Black Vulcanite Explained

Black Vulcanite
Origin:Windhoek, Namibia
Genre:Hip hop, Conscious Hip Hop
Years Active:–present
Label:Independent
Current Members:Mark Question
AlithatDude
Okin

Black Vulcanite is a rap group based in Windhoek, Namibia.[1] The group was formed in 2013 by Mark Question, AlithatDude, and Okin.[2] After they released their EP Remember the future in 2013, the group was featured on OkayAfrica and in the South African Rolling Stone.[3] In 2015 the group won the award for Best Music Video[4] at the Namibia Annual Music Awards (NAMAS). In 2016 they released their debut album, Black Colonialists, which touches on topics like the Herero and Namaqua genocide, African self image, racial injustice and poverty, all through a lens of Afrofuturism. Their approach towards conscious hip-hop has been described as "inspiring and thought-provoking".[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Kaulinge . Selma . 9 January 2013 . Black Vulcanite signed by SA label . https://archive.today/20140625183520/http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?archive_id=104011&page_type=archive_story_detail&page=1122 . dead . 25 June 2014 . . . June 25, 2014 .
  2. News: Joseph . Gordon . July 12, 2013 . Black Vulcanite hits SA scene hard. . . June 25, 2014 .
  3. News: Monaheng . Ts'eliso . May 6, 2013 . Black Vulcanite . . . June 25, 2014 .
  4. Web site: NAMA 2015 signed, sealed and delivered. 2016-08-09.
  5. Web site: Wiser . Danny . 2021-11-22 . NAMIBIA: Black Colonialists - Black Vulcanite . 2024-07-03 . 200worldalbums.com . en.