august all when it comes to hip hop and it's affiliation with politics. we are here to empower people on a monday you'd soon about alfred casino, but with it on d, w, a. people have to say matters to us. one. mm. that's why we listen to their stories reporter every weekend or phone d w. or, you know, was it more people to come a little boy that com i missed have him to go to. we apiece. good. you're watching the 77 percent. oh d, w, not someone, some percent solar bond a util about africa. so, but if you told me, or do one megabit chopped my money, i don't care and that's how we do it on the

77 percent. sure. this is where we tackle the important issues affecting the lives of africa's youth. i'm one to camara and it's my pleasure to have you here. this week's episode is all about the power of music. gambiola, if us fellow artist, why music and politics i thought into point nigerian legendary twin drop dual p square. tell the this the for just i don't and we visit the ancient city deep in the sahara with let me take you over to the gambia, where wrapping legend and political icon to let is talks to fellow musicians about what makes music so powerful. the various musicians give us their perspective on

the importance of he, pope, and politics and how it empowers the youth and guardians, in general, he said, love everybody. my name is kelly a rapport and human rights activist for the gambia with africa as gambia from a context has been given into the 2 years of the page. under the eye of damaging yeah, demos, when we took that artist media and people from speak enough in general office for, for major of be brought to the office in excel such as i did. and today we're going to go around and see what the bottom part is off when it comes to hip hop rap music. and it's affiliation with politics. if you are ready, let's go. thank you for inviting us. what's your take on hip hop and politics being in politics?

if the bar backbone always say, wow, i always say less than very interesting. because in gambia you see that a lot of artists feel like they should not be associated. because one is probably bad for the image or it's not perceived well by the people. what about politics? politics of wedding assaults, when you're right, when you have to say something that goes, how can people you don't look into the eyes. he just hit the nail and hit the proof . you're going to say. so where did you like it? i don't. that's the truth. when somebody like me speaks it out of control ahead. fax. so i'm not a type of person that will talk with that kind of get familiar with . thanks my brother. tally be easy as somebody who has been there for the people

and what's your thought on the topic of hip hop being affiliated with politics? yeah. music i've always been used to on the express decent and encourage political activism. we've seen the legs on what molly, john then on and all that. and when it comes to god. busy the light on kill h with or how to bomb the song pole to get it. just don't buy you respect with me coming up. we can do the same thing or even try to look more gained or we can. but then i think on guardians, don't really understand the concept of an artist speaking out for them. i think most guardians know people that walk under government and all that.

so when you speak out against them, they took a personal day. sometimes they feel like i've never done that. i've never, there's not, it is a problem. did take a personal no, going to think like you're speaking to them. when that is not that you're speaking for them. think it is our responsibility to always speak out for the people even if they don't wanna, even if they don't want you to do that for them yet. and i think it's our responsibilities to do so. yeah. who's we're here in the beautiful street, the calling around to send the gambia forest area. and thank you so much for inviting us, lana. what's your thoughts on this particular topic? i don't see like a bad thing being a musician at the same time doing the politic music. because for me, i'm like luther and music goes together. as we mission, we have the voice, give us a voice to just get out and want to know that the population can. yeah. so for us,

we are here for the population to be here for the voiceless. and we are here for you and to empower people specially as an artist that does a lot of social songs. stephanie and the advocacy for the empowerment of women in the gambia. like what have been the challenges politically that you see has been hindering what to do. it's another channel fight and another journey because you've been a woman in the mission people i've been like ok kind of the mission. a woman place is in the kitchen and house having the kid and taking care of your husband like that. being the mission and being a woman. i think it's more powerful than anything since that we're in a new so called democracy. do you really believe that that can change where women like you could have the confidence to speak, you get out no fear. of course, of course it can change a lot because we can't yeah, to speed out some people ways to say what is in their hearts and let's just do everything and try to come together so. so thanks so much

and thank you for happy, really, really appreciate it. thank you. kilo is now some people may be afraid to speak out, but this show is where we young people speak out without fear or favor. and we are about to meet another young person doing exactly that through her music, senegal. roxanne has a new kid on the block. evie crazy has broken through and is leading the charge of women. drop us in west africa. take a look. it's a hot night in sali, a coastal town near synagogue capital, dak hall, and rappa evie crazy is burning up the stage. it's been a long road to this breakthrough for one of synagogues, few female rappers in that one is simply never had the courage to become a rep as a woman. the stereotype was that female rappers were women who dressed like men

were genes that smoked blah blah blah. we were marginalized martin alleys. evie gracie has been on synagogues rap scene for 10 years, and rap is her passion to work and life. a music once, everything to me, i gave up everything for magic, for music. ah, evie crazies 1st album explores self confidence and equality and synagogue male dominated wraps seen. pull up with my 1st lyric as i'll smoke you and all your m. c family. basically when i arrive, i take no prisoners, i play for keeps in my own destiny. i'll d thrown every one. so you see me clustered. his music runs deep and her family evie crazy remembers how she started writing lyrics and wrapping with her brother on that. we used boxes and bottles to lay down beats. after that, i wanted to wrap my brother to use it. i leave a whole sad. i've been a mom,

but my dad could not accept it. he let my brother app because he was a boy in fantasy to see his gasoline. zillow, what was it? despite the misgivings evie kept at it and after school wrapping became her career . but the moved took its toll. her marriage fell apart when her in laws couldn't accept her profession. and the trappings that came with it he yet, but not one with kathy. the family was very religious and it just wasn't a great fit with my music, korea, the whole, it wasn't just my in laws. he member of my own family, objected to the music like this every way they don't even crazies bars and rhymes. also tackle environmental pollution and politics. partly because senegalese rapids see themselves as the voice of the masses. this includes singing in local languages like walla jolla,

or mundane get whenever there's a problem, people off where the ot and the supposed to sing about big issues. so that everyone knows about them, not every senegalese went to school, and so don't necessarily speak french. oh, news and world events are covered in french, and many are left uninformed, more powerful festival, though even crazy has found her place in synagogues, music scene earned the respect of appears, and she's here to stay. mila whole or not to day. we female rappers are not treated as an auditor. this is because they are more of us. i think the next generation will be even more at home and the wraps is so i live on a game bang lobby may been the last month. them up with a fight. they walked for that the young generation can run. i'm talking about peace

square. the heat may come from nigeria that and for the young people, all of africa with heats, like shopped, my money, the pope does, who's for many, many young people who move on to the band floor this cars but brought together many couples. i mean, these men made young men less shy because they learn the lines by huts re peace square is on the 77 percent. we met than a jury and he popped dual on there too, or in germany. they tell us how important it is to be vocal when it comes to politics in the country that to also speak about how music plays a role in empowering the youth. leatherman to the stage. ah, they've been back together for a while now and but day we have them here on t w,

the civic center center. so hi guys. how you doing? good. thank you. i felice has it with her home. i don't now guys elections just over in a queue. yeah. you were so vocal about yan nigerians and getting their voice idea and making use of it. why was this so important for you? um personnel for me out to you guys it took on the contrast. i'm going to wear a lot and boom, part of people and i grew up in and june out into survived, and genesis them. and so high, just look back out a stuttering yourself late or tired kids going to put our kids a good upon to same thing. was totally naive with this kind of difficult everybody, nat geo was to leave and anger. and as we're down to the syndrome, the cord, jaguar sharp, i'm is just, and we're just wants to leave because of bad health condition. and our system is not a to day economy's bad, a low discipline in the country. so everybody was travelers who we are, the ones that travel outside the country will know what we'll see would know what

the country's lacking. and i'm not saying this. politicians don't travel, i didn't seat or so how does would have caught them using poverty as a weapon? and he's a po, but as a weapon does, but whenever election comes, it's all about bringing the money to buy votes to buy people. so we're now trying to lighten to people like turner. look, you guys actually listen a lot. he doesn't losing a lot. we needed to talk church when the some but something new. i think, well, let me just see what are of the old system parameters. it was a while we become very vocal africa to as on africa, moslin and junior. the only thing that the government did not support is the biggest in the world right now. i flip it to all a big tin and urine between the owners, which our music have covered so that the government id me the bad image

of a politician back of our government. now, before when we travel out, we travel all around the world with tory, when people see us before, if you actually where are you, where you from africa, when africa, africa. but now i'm proud to sit in enjor better in it. think about, i'm sure if you, if you count top 50 musicians in africa, insurance for that we have to be vocal of terrible. yeah. join. i mean it was something is wrong. don't we don't like our same back in the bar on to some individuals. some group of people might not like it, but we have to speak. now always pick the outside world to listen. wow, these guys are good. look at it is, but these look at it. i wanted them industry have done better than the government. michael? yes, i'll turn into them in india to pull back or even picking a lot of people out of poverty. some online me. i know how many stuffs i have

a nominee entourage to put the handbook tough down to the stage, brownwood to get peace from me. i didn't make money from the government and as well in industrial level one to government to garrett's, wanting to put gas, i'll leave it. could you're going over unit? yeah, so we have to be vocal, we have mean your cellphone and we'll look at it or solicit, if we don't speak now, my kids are going to ask me question dad. so that is big then. so what did you 2? so now i've erased that then that my son is going on, my thought is going to ask me. so we've done that, i'm and we are proud to, to be among those. we've written our name and our history that does gas. well, booker, irrespective of how it turns out now and the grateful activity, when seed music must awaken people to do their duty.