Nigerien hip-hop

Young, dissatisfied Nigeriens have used the form to talk about things which anger them - forced marriages, child labor, corruption, poverty and other problems.

[1] Local recordings are mostly sold on cassette tapes and compact discs, as with most forms of contemporary West African popular music.

[2] Rap Nigerien began to appear in UNICEF cultural center music programmes as bands performed in benefit shows and contests.

[citation needed] The CCFN remains a major venue for Nigerien hip hop through 2008, hosting a regular competition series called the "Clash Party".

Other successful groups include Black Daps, Berey Koy, Federal Terminus Clan, Haskey Klan, Kamikaz, Rass Idris, 3STM (Sols, Tataf et Mamoud), PCV (puissance, connaissance et verité) and Metafor.