Music

Let us focus on the musicians who have remained on the continent and are further carving out the music scenes within their countries, creating new genres, and reinventing what it means to be an African artist.

The two continued their musical pursuits, but Will Smith also ventured into acting. By 1991, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air played on his rapper persona in a story of a street-smart kid from Philadelphia who moves in with his relatives in a stuffy mansion. The show ran for seasons and was a huge success.

Who doesn’t love a good music selection? Here are some artists from Africa and the Diaspora to add to your playlist, and songs to add to your playlist or to listen to as you go about your day.

Hussle would release his first mixtape, Slauson Boy Volume 1 in 2005. His style was a mixture of some comedic lines like that of Snoop Dogg and heavy gang-related topics like that of Ice Cube.

This year, Shekinah B. partnered with the Delaware River Waterfront, the Office of the Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, and Wawa to bring three shows at Spruce Street Harbor Park.

In 1985, her debut album, Whitney Houston was released. The album got her three number one singles in the US including Greatest Love of All, Saving All My Love For You, and How Will I Know. Her second album, Whitney was released in 1987 and garnered her 4 more number one singles including I Wanna Dance With Somebody, which won her a grammy.

After his retirement from the NFL, Terry Crews moved to LA to pursue a new career in acting.