Haitian hip hop

Haitian hip hop

Haitian hip hop is hip hop music originating from Haiti and sung by artists of Haitian descent. The most popular form of this is the rising of "Hip Hop nan Kreyol" or Creole (Haitian Creole) Hip Hop. Often, hardcore beats are used while the artist raps in creole. Creole hip hop though relatively new, has become very popular with Haitian youth. Many Haitian rap artists have had rough childhoods and difficult living conditions producing rappers in which socio-economic topics are spoken through their lyrics. Though similar to mainstream American hip hop in that materialistic imagery is portrayed or lyricized, the negative aspects of Haitian society for the less fortunate such as topics concerning slum life, gang warfare, the drug trade, and poverty are much more common. The most well-known exports of Haitian hip hop has been two members of the legendary Grammy Award winning Hip Hop group the Fugees, Wyclef Jean & his cousin Pras Michel aka Pras. However the godfather of hip-hop in Haiti is the late Master Dji who not only released the first Haitian rap song in the early 80s but also he has been influential in pushing other young Haitians to become rappers, DJs and breakdancers.

Kreyol Hip-Hop is one of the most powerful music genres to emerge from the Haitian community, during the late 80s. Individuals such as Master Dji, and O.R.S, were some of the early pioneers of this art form. Master dji, who is believed to be the founder of Kreyol Hip-Hop, brought it to national spotlights with songs such as TANN POU TANN, MANMZEL and POLITIK PAM. Even though the music gained commercial success with the explosion of master dji, we can still find traces of kreyol hip-hop, and Haitians rapping on beats way before Master dji came to scene. For a while, Haiti started to embrass hip-hop and also adapt it in other types of music, such as Konpa;. But it all faded away, when master dji died in 1994.

Emergence of Hip-hop in Haiti

Hip-hop descended onto Haiti during the rule of Jean-Claude Duvalier (otherwise known as "Baby Doc" in the 1970 and 80’s. The appeal of hip-hop had a lot to do with the hard sound and anger harbored in African-American Hip-hop. That is why that the first Haitian Hip-hop artists (like Master Dji) had a sound and look that was synonymous to African-American hip-hop at that time. [ [http://www.haitinetradio.com/photogallery/displayimage.php?album=305&pos=9 "Telemix TV Show"] . "HaitiNetRadio Photo AND Multimedia". Accessed 1 May 2008.] Hip-hop gave Haitians an instrument in which young Haitians can express their pent-up feelings towards a government, which, up until that point, was totalitarian and the source of immense violence, injustice and poverty Dupuy, A. (1988). “Review: Conceptualizing the Duvalier Dictatorship.” Latin American Perspectives, (15)4, pp. 105-114. [http://www.jstor.org/stable/view/2633641?seq=4] . Accessed 1 May 2008 ] . The entry of "Baby Doc" Duvalier into power therefore, opened the doors to cultural exchange again, and allowed Haitians to be exposed to hip-hop that was perfect in helping Haitians expressing their feelings after years of forced silence.There are a lot of haitian decent such as Lloyd Banks, DMX, Postor Troy, Rick Ross, and many more.

Haitian Hip-Hop Artists

Other Haitian hip hop artists and groups include O.R.B (B-D The Topmost & Top-Haitian),TJ VP Haitian Boyz,Barikad Crew, Masters of Haiti, RockFam, Sky'z Da Limit,Mystik 703, KZN (Klan Zanset Neg), Seca Konsa, Live Jam,Twoface, Scorpion, Lil Dan, Ace,Red C entertainment, Original Rap Staff, Boule MIC, Bennchoumy, Jimmy O, Mecca aka Grimo, Majik Click, Haitian Fresh, 2Double, NGS (Neg Getto Salomon), 33rd. Side, Benny Blacko, NXM, Lord Duice, Marathon, King Possee, Tony Manshino and many others. Excluding Haitian born rappers, there are Haitian-American rappers such as Tony Yayo of G-Unit, Pastor Troy, De La Soul rapper David Jude Jolicoeur, G-Unit member DJ Whoo Kid & as well as others.

External links

* [http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/haiti%2Bhip%2Bhop/video/x59f9t_haitian-movie-finalh264-800kbps-str_news Video - Haitian Hip-Hop]
* [http://www.megavideo.com/?v=64MMHTX6 Video - Haitian Hip-Hop]
* [http://www.dahaitiansarecoming.com/ DHAC - Covers the latest on Haitian Hip-Hop]
* [http://www.shakaitutu.com/ Shakaitutu - site focusing on urban haitian music]
* [http://rapforum.blogspot.com/ RapForum - News and interviews about Haitian Hip-Hop]
* [http://www.raplakay.net/ Rap Lakay - History and information on haitian rap and reggae]
* [http://www.sakpaserecords.net/ Sak Pase Records - Wyclef's label promoting Haitian hip-hop]
* [http://www.rockfamlame-a.com/ RockFam Lame a - Official website of RockFam]
* [http://www.purerap.com/ SDL (Pure Rap) - Official website of Sky'z Da Limit]
* [http://www.chevryrecords.com/ Chevry Records - Record label focusing on haitian dance hall]
* [http://www.originalrapboys.com/ Hip Hop Kreyol Artists - O.R.B (Original Rap Boys)]

References

* [http://www.originalrapboys.com/englishbiography.htm (O.R.B's Biography)]
* [http://rapforum.blogspot.com/2007/03/mystic-703-le-vent-dans-les-voiles.html "Mystik 703 is flying high" (in french)] Rap Forum, March 05, 2007
* [http://www.shakaitutu.com/content/view/42/24/ "Interview with Dug G of RockFam"] Shakaitutu, September 03, 2007
* [http://www.roroli.com/flexnews/news.php?newsid=45 "Biography of RockFam" (in french)] Roroli, November 21, 2006


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