International media production company Nomadic Wax (African Underground/Democracy in Dakar) has teamed up with Genoa, Italy’s DJ Nio, Brooklyn’s Funk Nouveau, Blackler Mastering and producer Eliot Leigh to create a one-of-a-kind World Cup-inspired transnational hip-hop collaboration available for free download beginning June 8th 2010. The 12 minute multi-national musical melange features rappers hailing from Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, the United States, and Europe. Download Mixtape Each of the fifteen

54 Kingdoms LLC, in partnership with Addicted To African and Caribbean Magazine (ATAC Mag), is proud to announce the official launch of ‘Built for Haiti’, a non-profit campaign established to help our neighboring brothers and sisters in Haiti in rebuilding their country and communities. The campaign aims to raise $100,000 for on-going Haitian relief projects that will benefit the victims of the January 2010 earthquake, in an effort to help them get back on their

The highly anticipated second issue of FAB Magazine is about to hit the streets of Naija, so limber up.  Arriving just in time to lift spirits after Nigeria’s false start at the World Cup, ‘The Body Beautiful Issue’, which centers on sports and beautiful bodies, will be available at vendors from 19 July 2010. Readers can expect exclusive interviews with Mo’ Cheddah, former basketballer and founder of Hope 4 Girls (H4G) Africa, Mobolaji Akiode and Portsmouth

Atlanta-based Ghana-born singer, songwriter and producer Selasi aka The African Kid has shown a lot of love to the ghetto girls working hard to get their own, on his first single off his forthcoming album. ‘Ghetto Girls’ featuring Rasheeda, one of the fastest growing female rappers in the US, is a smooth infusion of reggae and hiphop that brings to bear Selasi’s diversity both in style and depth. The two have collaborated on several tracks in