riviera EP
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Making music inspired by the times is a tricky feat to pull off especially if you barely had connection to these influences. Ill Gee took it upon his ear to absorb the Afro beats and vibrations to come up with his polarizing EP, Riviera. Having rapped for a while and attained production skills Ill…
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Video: “High Up” – AJ Stylz & Fenrico
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Here is new music from AJ Stylz and Fenrico. “High Up” is a fresh new release from the two on which they evoke the spirit of battle rap in the visual and in the contents of the song. Fenrico rides the beat with some sort of reservation except for the hook. AJ Stylz performs…