Ethiopian hip hop music often deals with social and political issues, hard work, youth culture and romantic relations, usually sung in Amharic language.
Combining traditional music with modern one, the Ethiopian hip hop usually sung in Amharic language.
Teddy Yo dismissed this claim by saying "We didn’t steal hip hop from America,” he says.
[2][5] Lyrics of Ethiopian hip hop music often focus on theme of hard work and social and political issues such as poverty, materialism and education while other tracks value glamour of beautiful woman.
Teddy described them "basically, they just took the music from the US and made mixtapes.”[2][6] In 2020s, the genre gained wide popularity due innovation of Kassmasse, bringing a unique style and perspective to the scene.