Rap Nigerien is a hip hop music style that first appeared in
Niamey
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Rap Nigerien
Rap Nigerien is a mélange of different languages spoken in
Niger
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, languages_type = National languagesFrench, American, and other West African hip hop styles (especially Ivorian hip hop). Niger's hip hop scene grew from humble beginnings to dominate much of Niger's musical market. Young, dissatisfied Nigeriens have used the form to talk about things which anger them - forced marriages, child labor, corruption, poverty and other problems. Local recordings are mostly sold on cassette tapes and
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, as with most forms of contemporary
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popular music.
Appearance
Hip hop groups began to appear and perform in
Niamey
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in 1998. The first known Nigerien hip hop album was Lakal Kaney's 2000 "''La voix du Ténéré''".Historique du Hip Hop Nigerien, Nigerap 12-04-2004
Rap Nigerien began to appear in
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cultural center music programmes as bands performed in benefit shows and contests. In August 2004,
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opened its "Scene Ouverte Rap", where 45 new groups entered selections among an informal count of 300 existing groups. Shows took place at Niamey's
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The CCFN remains a major venue for Nigerien hip hop through 2008, hosting a regular competition series called the "''Clash Party''".
Many of these first groups are still active, including Tchakey, Kaidan Gaskya, Almamy Koye & WassWong, and Goro G. Diara Z, an Ivorian hip hop artist, was also living in Niamey at the time and was influential in the Niamey rap scene. Other successful groups include Black Daps, Berey Koy, Federal Terminus Clan, Haskey Klan, Kamikaz, Rass Idris, 3STM (Sols, Tataf et Mamoud), PCV (puissance, connaissance et verité) and
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