African Underground highlights hip hop scene in Dakar

Since the days when Fab Five Freddy called for 'peace in the Middle East' hip hop has consistently presented to popular culture politically charged rappers who address injustice and democracy through song. African Underground: Democracy in Dakar tells the story of the politically engaged hip hop scene in Dakar, Senegal, during the 2007 national elections.

April 13, 2009

Since the days when Fab Five Freddy called for 'peace in the Middle East' hip hop has consistently presented to popular culture politically charged rappers who address injustice and democracy through song. African Underground: Democracy in Dakar tells the story of the politically engaged hip hop scene in Dakar, Senegal, during the 2007 national elections.