Concrete Jungle
With an urgent, seductive voice that glides easily between rapping and crooning, Nneka has drawn comparisons to Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu. But there’s something entirely new about her blend of song and revolution. She’s equal parts hip-hop artist and sultry songstress, and her lyrics—influenced heavily by Nigeria’s political struggles—evoke both angry dissident and elegant philosopher. “I do it in a sweet way,” Nneka writes on her website. “But I sing to speak the truth.”
Watch Nneka speak on oil in the Niger Delta in this Causecast video:
