Botswana Gets Rare Shout-Outs From US Rappers
Monday, August 19, 2019
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With talent ranging from Oracle, Scar and Fosta Juliano (formerly Mr Doe) to new skills, amongst them ATI, Botswana has not been able to penetrate the world market.
Despite being on par with some of the continent’s successful rappers talent-wise from South Africa and Nigeria, local rappers have found it tough to hit the world stage. With a limited budget, the local promoters have also found it tough to bring in international rap acts, which would have probably opened gates for local rappers for some form of collaborations. Outside rap and music, Botswana has been well recognised because of its democracy, diamonds and tourism.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...