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Did Enygma predict the Eddy Kenzo vs Late Philly Lutaaya Born In Africa situation?
They say artists tend to have a prophetic eye, looks like Enyma saw this coming.
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WANTAMA CANCER: A Few Good Friends Championing Cancer Awareness and Fight
As we all know, music is powerful; it is an easy way to bring people together to support an important cause. With October being Cancer awareness month, the A Few Good Friends Project (AFGF) teamed up with a few creatives and the media to participate in the fight and sensitization of Ugandans about cancer. AFGF…
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#42DaysOfUGHiphop Spaces Live Session 2 Part 1 w/ Koz N’ Effekt and Enygma
So many untold stories come out on this episode like “Who Killed Hip Hop” having a first version that was never released, producer’s woes with artistes, Enygma’s love for collaborations.
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Dzee a Pryce Teeba fan turned rapper, hear his story on “Trap House”
Almost every one in Hip Hop started out as a fan, then rapper or tried to rap and likely said “let me just promote the music”. Dzee for a while has been known as a Pryce Teeba fan, one would think he bleeds Teeba blood. He is still a fan. He was also influenced by…
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Rewind of the day: “Competition is Dead” – a career defining posse of the 2010's
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 tracks)…
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WILL HIP HOP BE UGANDA’S BIGGEST GENRE IN 2020?
At the genesis of Hip hop, the worldwide appeal wasn’t foreseeable, but now, almost 50 years later; it’s impossible to imagine a planet without hip hop and rap music. On the Ugandan scene, hip hop has been described as a “wanna be” genre, with radio and television presenters not [most of the time] playing hip…
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UG Hip hop and our big brothers and sisters – an appreciation note
I grew up a middle child. I am between two generations in my family. I am a big brother with two big brothers and a big sister. I was the last born for about seven years. My big sister introduced me to music generally, and one of my brothers who I looked up to sort…
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Blixxack has released his 3rd Mixtape; Blackmail: 7 Day Delivery
The wordsmith and often low-key mental health activist, Blixxack has suddenly dropped a new full-length project; Blackmail: 7 Day Delivery. On the twelve track tape he features two of his long time collaborators Enygma and Tucker HD. The mixtape was exclusively released on his personal site: “Blackmail: 7 Day Delivery is Blixxack’s 3rd mixtape. The…
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Mans Not Hot (256 Cover) – Enygma, Mr Skillz, So Severe, Pryce Teeba, Patrobas, Code and DJ KasBaby
Mans Not Hot was originally performed by Michael Daapah a.k.a Big Shaq a British comedian. A track that started out as a rap acapella to now a fully fledged rap-comedy hit. As usual hip hop is synonymous with sampling, remixes and re-purposing. Well Fik Fameica is lately the usual culprit but that is another story. The Mans Not…
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‘Mask On’, new Enygma track in a longtime
Mask On is likely the official come back by the Masked Man aka Enygma and an extra aka, Ayayayay. It’s not like he had announced a break – for a fact we know he has been off the recording grid for a while – about a year. Mask On just like any Enygma track is …