Ignatius Ehinome Okojie is the latest hip hop star to challenge the decline in the genre, as the rise of Afro-pop pop continues to grow from strength to strength at the detriment of hip hop as many artist have obviously jumped ship in the last few years.
It is without a doubt that over the last few years hip hop has failed to live up to its former glory even up to the international music sphere.
Although a few artist have stuck to see the rise of the hip hop genre and one of them is Dboi.
He is an Edo state artist that is currently based in South Africa where he applies his craft as a hip hop artist with the singular goal of restoring hip hop to its former glory.
With the continuous rise of afro-pop and Amapiano in Africa it would seem like an almost impossible thing to do, but the rap sensation in a recent interview explains how he is motivated by restoring hip hop genre to it’s former glory and has already taken steps to show sparks of what is to come, following his recent single titled, ‘Hustlers Anthem’, featuring Rafdon.
The main driving force for the rap star is simply returning hip hop to its former glory. Speaking about this he emphasizes his passion and love for the hip hop culture as a growing kid and how fascinating it was to truly be responsible for something so massive and unique was his drive.
“Hustlers Anthem is already looking promising and could stand out as the beacon that will return the fire back in the hip hop music sphere in Africa. The level of lyrical ingenuity and talent prowess displayed in his new single is clearly carving out a space for me in the music circle as the generation that returns hip hop to its former glory.” He added.
Following a string of sensational releases in the last few months, the rap star Dboi is making a statement that can be heard all across Africa.
