page_title: Music of Namibia
section_title: Hip hop
hierarchical_section_title: Music of Namibia / Popular music / Hip hop
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo of Black Vulcanite, Mark Question, AliThatDude and Okin17
context_page_description: The music of Namibia includes a number of folk styles, as well as pop, rock, reggae, jazz, house and hip hop.
  The Sanlam-NBC Music Awards and the Namibian Music Awards are two separate institutions that give out annual awards at shows on December 2 and May 6 respectively. The Namibia Society of Composers and Authors of Music has helped promote Namibian music within and outside the country.
  The Namibian music industry remains under-developed, with no major record labels or distribution infrastructure. A lack of focus to produce economically viable Namibian music products and the absence of effective marketing and distribution structures are two of the factors inherently hampering the development of the local music industry.
  The country's biggest online music retailer, DONLU offers streaming services. They also boast being the only online music store in Africa that allows for purchases of music to be done and being paid for by various mobile money wallets across Africa in Tanzania, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda and Zambia. Payments can be done with MTN Money, Vodacom Money, Airtel and Tigo Pesa for the fans living in those African countries.
context_section_description: Hip hop music and culture have influenced Namibian youth, especially the American acts Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G., Nas, Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre and Eminem.
  Early Namibian hip hop acts includes a group called Dungeon Family, which was composed of the newly recreated group The Kalaharians and the popular girl duo Gal Level. Other acts include Nakuni Heitah, Gurd Grill the Katutura native Jericho, OmPuff, Black Vulcanite and Mc Ray.
  Namibian hip-hop can compete with kwaito for popularity.
caption: Black Vulcanite
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