The Chicago rapper's community-centered book club has expanded from U.S. prisons to Kenya and Nigeria, creating spaces for Black readers to connect through literature.
One of the most promising and distinctive voices in alternative hip-hop today is a queer Kenyan woman. We talk to tg.blk about her new ITS NOT THAT DEEP EP.
Yohannes Hadish’s The Lab, a buzzing underground party in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, attracts over 1,500 attendees per edition.
We talk to Blinky Bill about his new album, We Cut Keys 2, and his desire to push Kenyan sounds into African music’s modern consciousness.
We talk to the Kenyan musician about his new album, The Lion of Sudah, winning a Grammy award with Burna Boy, and his hopes for legalization.
We talk to the rising Kenyan artist about her new single "Foundry," finding love and her upcoming album.
We talk to the Ethiopian artist about SIDIST (VI), a personal album in which science and faith meet to speak to the nation's promising future.
The Tanzanian singer is releasing taarab and unyago-inspired music that challenges traditional narratives.
The Nigerian artist talks about trusting your gut feelings, remedying imposter syndrome and why our identity is best rooted in who we are, rather than what we do.
The Kenyan artist goes soul-searching with his new MFN EP.