How Africa’s Internet Culture is Amplifying Afrobeats to a Global Audience
From TikTok to YouTube, Afrobeats’ explosive rise on social media is rewriting the global music narrative.
What Would a Ban on TikTok Mean for Hip-Hop?
Young up-and-coming rappers increasingly use the platform to gain an audience — we talked to artists and creators about the ramifications of a ban on the popular app
How the Inseparable Lijadu Sisters Fought for Afropop as We Know It
Nigerian singers Taiwo and Kehinde Lijadu influenced generations of artists across genre, often without proper credit or compensation. After Kehinde’s death, Taiwo is keeping their legacy alive as she prepares to rerelease their records for the first time in over a decade.
Rema’s Culture Was Demonized. Now, He’s Doubling Down With New Video ‘Benin Boys’
Rema tells Rolling Stone about tapping the very symbols that caused controversy at his sold-out show at London’s O2
Tyla Knows She’s Black, Guys. She Doesn’t Know Why People Say Otherwise
When she declined to discuss her Coloured ethnicity on ‘The Breakfast Club,’ it reignited discourse around it
Questlove Has a Few More Thoughts on Modern Hip-Hop
The Roots drummer’s latest work of criticism, Hip-Hop Is History, looks back at his decades-long relationship with the genre
