Revolution
From beginning of the millennium to date, Gambia’s hip-hop scene exploded with new rappers like "Freaky Joe"; now better known as Singhateh and VYPA a hip hop artist. In the early stages, the hip-hop scene mainly comprised male rappers based in the Gambia but now both female rappers and Gambian rappers settled abroad are getting into the scene. "Nancy Nanz" a.k.a. "Gambian Beyonce", is one of the females who managed to make a breakthrough into the industry and is now well known in the Gambia. Among other upcoming young artists, Debbie Romeo who is a talented female hip-hop, R&B and Gospel singer/songwriter, is trying to make her way to the top as well. Still working on a compilation of her own, she has recorded singles with “G Baby”, “Nube” and other Gambian artists in the industry. She also works closely with Gambian-American upcoming singers especially “Ooz” and “Amie Dibba”. Debbie recorded a song called Black Beauty with a young and famous rap group in the Gambia, "PSG". This song got into the hip hop song of the year“Jabel” the logical Killer he is young talented Gambian [Musician,Producer,Logo designer and Dee-j. He promoted Gambian Music to the world on his showcase. Jabel got sign by Da Block Ent Stoudio.VYPA is a charismatic rapper making a lot of buzz in the Gambian hip hop scene, he has a growing following which he gain through the release of a clique mixtape and two solo mixtapes( voices of the ghetto, hustlematic scriptures and death of realism)a video(rock your world ft. snow)on t.v rotation and an album he is working on with SHY BOY ENT. category at the Gambian Talent Awards 2008.
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Famous quotes containing the word revolution:
“Every revolution was first a thought in one man’s mind, and when the same thought occurs in another man, it is the key to that era.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“The differences between revolution in art and revolution in politics are enormous.... Revolution in art lies not in the will to destroy but in the revelation of what has already been destroyed. Art kills only the dead.”
—Harold Rosenberg (1906–1978)
“I see every day more clearly the value, necessity, and sanative qualities of the three B’s: Bench, Ballot, Barricade.”
—Aurora C. Phelps, U.S. women’s magazine contributor. The Revolution (May 21, 1868)