{"id":103630,"date":"2022-04-06T15:31:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T13:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?p=103630"},"modified":"2022-04-06T15:33:40","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T13:33:40","slug":"pan-african-rap-06-03-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/pan-african-rap-06-03-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Pan African Rap: Black Sherif, Chris Kaiga, Laime &#038; more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong>Also including new music from Skillibeng, Dope Saint Jude, F.S. &amp; PsychoYP<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Each week Pan African Music scours the digital vaults for the latest and greatest rap from across the African continent and its diaspora. Drill, trap, grime, Afropop, amapiano, coup\u00e9-d\u00e9cal\u00e9, electro mahragan\u2026 all these sub-genres and interpretations make an appearance, attesting to hip-hop\u2019s power to unite the world with indomitable flows and creative melodies. Rap is now the world\u2019s music, and our pan-African selection is only scratching the surface. If it\u2019s here, it means we think it bumps, and would be confident sharing it with hip hop heads everywhere. We encourage you to do the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This week\u2019s Pan African Rap roundup features a high point for Black Sherif, Skillibeng&#8217;s bang and clap rap, Laime\u2019s smooth drill-trap, Dope Saint Jude\u2019s battlecry for the women in her life and the contagiously fun vibes of Chris Kaiga.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>Follow and share our Pan African Rap playlist on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/3wKFGudR28CR8bdnMSnSXQ?si=f-Sq8RdmQGe2Q3gFYid8CA\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deezer.com\/en\/playlist\/8240716902\" target=\"_blank\">Deezer<\/a> for the entire selection.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VkDPkSm5DRw\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Black Sherif<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cKwaku the Traveller&#8221; <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ghana, March 30th, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Black Sherif takes an emotional detour on his latest single with lyrics that cut to the heart: \u201c<em>Of course I fucked up. Who never fucked up hands in the air!<\/em>\u201d Another banger from Ghana\u2019s most electric rapper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Skillibeng - Whap Whap ft F.S. (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PsQr3EsWVC0?feature=oembed&#038;autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Skillibeng<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWhap Whap\u201d feat F.S.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Jamaica, March 10th, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/tag\/skillibeng\/\">Skillibeng<\/a> brings us to the streets of Jamaica, intermingling hand claps and ad-libs for the click and pull of gun triggers. The crocodile toothed rap star continues to mount his legacy &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qMnbLVUPJDQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brick Pan Brick<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Laime - Purple Rain (Official Video) ft. PsychoYP\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PMSfSvFh0Fg?feature=oembed&#038;autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Laime<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cPurple Rain\u201d feat. PsychoYP<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Nigeria, January 27th, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Laime blends drill and trap music, inviting Nigeria\u2019s premier driller <a href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/tag\/psychoyp\/\">PsychoYP<\/a> on this new single. According to Prince, \u201cpurple rain\u201d is &#8220;<em>when there&#8217;s blood in the sky<\/em>\u201d. For Laime, the term is reserved for all those who think this is a game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Dope Saint Jude - For You (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nPEn5oTniQk?feature=oembed&#038;autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dope Saint Jude<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cFor You\u201d<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><em>South Africa, March 25th, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>The song is for my mom and my grandmother,<\/em>\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/tag\/dope-saint-jude-en\/\">Dope Saint Jude<\/a> said in an upcoming interview for PAM. \u201c<em>I go to war for all the things they put you through. It&#8217;s a testament and a commitment to live a life of joy and happiness, to break that cycle of suffering.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Chris Kaiga - Kengele (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bNECfyyqEW4?feature=oembed&#038;autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chris Kaiga<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cKengele\u201d<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Kenya, January 28th, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kenya\u2019s Chris Kaiga takes a single off his debut LP <em>Adventures Of Kaiga <\/em>for a PAM favorite featuring an extra long credit roll that shows just how much fun it is to be in the Kaiga entourage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>Follow and share our Pan African Rap playlist on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/3wKFGudR28CR8bdnMSnSXQ?si=f-Sq8RdmQGe2Q3gFYid8CA\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deezer.com\/en\/playlist\/8240716902\" target=\"_blank\">Deezer<\/a> for the entire selection.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/3wKFGudR28CR8bdnMSnSXQ?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe title=\"deezer-widget\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.deezer.com\/widget\/dark\/playlist\/8240716902\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media; clipboard-write\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each week in our Pan African Rap playlist, discover the latest and greatest rap from across the African continent and its diaspora.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":103646,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3944,87],"tags":[41238,23470,41135,37950],"location":[],"yst_prominent_words":[17797,8993,32860],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103630"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103630"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103630\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103630"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=103630"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=103630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}