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Inspired: American hip-hop star Lupe Fiasco performs at the Back to the City Festival in Johannesburg
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Lupe Fiasco’s mural of purpose, craft and substance

For years, Lupe Fiasco’s music lived softly in my mind – a hum of resistance, a reminder of truth. Then, under Joburg’s stormy sky, I finally stood before the man who wields…

  • Dshamilja Roshani
8 min read
Hip-hopping: The Back to the City Festival will take place in Johannesburg on 11 October. Photo: Supplied
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Diary: Back to the City Festival; Babalwa Mentjies; A Protea Is Not a Flower

Your essential dose of art and culture

  • Kibo Ngowi
2 min read
South African rapper Rouge speaks on her career
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Finding your niche with Rouge

South African rapper Rouge speaks on her career, authenticity and what inspired her to embark on her music journey.

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
Myth of the Long Chains: The latest album by rapper Lupe Fiasco brings together his music and his intention to tell a story of the past and present. Photo: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
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Lupe resurrects slave myth

The rapper’s ‘DROGAS Wave’ album builds on the painting ‘Slave Ship’ and accompanying poem

  • Kwanele Sosibo
6 min read
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Lupe’s fiasco: Raining on the president’s parade

Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist Lupe Fiasco used his headline slot at an inaugural concert to attack the Obama administration.

  • Lisa Van Wyk
2 min read