This is the definitive list of The 10 Hottest Rappers in Africa 2015!
All week, we’ve been counting down the hottest rappers in Africa at the moment; those with the hottest songs, endorsements, tours, record deals, mega moves on the local and international scene, the award winners, and in general, the people we’ve vibed to for the past 12 months.
This is, without question, the most comprehensive and competitive list yet. It covers the whole of Africa, as opposed to Nigeria which has been the norm since #TheList came into being.
Taking all the factors mentioned above into consideration, here’s #TheLIST as compiled by the notjustOk Team!
We look forward to more African rappers making major mainstream moves and, far more importantly, releasing quality music, EPs, Mixtapes and albums in 2016!
Congrats again to all winners and worthy mentions; you all deserve the recognition.
1. Cassper Nyovest (South Africa)
2. AKA (South Africa)
3. Sarkodie (Ghana)
4. M.I Abaga (Nigeria)
5. Reminisce (Nigeria)
6. Phyno (Nigeria)
7. Vector (Nigeria)
8. M.anifest (Ghana)
9. Falz (Nigeria)
10. Ice Prince (Nigeria)
Worthy Mentions
1. K.O (South Africa)
With a career spanning almost a decade, South African Rapper – K.O decided to take time off his boyband – Teargas in 2013 to pursue his solo career. That decision has certainly paid off. His 2014 single –” Caracara” was one of the biggest songs in South Africa last year. The tune also earned him 5 Channel O Award Nominations.
2. iLLBLiSS (Nigeria)
iLLbliss released his third studio album “#Powerful” in June 2015. The album houses buzz singles like “Bank Alerts”, “Many Men” (featuring Wizkid) and the thought-provoking/ conscious number – “Different Kind Of War”. #Powerful is definitely in reckoning for the best Nigerian rap album of the year.
3. E.L (Ghana)
E.L released the second volume of his critically acclaimed – B.A.R mixtape in August 2015. The tape was received with rave reviews from fans and critics alike.
4. Stanley Enow (Cameroon)
Stanley Enow came to Limelight in 2013 with his single – “Hein Père”, the cameroonian rapper released his debut album “Soldier Like Ma Papa” in July, with notable features from 2Face, Ice Prince and Sarkodie.
5. Kiff No Beat (Ivory Coast)
Ivorian Hip Hop Band – Kiff No Beat has had a very decent outing in 2015. They are ending the year on a very high note with the release of their mixtape “Cubmise” that houses key guest appearances including Burna Boy and Cassper Nyovest.
117 responses to “The 10 Hottest Rappers In Africa 2015 | #TheLIST”
who on earth composed this smelly list dem cat wey dey swim dem one feel like catfish
This list stinks.. Who ever composed this list doesn't even understand music talk-less of rap..
Vector No 7? (The same Vector I know?)
M.I No 4?.. why ??.. was this list written 2011?
Falz No 9.. Is he even a rapper ?..like seriously ?
Ice Prince 10 ?.. You high ?.
NotjustOk. You need better critic.. You're suppose to be African's ISO for music. We upcoming bloggers look upto you for quality not cheap stuff like this.
Thank u! ? @Observer
Am not comfortable with where phyno is…he deserve more. Illbliss should also be on the list instead of ice prince
this list has serious comma, all great rappers but casper as number one is kinda suspect.
Who is Falz, Reminisce?
Well this was conducted by a Nigerian board so
Same thing MTV does for the Southside
I know 3 Eastside niggas who's gonna knock out 3 Nigerians on this list
Where is Youssoupha ? Khaligrapgh ?
Even Nadia Nakai this year has been better than the two aliens on the list Falz and Reminisce
Are they some underground KENDRICKS?
What are their songs like?
Manifest , Vector , EL, Sarkodie, AKA , Cassper , Youssoupha Mehn lemme quit talking
Nigerian's Own Idea… It ain't bad
Who is falz and reminiscen? Google is your best friend bro.
Honestly this list does not make sense. For instance AKA shoouldnt be number 2 unless this was a south african list only, Ice prince should be at a better position also
Who is Stanley Enow in Cameroon there is only one rap god and that is Jovi it's clear Hein Pere was a hit but he was just lucky mehn even him sef know
I feel Olamide should be on this list.
Me too,but you should knw.they said best rappers.Olamide does more of pop this days than rap.
Olamide is he a rapper? Olamide na Naija Trey songz
True talk
OLAMIDE x nt a rapper…he x gud at his native singing nt rap
OLAMIDE USE TO BE A RAPPER BUT THIS LIST IS FOR 2015 AND OLAMIDE HAVE NOT DONE A RAP SONG THIS YEAR SO HE IS NOT SUPPOSE TO B THERE THE LIST IS PERFECT
Unless if u tell me top 10 of cats who rap in music,not top ten rappers in africa who rep hiphop music to the fullest ,this list is so corny…smh for days
You people just like to yarn dust sha.
The list clearly says "hottest" rappers in Africa
and criteria for selection was stated…
Ice pince supposed to be number 5 not reminisce
Ice doesn't even rap anymore these days. Judging from his latest body of works, he shouldn't be on d list as a rapper.
I feel classiq,dj .abba ,morell should be in the list
Iceprince hasn't released much rap material lately, mostly pop. Based on that, he should not be on the list.
Ovie is a mad man, iya iya O ?
I don't know anyone else a except the 2 South Africans and I'm pleased
This list is crap! Who on earth wrote dis list? Am sorry for una…smh. You all dat wrote dis list should go do ur home work properly or resign. U re not fit for dis. Haba! Can't believe dis
Oh! I guess una just want make pple comment abi? Una go c comment but una no go like wetin una c, next time una go think am well b4 composing rubbish
Casper nyovest the boss I love him so much big up boy.you inspire us .you should be number 1 we filled up the Dome.History has been made☺?
Casspernyoovest number 1….buh I think Aka is number 1
I don knw why u pple like to talk too much sef.Casper deserves the number one spot.he had d single most impactful rap song of the year in doc shebeleza. Dude did a remix with d legendary talib kweli,jumped on a jam with Dj drama,filled up the dome in d biggest rap concert in africa. A.K.A had a killer year too so he should come in 2nd.Falz deserves his spot on dat list as well(I know a lot of African fans don't know him dat well)dude has put in work and became really relevant in d game dis year.Karishika was a banger,the other song with yemi alade too.plus he actually made hits from rapping on dem songs.Olamide prolly is d most successful rapper from naija dis year truthfully and he certainly has been d most hardworking artiste in general but its a rap list and he hasn't really rapped much so I don't think he'll be too upset about not being on it he's cashing out regardless.
Thats KING CASSPER right ther.
Where are the Angolan Rappers??
#NGA
#Prodigio
Those guys are killin it when it comes to rappin in Portuguese…pls check them out!!!!
SA hiphop rocks we dominating in Africa in everything exept football but AKA deserves no.1 spot
the list is very comprehensive.I urge those who are refusing to accept the fact that what is gud is simply gud.cassper has bn at his best this year till receiving a commendation frm the president.BT I feel the list is biased on west n south coz there are hot mcees who rap in Swahili and Portuguese like octopizzo has hit the i tunes with a storm and joh makini in tz has also bn up in his game check em out men…..
I'm very happy about number 1 and 2…congrats to Cassper his been working very hard…..
haba!can't believe what I saw…this list is being unfair.how could phyno be in #6?reminisce ahead phyno?haba!!!
Notjustok is killing talents. You have almost successfully done it in Nigeria, now you want to extend it to other parts of Africa. Please show us a dope rap track from IcePrince this year! You thinks Falz can compete with real hiphop heads in other part of the world?. Illbliz dropped more dope tracks than Ice Prince this year! Modenine released a 40 tracks album and 30 dope tracks for a month. Yet he does not deserve to be there. You guys are killing hard work! Remember Vector only released a major track in 2015 (King Kong) ?…Please be more sincere and objective. This industry needs it!
Congrats to CASSPER & AKA .Ice Prince deserves third spot not 10
Whoever wrote this list ,I feel sorry
You are not on our new era of hip hop
You really do not know what youre saying!!!! ICE Prince aint even supposed to be in the list if possible
Cassper nyovest the king….
AKA and ICE PRINCE Shoulda be Topping. From Kenya and we love them
AKA does nt deserve second position he got to b somwer around 6th or 7th…. u guys left out dope rappers like EDEM, EL, KO
hw can MANIFEST be 8th and n REMINISCE 5th cos REMINISCE is no wer near MANIFEST in terms of rap..gush!!! n ICEPRINCE 10th whislt Falz 9th?
u guys need to revisit de list.
TEN HOTTEST RAPPERS 2015…..
1…..JESSE JAGZ
2……JESSE JAGZ
3…….JESSE JAGZ
4……..JESSE JAGZ
5………JESSE JAGZ
6………..JESSE JAGZ
7…………JESSE JAGZ
8………….JESSE JAGZ
9……………JESSE JAGZ
10…………….JESSE JAGZ
Yore head dey there
You know music bro!!
Iranu abasha nonsense
Hahahahahahaha cute list
Loll……..this list is based on sumtin else not based on rapping ahnahnn fuck notjust OK u no get sense @ all ………u no put baddosneh for the album den d album na total rubbish
wtf….. what about king badoo? the list is a jest
Olamide is now more of singer Dan a rapper
I don't tink cassper sh*t deserves to be no1,just bcus e filled up d dome is dat an excuse,smh,I tink Aka shud b ahead,and Olamide shud av been ahead of all dis Nigerian rapper cus e speaks for d street,even wen Drake sings a lot dan e rap,he is still considered as a great rapper,cus e is a man of gr8 talent,dats wat musical is all about,wu d hell knw cassper,mtheww
Just STFU
U reli should shut the hell up,stupid child
I agree with the list
Ori yin buru.. So Olamide Badoo is not a Rapper abi #Awon alabosi ….
Wagbayi omo oloore
wow nice list, CHeck out Vibeafrik.com guys dope site just like Notjustok
Perfect list
Una dey mad who put vector for number7 bomb dey una head
How can u make a statement that illbliss' album is in the running for the best rap album this year and you go ahead and put cats who haven't dropped an album this year ahead of him #cluelessbunch
It's funny because this what we have come to expect from this website
If you listen to Falz's album, you'll understand why he was included and high ranked above Iceprince.
wey baddo?
Jesse jagz is like a messi in africa interms of rapping!!
Fake list .how can sark be on the 3.he should be on number 1.he does real African hip pop. Not this fake American accent south African rappers.
U good !!!
Wear baddo need 2 be in number 2 or 3 self
@rayweezy007 Shitty list,. No Olamide, Ola dips, Blaqbonez, Boogey, Maximum, Ycee. #Faintz #TeamKingPerry #NumberOne
1…..JESSE JAGZ
2……JESSE JAGZ
3…….JESSE JAGZ
4……..JESSE JAGZ
5………JESSE JAGZ
6………..JESSE JAGZ
7…………JESSE JAGZ
8………….JESSE JAGZ
9……………JESSE JAGZ
10…………….JESSE JAGZ
God bless u, was going through the list nd see who can reason jagz. Oh God bless u again! & can they take out ice? Well tho maybe for endorsements.
Well, now I believe thee is politics in Music Industry just like #BuRnA BoY as said.
MEHN SERIOUSLY D SO CALLED 1 SPOT MAN ACKNOWLEDGE D RAP MESSIAH OF NAIJA AS D BEST IN D CONTINENT SO Y DISPUTE DAT?? HUH DIS IS CHUKKY CHILD PLAY DIS LIST IS WHACK….. C IT OR NT M.I ABAGA WILL ALWAYS B D BEST
Funny list
wot of baddo
OLAMIDE HAS NOT DROPED RAP SONGS IN 2015 HE DOSE MORE OF SINGING, SO THERE IS NO WAY HE SHOULD MAKE IT TO TOP 10 RAPPERS.. WHO EVER WANNA QUOTE ME WRONG SHOULD TELL ME THE RAP SINGLE BADDO DROPED THIS YEAR
I was wondering where d hell is badoo n lil kesh. U r so right through out the year they were just singing. Bobo is actually not a rap song. But badoo raps on features though.
fools…eyanmayweather…rap no dey dre..foolz…RAP NO DEY BRIN MONEY AGAIN…WE NO DEY ENCOURAGE AWA RAPPERS DAX WHY OLAMIDE USE STYLE NOT TU RAP DIZ YEAR ND NOW LOOK AT IT…THIS IS OLAMIDE BEST YEAR SINCE HE HAS BEEN IN D MUSIC INDUSTRY
Where d hell is badoo?…………..at leas put 1 ybnl person nah
haha what a list
Perfect ! !!!?
olamide should be on the list
Werz olamide ,base one ,cdq ,peter Clarke,mvp
I love African rap. Cassper Nyovest is the best, no doubt. But where is Olamide, Ycee?
I see a lot of people aren't happy with the list. The reality is no matter how it is ordered, fans of those below or left out will protest.
Remember, all such "lists" are really only opinions, so it's all good.
musik musik musik politics
Gbam# I luv dis….
Guys! Pls tell me one reason y olamide shuld b on d list, Olamide is not a rapper, I cancelled him frm dah.. He don't worth it!!! Nyc post tooxclusive..
Its interesting how no one from French Africa made it to top 10… oh! never mind, and English speaking African came up with this list.
Olamide and Lil kesh??.
What do u call the #streetOT album… what do you call his collaborative album wit Phyno #2kings…. And then #Eyanmayweather????…. I rest my case..!!!
Lmao how rap song him push like the songs wey him sing (bobo,lagos boys etc) bros forget that tin, if we talking bout top 3 rap artist for naija now sef, i no go put olamide( im a big fan no doubt and im happy he's doing well) i be yoruba boy but i still dey feel phyno rap song pass olamide own sef now.. Even tho i no dey understand wetin him dey say
olamide should be on this list
Jesse Jagz is a joke how do you go from Lyricist on the roll to not mentioned at all??
JESSE JAGZ WENT FROM LYRICIST ON THE ROLL TO NOT MENTIONED AT ALL #FAIL
Why not jasse in the list he's ma mentor
I feel Olamide should be on this list.
Hahaha what did olamide do to una
D guy dy rap na
It is called rap/hop hop
Olamide aka badoooooo z d best among d best he should b d best
why not Koa denero he is the best rapper in Africa
Lmfao i swear im laffing real hard man. Some ppl are just too funny, yo seeing some ppl asking bout olamide and lil kesh just doesn't make sence to me. Like seriously tell one rap song lil kesh drop dis year( pls tell me gbese, efejoku etc are rap song) Olamide is simply one of the most hard working artist outta naija this year (no doubr bout that) but n$g#a been singing this whole year mehn. So you cant be asking where olamide at wen we talking bout the hottest rappers in africa in 2015, if it was 2010-2013 i for understand. King M.I, i really dont have much to say bout M.I but one thing i know is that M.I no suppose dey top 5 sha, cause M.i no dey drop songs like before and i understand that, M.i is a boss and you cant be comparing big boss with the new cats in the industry…( just like how you cant be comparing 50cent to meek etc) i believe M.I has done his part so now noa just to dey chill and dey nuture new cats. Fast forward to falz the badguy, falz is good no doubt but i dont think he's suppose to be on the list. Yo we talking bout the hottest rapper in africa man, not just in nigeria( Notjustok needs to dig well before coming up wit a list like this, i believe there are so many hotter rappers out there in other african country even tho i be naija boy) P.S marry me is not a rap song btw cause i saw a comment bout marry me. King zamani, yo we all know ice prince been sleeping. Man been singing but i cant tell you wat to do ice, you a grown man and you know wats best and comfortable for you, if na singing dey bring you money and endorsement go head my n$$#a. I think illblis should be on the list tho and chiko ekun for represent YBNL but man been slacking abi na YBNL dey dull am self i no know… Bigups to Alaga and Phyno for represnting the local rappers and GOD bless VEC the ? KINGKONG himself , i f witchu brah .Before you come for me , remember olamide and Falz just dropped their new album so we cant count that. #My own view tho, everyone get their own( Jesse jagz been dulling aswell)
This not local rappers okay try and understand olamide can never be there I was thinking vertor should be @d top4
Olamide should be on this list. Although he doesnt have rap singles, he has multiple guest features AS A RAPPER. He is also the most featured Nigerian artiste (as a rapper) He also was a nominee for best hiphop at the MTV awards, several of these artistes were not.
Stupid list
Where the hell is JESSE JAGS (god on the mic), or did you really think he isn't Human or what. Falz??? The whole list is messed up to me.
Stupid list smh for the publisher
Where is yung6ix??????
Very stupid list
hmmmm…have any of these people pasting lists here and there heard of Jovi Le Monstre from Cameroon?? that guy is the baddest and Stanley Enow is nowhere beside his flow…P.S Jovi is on TRACE AFRICA's list of best african rappers and Stanley Enow didn't even get a worthy mention position
Future ..you no get work
Lmao bros if you wan know na work i dey wen i comment lol..
YES HE HASN'T DROPPED A RAP SINGLE THIS YEAR BUT HE HAS NUMEROUS RAP FEATURES INCLUDING THE NUMBER 1 HIPHOP JOINT IN NIGERIA THIS YEAR "LOCAL RAPPERS". HE HAS BEEN DELIVERING HOT VERSES ALL YEAR AND IS STILL THE HOTTEST BASED ON GUESTS SPOTS FOR OTHER ARTISTES
I dis agree with this list but I like ? the fact that M.I is the list and he should be the number one
Mehn ppl like Ola dips should be dia and HARDEY u guy need to hear those upcoming act flows on ITAN
rightly said, but he is undoubtedly the hottest artist in nigeria
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Ice prince didn't do any rapping 2015
Wer d fuck is JESSE JAGZ
falz is good buh ther ar hotter rappers
Wer d fuwk is Boogey
Wer d fuwk is Naeto C
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ehmmm ion have a prollem with d list except the fact that y'all dick riding these SA rappers….yu cant put dem back to back on the list…dey are not that good…vector is better than them both…reminisce is better than aka and since yu pipu are giving handjobs to SA rappers where the hell is ricky rick? i tip him over aka too…nothing personal on aka tho cos his name is juss popping up in my comment…no hard feelings i like his compusure and baddest buh c'mon yo? numba 2??? gerrarahere mehnn shiii davido has better rap lines than aka…not like am hating tho…respect to him buh he shud up his line abeg…a rapper is not a clean looking and well dressed semi_white humans_person….nuff said buh y'all escaped my wrath cos i juss saw this or rukus the list for no fit match up to wetin i fo drop….and if ya wondering how i know this then paaw!! in yur face;i write raps
Been going through the comments and noticed that this comment is the most well-constructed piece of garbage outchea. You don't have to be shouting at the top of your voice to be a good rapper. AKA makes one of the most conscious and well-constructed verses in Africa at the moment. You can say I'm dick riding but your comment makes almost no sense. I'm Nigerian buh Reminisce being better than AKA? Ricky Rick? Wtf, chill bruh. The list has a lot of flaws buh I believe if someone like you made the list, we'll be seeing all sort of shit rappers on the list. Its funny how a black man can be racist…
MI Abaga is the best rapper in Africa. Sark comes next. MI is a living legend.
No bro be Sark size for Africa here so relist this shut