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1Tanzanian hip hop — The widest form of Tanzanian Hip hop music is known as Bongo Flava. Bongo Flava encompasses a large variety of different sounds, but it is particularly known for heavy synth riffs and an incorporation of Tanzanian pop. There is some debate over… …
2Kwanza Unit — (KU) was an early Tanzanian hip hop group. Its name means First Unit and it was formed in 1993 by a merger of several groups and solo artists. They started rapping in English, but later used Swahili as well. Founding members of Kwanza Unit… …
3Gangwe Mobb — The name Gangwe is derived from a popular 80 s slang term meaning hardcore . In context, gangwe refers to the grimy and ghetto hip hop mentality that comprise most of their songs. [ [http://groups.msn.com/KenyaUgandaTanzania/gangwemobb.msnw Kenya …
4Dataz — is a Tanzanian rapper. She was born in 1984 on the shores of Lake Nyasa in Mbamba Bay. Later she moved with her parents to Morogoro where she began her primary education. When Dataz was attending her secondary school, Ifunda, her talent for music …
5Saleh J — Saleh J, prominent Tanzanian hip hop pioneer, was born in Dar es Salaam as Saleh Jaber. Heavily influenced by early 1980s rap artists such as LL Cool J and Big Daddy Kane, Jaber began to go by the name of Saleh J. He gained popularity after… …
6Yo Rap Bonanza — Created in the early nineties, the annual Yo Rap Bonanza was a rap talent show sponsored by local Indian merchants. The talent show attracted large crowd wanting to see unique delivery of rhymes. Indeed, an important way for a group or MC to win… …
7Dandora — is an eastern suburb in Nairobi, Kenya. It is part of the Embakasi division. Dandora is divided into five phases. Dandora was established in 1977, with partial financing by the World Bank in order to offer higher standard of housing [1]. However …
8Trybesmen — Infobox musical artist Name = Trybesmen Img size = Background = group or band Alias = The Run DMC of Africa Origin = Lagos, Nigeria Genre = Hip hop Years active = 1998 present Label = Da Trybe, Storm Records Associated acts = Eldee, Shsha, 2Shotz …
