The mind of an Intricate Wordsmith
This decade is also when many Hip Hop O. Gz frantically pulled their hair. We even saw our first openly gay rapper. The homosexual vibe was very influential. Grown men who are not homophobic slipped into skinny jeans and blouses. Some new rappers welcomed cross-dressing as a…
Of course, I have a side of me that still likes to hear gangsta rap. Every rapper who applies that sort of mood plays quite often on my stereo. Honestly, I wasn’t satisfied with the Molly and Syrup rap. Nor the skinny jeans, face tattoos, and man purses of the 2010s. The one aspect that I…
Some one told me and I quote, “attention is the new currency.” We are living in a time very confusing time. North Americans have steered their society in a direction that has the world like… huh? What do I mean by that? Okay, how many times do you see an underemployed man, has terrible credit, borderline homeless, and dead broke, but he’s well dressed and portrays himself to be rich?
I’m just another indie artist, who makes his performances so enjoyable that most people may not even notice that I’m working. Here are some of my professional activities in 2019. I started the year with the release of my eighth book – “The Sandman’s Journal Vol. 5,” in Brussels.
In a recent report, the Arab network launched a sarcastic documentary that vilified Caribbean diplomats as fraudsters. My questions. What about the enslavement of black people in Arab countries? Why has Al Jazeera not unmasked the slave traders in the Middle East?
I know that the creators will make some mistakes, but when it comes to Ghost Recon, the stigma is carved in stone. You should expect it to suck. They always have the most beautiful graphics. Their storyline is still fascinating, but how many pistols and sniper rifles can you discover in an enemy’s camp? Do we need so many weapons?
Let’s surmise the evolution of the musicology of Sierra Leone, by outlining the preeminent cradle of the people. What are the various cultural influences in the melting pot of this West African nation? When it comes to the land, we know that there is always a mountainous peninsula. There is also a vast savannah landscape in the framework. The name Sierra Leone means “Lion Mountain” in Portuguese. Some veterans have said that the old people referred to…
King Boss LAJ is the most misunderstood genius from Sierra Leone. Make no mistake. He is a highly respected mogul on the music scene. Since the modest beginnings of Hip Hop in the early 1990s, the question was not just whether the country could produce a world-class emcee. It was also about whether we could deliver a list of a few more.
When it comes to the “King of Freetown,” the majority of his fans recognize him as someone more than a musician. For many Salone Hiphoppas, Kao Denero is the redeemer who unlocked the Sierra Leone Hip Hop community from stagnation. Thousands of Sierra Leoneans have also named Kao Denero as the best rapper of all time. Although…
Years ago, I covered Sierra Leone in a two-part blog about music and dance cultures in Africa. If you would like to read that article, click HERE. The universe has bestowed the fascinating country of Sierra Leone with hundreds, if not thousands of talented people. One of the areas of such a celebrity is in the field of music.
To my knowledge, besides Neneh Cherry, no other musician has had a more remarkable career in the music history of Sierra Leone. I know this latest generation of Afrobeat-infused Hip Hop fans will be shocked to hear this. They often confuse the difference between home-based vernacular rappers with traditional Hip Hop emcees from…
One of the primary obstacles that have tormented many Sierra Leone rappers is the ability to gain worldwide renown. Sierra Afrik, the legendary band from Freetown, broke the ground. It brought the traditional Sierra Leone sound to the regional diaspora.
How many Sierra Leoneans reading this blog have heard the favorite adage? By popular demand, most people divulge this with confidence. They say, “Do not wait until I’m gone to send me flowers. Give me my roses while I can smell them.” If you’re not a Sierra Leonean, you might Continue Reading
I believe I’m one of the nicest emcees from Sierra Leone. And guess what? I came up under Shadow Boxxer. It was our era that introduced and pushed Hip Hop into Sierra Leone. With all due respect to all the current rappers, there is no Salone rapper from this era Continue Reading
With great sorrow, I say goodbye to my dear brother, friend, and number one promoter in Sierra Leone – Prince Willctc. It was 3 a.m. when I received the news that he had succumbed to the complications of a health condition that began only a month prior. Prince, who felt Continue Reading