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Born June 25th, 1981 in Soweto, South Africa, Linda Mkhize a.k.a Prokid is an MC who rhymes in English and Vernacular, and proudly represents "Kasi" (township) life. The front man of his crew Saudi Western, which include Maggz, Morale, Tido, Zee, Sean Pages, & Omen, Pro has been in numerous battles with other South African MC's, including a much-publicized battle with 2rinity member Kaydo on Johannesburg's radio station Y-FM.
His debut album "Heads & Tales was released on Gallo Record Company in 2005. His singles "Soweto" and "Wozobona" were well received, and his sophomore album "DNA" was released the following year. His third album "Dankie San" was released independently on TS Records in November of 2007.
Pro Kid has worked with various producers including Amu, Omen, Draztik, Dplanet and Nyambz.
PREZZO SWAHILI HIP HOP ARTIST WA KWANZA KUINGIA BIG-BROTHER
The twitt-verse was ablaze with news that controversial rapper
Prezzo was one of the contestants chosen to represent Kenya at this
year’s Big Brother Stargame reality show. The rapper's last tweet on
April 29 was “#NawapendaWo pray 4 me..... #Bless”.The show is set to air on night.
Beside Prezzo, other rumoured Kenyan contestants are Kaz, Nini Wacera, Collo and actor Godfrey Odhiambo. With an attention grabbing ‘winner takes all’ grand prize of $300,000 at stake, plus the new ‘doubling up’ of contestants entering the series with partners, Big Brother Stargame is set to provide more of the entertainment, romance, action, suspense and drama that the series is famous for!
Returning to the Big Brother stage as series presenter is one of Nigeria’s most famous faces IK Osakioduwa, making his fourth appearance since taking on the role in 2009. In recognition of the large online following, the two-hour live launch show will be streamed live and free at www.africamagic.tv/bigbrother, starting at 21.45 EAT.
CHEERS TO NAVIO UGA FLOW AND SWAHILI HIP HOP IN ASIA TRIUMPH
NAVIO'S light is shining beyond Africa. The latest we have on the hip hop artiste, who has established himself as a leading local hip hop star for a number of years now, is that he recently won himself a major music award in Malaysia to add to his trophy cabinet.Navio, who has just come back from the Malaysian Capital Kuala Lumpur, recently won Best East African Act at the African Entertainment Awards, a prestigious Asian event to celebrate goals achieved by Africans in the entertainment industry in categories like music, art, sports, film, media, events and other various social recognitions.At the event, where the late Lucky Dube also won himself a Lifetime Achievement Award, Navio performed along with Awilo Longomba from DRC and Nkulee Dube, daughter of Lucky Dube. This was Navio’s second trip to Asia, where, he, last year, had sold-out performances in Malaysia and Thailand. Deck all that with his numerous local and international awards you will know this dude is going places. Way to go man.
HISTORIA YA RAPPER WA SUDAN ALIYEOKOLEWA NA HIP HOP (BILA SANAA) ;SEHEMU YA I
Born in the village of Tonj in Southern Sudan, Jal was a young child when the Second Sudanese Civil War broke out. His father joined the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) and when he was about seven years old his mother was killed by soldiers loyal to the government. He then decided to join the thousands of children traveling to Ethiopia who had been told that they could be educated there.
However, many of the children, Jal included, were recruited by the
SPLA and taken to military training camps in the bush in Etwas disguised
as a school in front of international aid agencies and UN
representatives, but behind closed doors the children were training to
fight. "I didn't have a life as a child. In five years as a fighting
boy, what was in my heart was to kill as many Muslims as possible."
Jal spent several years fighting with the SPLA in Ethiopia, until war
broke in and out, there too and the child soldiers were forced back
into Sudan by the fighting and joined the SPLA's efforts to fight the
government in the town of Juba. "Many kids there were so bitter, they wanted to know what happened to them. And we all wanted revenge."
When the fighting became unbearable Jal and some other children
decided to run away. They were on the move for three months, with many
dying on the way, until they reached the town of Waat, which was the headquarter of a small group that had separated themselves from the main SPLA.
In Waat, Jal met Emma McCune, a British aid worker married to senior SPLA commandant Riek Machar. Emmanuel was only 11 years old then and McCune insisted he should not be a soldier. She adopted him and smuggled him to Kenya. There Emmanuel attended school in Nairobi.
McCune died in a road accident a few months later, but her friends
(Madeliene Bunting and Anna Ledgard) helped Emmanuel to continue his
studies. However, after McCune died, her husband Machar did not agree
with Emmanuel staying with him, and was forced to live in the slums.STORI HII INAENDELEA TOLEO LIJALO ENDELEA KUKURUNZI SWAHILI HIP HOP BLOG
ANGALIA DOCUMENTARY YA SWAHILI HIP HOP TUNAJIFUNZA MENGI JUU YA HII FILMU FUPI
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| Pepe Haze |
Once Upon a Rhyme is a story about Hiphop, experienced through a journey
into the lives and careers of 8 African artists on a personal level.
Rap music and the Hiphop culture have been labeled as negative and
sinister on several occasions, but this documentary film reaffirms that
Hiphop can be (and is) used as a positive form of expression, to spread a
message of hope and life in Africa. Gospel rappers featured are
determined to use Hiphop for the glory of the Almighty God, and to
dispute the adversarial image of the Hiphop culture. They reveal the
influence of Hiphop in their lives, giving surprising insight into their
personal struggles and experiences as young Africans.The Artistes
include Pepe Haze — BURUNDI, Yung Noiz —KENYA, The Addvoket — Malawi, Nyach — Kenya, Zuze — Malawi, Gich-man (Frank) – Kenya, M. Ricks — Uganda and Blackskillz — Kenya.
Here is the 30 sec trailer...
Here is the 30 sec trailer...
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