HIP-CO - Liberia’s version of Hip-Hop, performed in Liberian “Colloquial English.”
LIBERIA (WEST AFRICA)
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Liberia, once devastated by two decades of civil war, is finally ready to unite and rebuild, and so are a large group of talented musicians within this small West African country. Recently I was able to hook up with Jonathan Koffa, better known as “Takun J.” Takun J is one of the leading Hip-Co artists, currently spearheading this new genre of music, which is Liberia’s version of Hip-Hop, performed in Liberian “Colloquial English.” Read the entire interview below and find out what he had to say about the history of Hip-Co, the current state of the music, and the impact it can have in Liberia, and internationally moving forward.