Early '00s Guinean Rap From MC N'Djoll

Download some early 200s Guinean rap from Mc N'Djoll, unearthed by Awesome Tapes From Africa.

Early '00s Guinean Rap From MC N'Djoll


Awesome Tapes From Africa, the go-to site from all your crate-digging vintage African cassette needs, points towards Djeliya — an early 2000s tape from Guinean rapper MC N'Djoll. The 9-track cassette features beats programmed out of lo-fi drum machines and traditional instruments alongside MC N'Djoll's seamless francophone verses. Stream the self-descriptive track "Rap Guinéen" and download the full tape via ATFA below. While you're at it check out the solid Africa In Your Earbudsmixtape Awesome Tapes crafted for us.

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>>>Download: MC N'Djoll Djeliya Cassette (via ATFA)

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