Black Vulcanite
Black Vulcanite | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Windhoek, Namibia |
Genres | Hip hop, Conscious Hip Hop |
Years active | 2001 | –present
Labels | Independent |
Members | Mark Question AlithatDude Okin |
Black Vulcanite is a rap group based in Windhoek, Namibia.[1] The group was formed in 2013 by Mark Question, AlithatDude, and Okin.[2] After they released their EP Remember the future in 2013, the group was featured on OkayAfrica and in the South African Rolling Stone.[3] In 2015 the group won the award for Best Music Video[4] at the Namibia Annual Music Awards (NAMAS). In 2016 they released their debut album, Black Colonialists, which touches on topics like the Herero and Namaqua genocide, African self image, racial injustice and poverty, all through a lens of Afrofuturism. Their approach towards conscious hip-hop has been described as "inspiring and thought-provoking".[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Kaulinge, Selma (9 January 2013). "Black Vulcanite signed by SA label". The Namibian. Windhoek. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
- ^ Joseph, Gordon (July 12, 2013). "Black Vulcanite hits SA scene hard". Namibian Sun. Windhoek. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
- ^ Monaheng, Ts'eliso (May 6, 2013). "Black Vulcanite". Rolling Stone South Africa. South Africa. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
- ^ "NAMA 2015 signed, sealed and delivered". Retrieved 2016-08-09.
- ^ Wiser, Danny (2021-11-22). "NAMIBIA: Black Colonialists - Black Vulcanite". 200worldalbums.com. Retrieved 2024-07-03.