Zimbabwean Hip hop is the variety of hip hop that is popular in Zimbabwe. It emerged in the early 1990s. Here are Top 10 Zim Hip hop artists of all time
Takura
Takura Tendayi is a Zimbabwean singer and songwriter. He is well known for his frequent collaborations with Chase & Status and Sub Focus, as well as many other dubstep and drum and bass artists.
Stunner
Stunner (real name Desmond Chideme) is a Zimbabwean Zim Hip Hop artist based in Harare. He is one of the pioneers of the Urban Grooves music revolution (Afrobeats) in Zimbabwe.
T Gonzi
Ti Gonzi (real name Tinashe Gonzara) is a Zimbabwean multi award winning Zim Hip Hop artist based in Harare. He has won some local awards for his music. Some of his popular tracks include Zvenyu and Hurombo which features popular artists Cindy Munyavi
Jnr Brown
Jnr Brown is an award winning Zimbabwean rapper who became popular in 2012 after releasing the hit song ‘Madrinks’ which topped the local charts for many weeks. Since then he has released a string of hits such as ‘Phil Chiyangwa’ which topped the ZiFM Stereo charts for more than two moths.
Tehn Diamond
Tendai Ryan Nguni (born 17 January 1985), better known by his stage name Tehn Diamond now Tehn is a Zimbabwean hip hop rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor from Harare, Zimbabwe. He is a member of the hip-hop collective Few Kings, with whom he has released one album.
Holy Ten
Holy Ten (real name Mukudzei Chitsama) is a popular Zimbabwe rapper, songwriter, and producer. He has done collaborations with other popular artists including Takura and ProBeatz.
Cal_Vin
Cal_Vin (real name Mgcini Calvin Nhliziyo) was an award-winning Zimbabwean rapper whose popularity rose from about 2014. He did collaborations with well-known artists in Southern Africa like South African rapper Cassper Nyovest.
Kikky Badass
Christabell Stembeni Mahlungwa (born April 15, 1995), professionally known as Kikky Baddass, is a Zimbabwean rapper and singer-songwriter. She gained notoriety in 2017 after the release of the raunchy video to “Body Conversations”, a song which is featured on her debut album titled Queen of The South
GZE
GZE is a Zimbabwean hip hop artist who once formed part of the Urban Grooves group Trinity. He has worked with the likes of Junior Brown, Alkanemo and producer Take 5. His career has spanned 2 decades that have seen him win multiple awards and rise to the top as both a solo and group artist.
King98
Ngonidzashe Dondo (born January 15, 1998), better known as King98, is a Zimbabwean Hip Hop artist based in South Africa.
