Media Questions Of The Week
Is the Billboard list of the current 10 Hottest Female Rappers accurate?
Afro Nation Makes Detroit Debut
Afro Nation debuted in Detroit over the weekend with a roster of Afrobeats, hip-hop and R&B artists. The two-day event featured Burna Boy, Masego, Ari Lennox, Latto, Coi Leray, Dej Loaf and others. The Detroit festival is the second US date following Afro Nation Miami which took place in May. Artists performed at the historic Brewster-Douglass location which is the site of the former housing project where Diana Ross grew up. Launched in 2019, Afro Nation is a global celebration of the Afrobeats genre and Black music from the diaspora. Nigerian entrepreneurs Obi Asika, and Smade founded the festival in association with BBC 1 Xtra.
Burna Boy headlined on Saturday and Afrobeats legend Davido closed the festival on Sunday. The successful event will be returning to the United States in 2024 and fans can signup at USA.afronation.com.
Rakim & Latto Don’t Sweat The Technique
Watch Latto and Rakim bridge the gap in a conversation about hip-hop. Sprite Limelight has partnered with several artists around the world and this year they acknowledge the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. Don’t Sweat The Technique is Rakim’s fourth and last album with Eric B. Latto gives her twist to the lead track from the 1992 release. The rappers share their thoughts on the future of hip-hop while showing mutual respect for each other.
Netflix Presents Ladies First: A Story Of Women In Hip-Hop
Ladies First: A Story Of Women In Hip-Hop is a new docuseries coming to Netflix. Women’s history in hip-hop is chronicled from early emcees like Sha-Rock to current rappers like Latto and Coi Leray. Hip-Hop is having its 50th year of existence and this docuseries is a timely contribution to all the canonizing celebrations. The trailer features MC Lyte who is also an executive producer, along with other women such as Tierra Whack, Rapsody and Queen Latifah sharing their perspectives. Viewers have already complained about the absence of Nicki Minaj and Missy Elliott but Shawn Allen who worked on the series posted. on Twitter that both artists refused to license their music and videos. Ladies First will debut the first of a four-part series on August 9th.