{"id":108186,"date":"2022-06-08T18:25:20","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T16:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?p=108186"},"modified":"2022-06-08T18:26:22","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T16:26:22","slug":"pan-african-rap-08-06-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/pan-african-rap-08-06-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Pan African Rap: Blaqbonez, S\u00c9KETXE &#038; Ms Banks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Also including new music from <\/strong>Arrdee, Black Sherif, Tiitof and Le D.<\/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 Blaqbonez&#8217;s return to his hip-hop roots, a heavy remix by Arrdee and Black Sherif, a freestyle dedicated to the UK Girlies and Madems signed Ms Banks, the gritty voices of the unhinged S\u00c9KETXE and an insular-trap infused drill track by Titof and Le D.<\/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=\"Blaqbonez - Go Home (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZMUCLHSUmhY?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\">Blaqbonez<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Go Home&#8221;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Nigeria, June 4th, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blaqbonez, who came up as an internet battle rapper, took a detour into afrobeats on <em>Sex Over Love<\/em>. Now, it\u2019s time for the Best Rapper in Africa to \u201cGo Home\u201d to his hip-hop roots with a drill inspired track, giving a Black Sherif shoutout for his return: \u201c<em>Ever since Kwaku dropped I\u2019ve been travellin<\/em>\u2019\u201d.\u00a0<\/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=\"ARRDEE, BLACK SHERIF - COME &amp; GO REMIX\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vZ5hdWyqFT0?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\">ArrDee &amp; Black Sherif<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Come &amp; Go&#8221;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ghana, June 3rd, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brittish rapper ArrDee who recently dropped his debut mixtape<em> Pier Pressure<\/em>, invites Ghanaian rising star Black Sherif while traveling to Lagos for a heavy remix. Another notch on Black Sherif belt as he takes over the international stage with his unmistakable voice and hard hitting lyrics.&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=\"Ms Banks - We Go Up (FREESTYLE)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3_k_Ms66bSM?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\">Ms Banks<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWe Go Up\u201d<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><em>United Kingdom, May 26th, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>British rapper of Ugandan and Nigerian descent Ms Banks goes in on a new freestyle dedicated to her UK Girlies and Mandem and featuring a chorus from Trinidadian born Nicki Minaj. In the track the unabashed Ms Banks stakes her claim rapping, \u201c<em>I be the baddest bitty in the city<\/em>\u201d.\u00a0<\/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=\"S\u00c9KETXE - GUET\u00c3O VENCEU (Video Oficial)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CZnXVyf28Xc?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\">S\u00c9KETXE<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cGHET\u00c3O VENCEU\u201d <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Angola, May 27th, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Angolan rap troupe S\u00c9KETXE follow up their debut album with a video for the single \u201cGHET\u00c3O VENCEU\u201d. With some of the grittiest voices in the game and an unmatchable energy, S\u00c9KETXE is a PAM favorite and a group to follow closely, notably the frontman Kokiana Preta whose delivery is totally captivating.<\/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=\"Tiitof (ft. 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Another testament to drill\u2019s worldwide popularity, this time with an island-trap twist.&nbsp;<\/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":108193,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3944,87],"tags":[41238,25241,40089,41135,23741],"location":[],"yst_prominent_words":[32861,18043,8561,32860,22055],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108186"}],"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=108186"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108186\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108186"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=108186"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=108186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}