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IS HIP HOP DEAD OR STILL TRENDY?
Following the hip hop music culture, one would ask himself if hip hop is dead or still trending! I will analyse this in two ways, basically looking onto the Ugandan artists that embrace both hip hop and lugaflow! We have had rappers like Navio ,Enigma ,Babaluku, The Atlas ,BigTril and Recho Rey! The characters highlighted above do the so called urban hiphop mainly…
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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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How to consume Ciphers in 2020
Last evening we released a list of 2019’s Ciphers, and I realised we missed out the newly released “Trip Cypher 3”. It is the third installment from Trip Music and geared by Trip Smith himself. It is already added. Of this morning, I woke up thinking about the fire that was between 2015 – 2017,…
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Listen to Deejay Payne’s 50 top UG rappers inspired mix
A list surfaced online ranking top 50 Ugandan rappers to ever bless the booth and beyond – mixed reactions came up from different online UG Hip hop platforms. The list to some seemed subjective and to others it seemed objective. Opinions are like rap names, every rapper has one. See list: We all know art…
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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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MTN UG Hip Hop Awards Nominees Full List + voting codes & how to vote
Yesterday MTN Uganda unveiled the nomination list of the third MTN UG Hip Hop Awards, in collaboration with The Tribe UG and other stakeholders. The schedule of the awards ceremony switched last year and thus the awards ceremonies were moved up this year. To vote your favourite artist(s) see the full list below: Male Rapper…
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Watch new Navio ‘Numbers’ visual
Navio has released new track ‘Numbers’ produced by Mo Piano and visual alltogether. The video is a black and white minimalist one in which he hangs with various people in an unnamed location. He reinforces why he does what he does ‘rap’ – for the numbers. Watch the visual below:
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Watch New Flex D’Paper “Yenze Aliko” visual
“So much ice Mr Eskimo!” Flex D’Paper has finally released the official visual of “Yenze Aliko”. The visual is already making rounds for him and having featured on The Tribe UG’s monthly Cover; “Yenze Aliko” got the buzz right. The track produced by Mio Made of Paper Town music was released last year off Flex’s…
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Watch New visual: “Gwe Asinga / Competition” – Navio
Navio has broken silence with new video for Gwe Asinga – an ode to a loved one. The bEast African comes back with a reggae medley, fused with rap reminiscent of the 90s roots and lovers rock. Well known for his versatility; Gwe Asinga adds to the list of cross genre tracks from Navio. The…
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New Visual: Watch ‘Paper’ – Navio ft. Ice Prince &The Mith
The official audio to Paper was released yesterday and as promised Navio has put out the official visual. We are not yet certain whether the new single is off any forthcoming album, but what we know is Navio is always on the grind. Expect to see Ice Prince, Navio, The Mith, Flex Dpaper and unnamed…