This past weekend marked two major holidays. May 25th was African Liberation Day in many countries in Africa while May 26 marked Memorial Day in the US. So what the heck, I figure why not make mention of African Hip Hop in the States. Shouts to AfricanHipHop.com for this one: Come to find out, the Sakpata Boys, the pioneers of hip hop in Benin who succesfully merged traditional music into their recordings, moved to New York. The video below features 2 out of 3 Boys and plays two songs in a row.
You know how the song goes, "if you can make it there (NYC), you can make it anywhere"...so you think they have what it takes to make it beyond the African Hip Hop world? Why or why not? Do they embody what is best about Hip Hop, the worst? Explain. Holla!
Flava reppin the global Hip Hop Movement!
posted by Nikki Strong
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