A Capsule History Of African Rap Analysis

Eric Charry in his article, “A Capsule History Of African Rap”, gives his portrayal of hip hop in Africa. One way that Charry portrays rap in Africa is as something that was taught to them. Charry makes it quite clear that everyone’s idea of Africa’s role in American rap is quite wrong (Charry, 4). Charry states, “…. after centuires of living on American soil, however, African Americans have created their own signature cultures and expressive genres….” (Charry, 4). Charry further states that instead of influencing it, Africa was shown all of this (Charry, 4). Another way that Charry portrays rap in Africa is as a late bloomer (Charry, 1). In fact, according to Charry 1998 was the first year in which an African artist made it big (Charry, 9).