This project seeks to unify hip hop practitioners in a co-production of a sensitization album which aims at calling on all Hip Hop practitioners to form a synergy that can enable them better address the problems and pitfalls impeding the hip hop movement from gaining recognition in Cameroon, and we further set some milestones to develop the notion in our country.
Introduction of hip hop concept
Hip Hop and Rap music are popularly seen as examples of American culture diffused worldwide. It is one of the most spread forms of popular music, easily accessible and oral form of expression which involves ideologies, attitudes and manners, shaping a culture with its own codes and languages.
Its integration in Africa was pioneered by Cote d’Ivoire (around 1980), Senegal (1982), Tanzania, South Africa and Guinea (1980s), Gabon (around 1985) or Nigeria (around 1987), mean while, some of the countries in Africa are still left behind with Cameroon as a typical example. (Dr Daniel Konzler University of Zurich, Sociological Institute)
The hip hop sceneof Cameroon is up and includes pioneer artistslike "Manhitoo"and "Negrissim"who broke new ground in the early 90's and new stars likeKoppo and Bantou Pousie. All of which are receiving international acclaim as we speak. The local adaptation of Cameroon to this culture is still moving at a snail speed because of the following.
Lack of sponsors
Lack of infrastructure
Information and resources sharing amongst artists and producers
Lack of marketing facilities
This is some how problematic because hip hop artist have no dreams in Cameroon and this projects seeks to address this issues
to this end this project seeks to achive the following objectives:
Objective I
Build and put in place a unifying body called Cameroon Hip Hop National Council(CHHNC) which will function as a coordination mechanism for the implementation of hip hop strengthening programs and projects in Cameroon that can boast the creativity of young Cameroonians in hip hop artistry.
The goal of this entity is to promote hip hop artistry and cultural integration, civic education, youth leadership and sustainable development.
This coordination body will cater for financial, social and infrastructural development of hip hop in Cameroon.
A.Financials: conceive fundraise and implement projects and programs nation wide and sponsor young artists to take part in international music award competitions to portray the image and creativity of the nation.
B.Social: we want to see how hip hop can be stratified in to zonal and regional coordination centers, having the National Coordination Council (NCC) the entity that oversees its activities nation wide.
C.Infrastructure: we will see how we can put in place a hip hop music industry consisting of the following structures:
·Comprehensive and well equipped recording studio and auditorium for performing arts
·A publishing /distribution sector in the industry responsible for the publishing and marketing of albums nationally and internationally
·A training center for training and nurturing young talented artists in singing, dancing, fashion designing and music production.
Objective II:
Provide performance opportunities to young talented hip hop artists by organizing both regional and zonal competitions to enable them gain more experience in which the overall contestants will be awarded recording contracts or be sponsored to take part in international music awards competitions.
Objective III:
Create awareness and sensitization of the public about the long existing HIV/AIDS pandemic by organizing campaigns, and carry out advocacy campaigns on young voter registration trough singing publicity and global coalition with organizations involved.
