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Blaqbonez

Season 1 · Episode 007

Blaqbonez

Best Rapper in Africa, no competition, and why hip-hop’s time is coming

The Chocolate City rapper on writing his own bars, letting the beat pick the lane, and the new names he says the world needs to hear.

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🇳🇬 Nigeria  ·  Rapper  ·  Chocolate City  ·  October 2026

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LATEST · EP 007🔇 Preview▶ Watch the interviewRapper · Oct 2026BlaqbonezBest Rapper in Africa, no competition, and why hip-hop’s time is coming
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In their words

“Nobody can do what I do.”

Blaqbonez · Episode 007

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The roster

Active BoyActive BoyMC/HypemanEp 003 →BlaqbonezBlaqbonezRapperEp 007 →Chris CollinsChris CollinsDJProfile →ClemzyClemzyDJ, ProducerEp 005 →Henry EmehelHenry EmehelEvent PromoterEp 001 →Keys the PrinceKeys the PrinceSingerEp 004 →L.A.XL.A.XSingerEp 002 →
Ones to watch

Rising stars

ShodayAfrobeats
Shoday🇳🇬 Nigeria▶Key songCaution
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Kidd CarderAfrobeats
Kidd Carder🇳🇬 Nigeria▶Key songCalculate
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ru.Afropop
ru.🇳🇬 Nigeria▶Key songi think i love you
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SiicieHip-Hop
Siicie🇬🇭 Ghana▶Key songDo You Know? (feat. Lasmid)
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MaweleleAfropop
Mawelele🇿🇦 South Africa▶Key songAll My Life (with Kwesta)
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LordkezR&B
Lordkez🇿🇦 South Africa▶Key songAweh
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KondelaBongo Flava
Kondela🇹🇿 Tanzania▶Key songDay by Day
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Inès RaguëlAfropop
Inès Raguël🇹🇿 Tanzania · 🇧🇮 Burundi▶Key songJe Tombe
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Kevin KadeAfropop
Kevin Kade🇷🇼 Rwanda▶Key songSiKOSA (with The Ben & Element EleéeH)
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Ameka ZraiAfropop
Ameka Zrai🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire▶Key songHAPPIEST
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Paki ChenzuHip-Hop
Paki Chenzu🇹🇬 Togo▶Key songASSAUT (with Himra)
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Andi KAfropop
Andi K🇨🇩 DR Congo▶Key songCeilings
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