{"id":105548,"date":"2022-04-27T19:24:30","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T17:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?p=105548"},"modified":"2022-04-27T19:24:34","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T17:24:34","slug":"pan-african-rap-boj-sampa-the-great-yahya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/pan-african-rap-boj-sampa-the-great-yahya\/","title":{"rendered":"Pan African Rap: Boj, Sampa the Great &#038; Yahya"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Also including new music from <strong><strong><strong>Khaid,<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> <strong>Kofi Jamar, Joey B, Denzel Curry and<\/strong> <strong>the Buruklyn Boyz<\/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 the second single by 17-year-old Khaid, Boj&#8217;s trap detour from his alt\u00e9 roots, Yahya&#8217;s desperate cry, Sampa the Great&#8217;s awe-inspiring return and Kenyan drill&#8217;s best with the Buruklyn Boyz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Follow and share our Pan African Rap playlist on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/3wKFGudR28CR8bdnMSnSXQ?si=f-Sq8RdmQGe2Q3gFYid8CA\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/3wKFGudR28CR8bdnMSnSXQ?si=f-Sq8RdmQGe2Q3gFYid8CA\">Spotify<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deezer.com\/en\/playlist\/8240716902\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.deezer.com\/en\/playlist\/8240716902\">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\">\n<iframe title=\"Khaid - SKI (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ChetpZ6GJ_s?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\">Khaid<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;SKI&#8221;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Nigeria, April 22nd, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lagos-based newcomer Khaid releases his new single \u201cSKI\u201d off his upcoming EP <em>Diversity <\/em>via Neville Records<em>. <\/em>Halfway between trap and afrobeats, it\u2019s a worthy successor to his debut single \u201cWith You\u201d which shot the 17 year old into the spotlight last January.&nbsp;<\/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=\"Boj - Get Out The Way Ft. Kofi Jamar &amp; Joey B (Visualiser)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jd2CrsBxHyg?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\">Boj<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Get Out The Way&#8221; feat Kofy Jamar &amp; Joey B<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Nigeria, April 22nd, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taken from BOJ\u2019s third album, <em>Gbagada Express, <\/em>the single \u201cGet Out The Way\u201d takes a trap detour from his alt\u00e9 roots. In the clip, Boj rides around the little word of Gbagada, his hometown.<\/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=oIQsBHzbtUM\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\">Yahya<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cBeautiful lies\u201d<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Sudan, March 5th, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The throaty Sudanese singer Yahya displays desperate anger in \u201cBeautiful Lies\u201d. The single is part of a bigger story contained in the two short-films, Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, about \u201c<em>true love in its purest form<\/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=\"Sampa The Great - Lane ft. Denzel Curry (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gvlQ8fbUeFA?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\">Sampa The Great<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cLane\u201d feat Denzel Curry<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Zambia, April 26th, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zambian born artist Sampa the Great returns with an awe-inspiring video full of sublime, brutalist visuals. Sampa\u2019s clear-cut voice compliments Denzel Curry\u2019s energised flow : \u201cthat&#8217;s what Lane is about, breaking all those boxes, creating new lanes\u201d, Sampa explains.&nbsp;<\/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=\"BURUKLYN BOYZ - PREE (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RwMzeB7ZSrA?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\">Buruklyn Boyz<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cPree\u201d<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Kenya, April 13th, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kenyan drillers continue their reign with new single &#8220;Pree&#8221;. In <a href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/buruklyn-boys-put-kenyan-drill-on-the-map\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/buruklyn-boys-put-kenyan-drill-on-the-map\/\">a 2021 interview<\/a> with PAM the group claimed their spot stating,\u201c<em>You can\u2019t wake up one day and decide to be a driller, you have to be one with the beat, understand it, and love it.<\/em>\u201d<\/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","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":105561,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3944,87],"tags":[4486,40908,41135,23741,36850],"location":[],"yst_prominent_words":[32861,8561,32860],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105548"}],"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=105548"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105548\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105548"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=105548"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=105548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}