In 1985 Hip-Hop reached Senegal, a French-speaking country in West Africa.Some of the first Senegalese rappers were M.C. Lida, M.C. Solaar, and Positive Black Soul, who mixed rap with Mbalax, a type of music that has been played in West Africa for centuries. During the late 1980s-early 1990s rap started to escalate all over Africa. Each region had a new type of style of Hip-Hop like Kwaito (South Africa), Zougolu (Cote'd Ivore), Zouk (Central and West Africa) and Taarab (East Africa). Some African rappers have been popular and reside in Europe. These are some of the African rappers that are known .........
M.C. Solaar (Senegal/France) Boyz of Butuburam (Liberia/Ghana/Germany?)
Prophets of da City (South Africa) M.A.M. (Cote d' Ivorie/France)
Mr.2 (Tanzania) Keinan (Somalia/Canada?)
Black Noise (South Africa) M.C. Claver (Cote d' Ivorie)
Ya Kid K (Democratic Republic of the Congo/Belgium) Goddessa (South Africa)
Kalamashaka (Kenya) The Postmen (Cape Verde/Suriname?/Netherlands)
Possitive Black Soul (Senegal) Mapenzi(Rwanda)
INTIK (Algeria) Mr. Devious (South Africa)
Red One (Morocco/France) Brasse Vannie Kaap (South Africa)
Cashino (Nigeria/U.K.) Boli Mootseng (Namibia)
Mutu Moxy (Angola/South? Africa) Plantashun Boyz (Nigeria)
Of Unknown Origin (Zimbabwe/U.S.) V.I.P. (Ghana)
U.M.A.R. (Cameroon/France) X-Plastaz (Tanzania)
Kwanza Unit (Tanzania)
Hardstone (Kenya/U.S.)
Zotto Boyz (Mali)
Rage (Mali)
Sakpata Boys (Benin)
Negro Force (Togo)
Kill Point (Guinea)
Baseball Track (Mozambique/U.S./U.K./Portugal?)
Reggie Rockstone (Ghana)
Tic-Tac (Ghana)
South Side Posse (Angola)
Kaysha (Democratic Republic of the Congo/France)
Le Specialist (Madagascar/France)
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