Africa's Finest

Monday, July 27, 2009

Shy looking seventeen-year-old Botswana rapper, Sibil Knight, real name Relebanye Khaya Magosi of Gaborone was on Saturday crowned the best African rapper at the Mnet's continental talent search, Emcees Africa.

Sibil Knight stole the show in front of an estimated 500 hip-hop heads who parted with P80 as entry fees for the Grand Finale.

The triumph by the Gaborone rapper further outlines Botswana as the undisputed home of rap music in Africa, following similar victories by Scar Matlhabaphiri, and Mista Doe aka Foster Juliano, who won the continental and regional competitions over the last three years, ahead of rappers from South Africa and Nigeria.

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