Beninese hip-hop

Hip hop music is a genre developed in the 1970s by African Americans in New York City. It began to spread across the world in the 80s, and became a major part of Beninese music after a 1992 concert by Senegalese-French rapper MC Solaar. At that concert, the crew H2O performed a Fon language-cover of Solaar's "Bouge de là". H2O are known for using folk styles like the Mahi tchinkounme and Yoruba music gbon.

DJs, rappers and crews

• Sakpata Boys: for a long-time the most popular crew in Cotonou, known for using chants and other elements from Beninese Vodou
• Ardiess Posse: The next most popular crew to have emerged in the late 1990s. One of their most popular single is "Agbando" released in 2003 which was a feature song on their second album Evolution.
• Diamant Noir: Arguably the best beninese rap group, it consists of Amir and Anouar. Their debut album, "Faux freres, Vrais Jumeaux" (Fake Brothers, True Twins) was launched in 2005. It was a major success on the hip hop scene and influenced a lot of other rappers and crews.
• Kaysee Montejano: A talented beninese lyricist, he is known for his metaphorical abilities and his religious references in his rhymes. He launched his debut album "Genesis" in 2005. It featured major hits like "Say it all out" and "Ma vie".
• Polo Orisha: known professionally as Polo Orisha,is a producer and director ... Polo Orisha began his career in Recording Studio's and Radio Station..
• Oriki & Hermes:

Links

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beninese_hip_hop

See Also

Hip-Hop
The Four Core Elements	Breaking | DJing | Graffiti | MCing
Hip-Hop culture	Dance | Fashion | Music | Production | Theater | Beatboxing
History	History | Golden age | Old school | New school
Subgenres	Acid rap – Alternative hip-hop – Bit-Hop – Bounce music – Chicano rap – Chopped and screwed – Christian hip-hop – Conscious hip-hop – East Coast hip-hop – Freestyle rap – Gangsta rap – Hardcore hip-hop – Horrorcore – Indie hip-hop – Instrumental hip-hop – Mafioso rap – Midwest hip-hop – Native American hip-hop – Nerdcore hip-hop – Underground hip-hop – Political hip-hop – Pop rap – Snap music – Turntablism – West Coast hip-hop - Trap (music genre)
Fusion genres	Abstract hip-hop - Baltimore club – Country rap – Crunk – Crunkcore – Cumbia rap – Electro hop – G-funk – Ghetto house – Ghettotech – Glitch hop – Hip-Hop soul – Hip house – Hiplife – Hyphy – Industrial hip-hop – Jazz rap – Merenrap – Neo soul - Rap metal – Rap opera – Rap rock – Rapcore – Digital Hardcore - Wonky (music)
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Other	Turntablism | 1520 Sedgwick Avenue | Master of Ceremonies | Hip-Hop music | Hip-Hop culture | Hip-Hop Timeline: 1925 - Present | Scratching | Hook (music) | Break (music) | Sampling (music) | Synthesizer | Hip-Hop rivalry | Misogyny in hip hop culture | Rap Genius
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Beninese hip-hop