Senegalese Hip Hop - Underground Hip Hop

Underground Hip Hop

Of relevance is the powerful underground hip hop that takes place in Senegal. “While mainstream artist address important social and political issues, it is the underground rap artists in Senegal that go the furthest. Some have even addressed the taboo subject of the country’s marabouts* and the power and political influence they hold in the country.” Now while it may take more time for this artist to be heard by everyone, their music still holds much influential power as these artist take political stances and addresses the issue they are facing. Discouraging enough, though Senegal can be praised for its ecstatic hip hop scene, sadly enough the solo female artist has no place in Hip Hop in Senegal. Though there are a number of female artist within the mbalax music scene, these women are generally apart of a group, and to this day there has not been a release of a solo female rap album. “The only female rap artist to have made an impact on the Senegelese rap scene is ALIF, the country’s first all-female rap group.” With the strides Senegal is making as a modernized country, only time will tell before the first female solo album is released and praised for its political context, and social advocating for change.