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Sampa The Great: ‘Never Forget’

A compelling voice in global hip-hop, Sampa The Great lived up to her moniker on MBE recently.

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By Ariana Morgenstern • Aug 29, 2022 • 1 min read

A compelling voice in global hip-hop, Sampa The Great lived up to her moniker on MBE recently. In the last couple of years, the Zambian-born, Botswana-raised poetreturned to Zambia where she dug deep to find the strength she needed from her upbringing to pour into her work. “Never Forget” is an ode to the socially prolific genre of Zamrock.

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