Likelihood The Rapper and Vic Mensa launched the inaugural version of their Black Star Line competition in Accra, Ghana over the weekend with an all-star live performance that includes units from Erykah Badu, Dave Chappelle, T-Ache, Jeremih, Sarkodie, Tobe Nwigwe, Asakaa Boys and M.anifest.
In accordance with a launch, Friday night time’s competition drew 52,000 followers to historic Black Star Sq., the monument to Ghanians turning into the firs Sub-Saharan African nation to free itself from colonialism in 1957. “The Black Star Line Competition is greater than only a celebration of Black tradition and music, it’s an opportunity for the Diaspora to come back collectively as a neighborhood and remind ourselves of the facility that lies inside us,” Likelihood mentioned in a press release. “It’s a chance to honor the legacy of those that got here earlier than us, and to encourage and uplift one another. It’s a historic occasion and I can’t wait to see what the longer term holds for the Black Star Line Competition.”
The competition’s title was impressed by civil rights chief Marcus Garvey’s Black Star Line, which was based in 1919 and operated by Black individuals who helped hyperlink international delivery and tourism alternatives between America, the Caribbean and Africa.
The weekend of occasions included conversations with Mensa and Likelihood, skate classes and different artwork and cultural gatherings round city, in addition to the jam-packed live performance that had the acts acting on a stage that includes a big black star entrance and heart.
Garvey additionally impressed Likelihood’s music video “ YAH Know, ” that includes King Promise, and his upcoming album Star Line Gallery, which is predicted for launch this yr.
Try some footage and images from the occasion under.
