Pop Smoke’s posthumous deluxe, released on his 21st birthday, includes Nigerian superstars DaVido and Burna Boy, for a bittersweet international collaboration.

The Ghanaian rapper launches the offensive with this boiling first album, dedicated to his late brother. A cold journey through the West African ghettos, told by one of the fiercest lyricists of his time.

He escaped from Luanda’s ghetto at 17, and recently escaped temporarily from his Porto-based “kudurock” trio Throes + The Shine. Angolan singer and musician Diron Animal plays it solo with his debut album, Alone, proudly released […]

Le rappeur lyonnais, membre du collectif Lyonzon, vient de sortir une vidéo pour le morceau «6 O’Clock», le deuxième extrait de sa récente mixtape Bushi Tape 2. Depuis quelques années, Lyon est la seule ville […]

In 2021, African rap was marked mainly by the rise of drill, the sub-genre of hip-hop which had a huge impact on rap music all over the continent.

Listen in on 2021 with our pan-African selection from Cairo to Pretoria, Lagos to Nairobi, featuring the likes of Ayra Starr, Mdou Moctar, Focalistic, Nahawa Doumbia, and Kasai Allstars.

Discover the artists making waves in the Zimbabwe music scene, coming into their own from a past of urban grooves to a new generation of Zim-dancehall, Zim-hip hop and all forms of Zim-music.

From Ghana, Tunisia and Kenya to Egypt, Togo, Guinea… PAM presents a selection of ten tracks that have been making waves in the world of African rap in the second quarter of 2021.