Ivorian hip hop
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Hip hop is a major part of the popular
music of Côte d'Ivoire, and has been fused with many of the country's native styles, such as zouglou
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90s popularity
rap dogba, inspired by Angelo & les Dogbas
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"Foreigness" and growth
Overall, hip hop is still perceived in Ivory Coast as a foreign type of music and artists do not enjoy the popularity of their
Nouchi, the particular and very evocative Ivorian vernacular and street language, with hip hop beats and rhyming style, groups like Garba 50, Sans Soi,[1]
and Rage Man (among others) have managed to revitalize the movement and make it more accessible to Ivorians.
Ivorian artists outside Africa
A new generation of Ivorian rappers who live overseas in France or the U.S like Djafoul Koncept, Dynamik Boobah Siddik, DDF, and many others have added to the growth of the movement in Ivory Coast by keeping in close touch with their Ivorian fan base and pushing technological and musical changes back to their native land.[2]
References
- ^ Sans Soi Website Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Rapalloco Ivorian hip hop portal
Further reading
- It's killing Ivorian Hip Hop! Interview with leading Ivorian Hip Hop stars, unitednationsofhiphop.com, 9 February 2006
- The Hip Hop Generation: Ghana's Hip Life and Ivory Coast's Coupé-Decalé. Siddhartha Mitter, Afropop Worldwide.
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