This list was compiled by OkayAfrica on hip-hop’s 50th anniversary to celebrate recent generation of rappers who have successfully pushed the boundaries and left their mark on the landscape of African hip-hop ♥️
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20 Influential African Rappers!
1. Sarkodie 🇬🇭 (Ghana)
2. Nasty C 🇿🇦 (South Africa)
3. Blaqbonez 🇳🇬 (Nigeria)
4. Nadia Nakai 🇿🇼🇿🇦 (Zimbabwe/South Africa)
5. Khaligraph Jones 🇰🇪 (Kenya)
6. Fik Fameica 🇺🇬 (Uganda)
7. Jovi 🇨🇲 (Cameroon)
8. Rosa Ree 🇹🇿 (Tanzania)
9. M.I Abaga 🇳🇬 (Nigeria)
10. Didi B 🇨🇮 (Côte d’Ivoire)
11. M.anifest 🇬🇭 (Ghana)
12. AKA 🇿🇦 (South Africa)
13. Bill Nass 🇹🇿 (Tanzania)
14. Sho Madjozi 🇿🇦 (South Africa)
15. Olamide 🇳🇬 (Nigeria)
16. Cassper Nyovest 🇿🇦 (South Africa)
17. Femi One 🇰🇪 (Kenya)
18. Innoss’B 🇨🇩 (Congo)
19. Octopizzo 🇰🇪 (Kenya)
20. Bomb$hell Grenade 🇿🇲 (Zambia)