Time Magazine lists Reminisce as ‘world rapper you should meet’

This is major…when Time Magazine puts you
on any list, you know you are doing really
great.
When it comes to indigenous rap as part of
the Hip-Hop genre of music in Nigeria,
Remilekun Abdulkalid Safaru is in the
forefront of things.
Better known by his moniker Reminisce, the
rapper who’s generally known for
interweaving Yoruba and English language in
his lyrics was recently featured on Time
Magazine’s website – the respected
publication listed the street-theme rapper
as one of seven ‘world rappers you should
meet’.
The article ‘ Forget Eminem: World Rappers
You Should Meet ‘ was published on July 12,
2014 and focuses on seven interesting
international rappers who are ‘increasingly
at the center of the music scene’. They
include Chord (Sweden), Salome MC (Iran)
, Bushido (Germany), Ogi (Brazil), Fabri
Fibra (Italy), Huckleberry P (Korea) and
Nigeria’s Reminisce.
What INQUISITOR hasn’t told you is that Reminisce
isn’t the only one bridging the gap when it
comes to crossover Hip-Hop appeal in Nigeria
– the likes of Olamide, Phyno and Ice
Prince have also pushed Hip-Hop with
Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa dialects
respectively. Others include pioneers Lord of
Ajasa, Mr Raw, Illbliss , Slow Dog and the
late Dagrin.