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Chocolate City celebrates 50 years of Hip-hop with new release

To celebrate the golden jubilee of hip-hop music, one of the renowned music labels in Nigeria released a star-studded single. Chocolate City gathered some of the finest rappers on its new single ‘Chocolate City Cypher’ released on Monday, January 8, 2023. The song features artists like ‘MI Abaga,’ ‘Jesse Jags,’ ‘Blaqbonez,’ ‘Iceprince,’ ‘Loose Kaynon,’ and ‘A-Q.’

Hip-hop originated in the early 1970s with African Americans and Caribbean immigrants in the Bronx, and its influence spread wide to other continents like Africa. The latest release by Chocolate City shows how iconic and influential the genre is. A music video was released alongside the single, which has amassed over 80,000 views since its release.