From Lagos to Dar es Salaam, these artists use Yoruba, Swahili, Twi, and more to make global hits. See the full list here.

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Billboard is rolling out the 50 best Afrobeats songs of all time.

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From DJ Kool Herc and The Last Poets to Prophets of Da City and Mode 9, here’s how African history has influenced hip-hop – and vice-versa – 50 years after the genre was born.

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