The SeneRAP.org site serves the goal of unifying everybody who's inspired by hip hop and by the cultures of Africa and of African origins. The info at SeneRAP.org is provided mostly by the artists themselves, and edited by the SeneRAP web team in Munich/FFB, Germany. For a more elaborate list of contributors you should go to our credits section.

SeneRAP.org is maintained by non-profit organization.

Since about 1993 Africanhiphop.com has been collecting info on the development of hip hop in Africa, and we will publish any available info at this spot. So if you have any material, let us know and we will put it up. The SeneRAP.org website is created in cooperation with Africanhiphop.com but specialized in HipHop of Senegal.

The Africanhiphop.com website, formerly named Rumba-Kali Home of African Hip Hop, was initiated in February 1997 as a platform for information and discussion on hip hop from the African continent. At the time no websites were publishing about the spread of hiphop across Africa. Only the world tours of South African hip hop crew POC, and PBS from Senegal had introduced the world to a little part of the lively urban music culture of African countries. Since there was little communication among hip hop artists from various countries, for example between Senegal and South Africa, the Rumba-Kali site was a first step towards interlocal ties.

In the first years after the site went online, a lot happened. Hip Hop in Africa - as in the rest of the world - really blew up. African groups released cd's on the world market and PBS even toured in South Africa. Different Pan African hip hop festival were held.
The Rumba-Kali web site attracted many visitors, even people who never heard of Africans doing hip hop before were showing love. A lot of peeps from the USA felt good about the motherland connection: they thought it natural that this art form, part of whose roots are in Africa, has now found its way 'back home'. Attracting over 10.000 unique visitors per month, the site is now functioning as the prime source of info on African hiphop.

Used by hiphop fans, artists and researchers alike, our site has been much imitated. There are now many more African hiphop websites but Africanhiphop.com remains the starting point and final destination for anyone wanting to know more about hiphop in the Motherland.

Then, in November 2000 SeneRap.com was founded in cooperation with Africanhiphop.com. SeneRap.com tries to show senegalese HipHop to all the world. In Mai 2002 SeneRap.com became SeneRAP.org

Editor-in-chief & Technical Stuff: Sandro Winkler

Other past & present regular contributors: Juma4 (Africanhiphop.com), Tina Wunsch, Sandy Haessner, Patricia Mueller, Jay Rutledge

Some people asked us if the people doing this site are all Africans/blacks (interestingly, it's only Americans that have asked this).
SeneRAP.org is based in Germany/Europe. My origins are Europe and I am white. Our philosophy is that it is not important where you are from, it's where you at... and hip hop is our tool to reach our shared goals, and build on the revolutionary power of rap. So if you are interested in helping SeneRAP.org let us know!

The site was started out to promote the work, views and achievements of hip hop artists from urban Africa, and it will always support the developments at street level. We will not allow other interests to take over.

We want to send mad thanks to all the contributors & visitors to this site (also see the credits below). Big up to all that sent in their info, cd's or tapes, and to those that actually travelled in Africa and bought cassettes for us.

Thanks to Wa BMG 44 (Manu, Matador, DJ Wooz), Positive Black Soul (Awadi, Carlou, Bay Soley), Pee Froiss (Xuman, Kocc 6, DJ Gee Bays), Keyti of Rap'adio, Dread Maxim Amar

Contributors: Tina, Sandy, Patricia, Jay and Juma4 (Africanhiphop.com)