Sampa the Great

thumb Sampa the Great (born in 1993) is a Zambian-born rapper, singer and songwriter. She was born in Ndola, Zambia, and raised in Botswana before later moving to the United States and Australia. Her music combines hip-hop with African musical influences and explores identity, heritage, belonging and the African diaspora. Her debut studio album, The Return, was released in 2019, followed by As Above, So Below in 2022. She has received major Australian music awards and has performed internationally. Quotes Music is the one thing that is supposed to be the truth, especially in hip hop. If the artists are too scared to say what needs to be said, then damn! Where do we get the truth from? Fuamoli Sosefina Sampa The Great: “Music is the one thing that is supposed to be the truth” NME 29 June 2022 https://www.nme.com/big-reads/sampa-the-great-cover-interview-2022-as-above-so-below-3257494 I can just be who I am 100 percent. I just have to represent being an artist. Enos Morgan With ‘As Above, So Below,’ Sampa The Great Is Ready To Be An Ambassador For Herself GRAMMY.com 8 September 2022 https://www.grammy.com/news/sampa-the-great-interview-rapper-zambia-as-above-so-below-ambassador I consider Zambia my home. Sampa the Great talks homecoming Zambia show, identity and Australia's bushfire crisis NME 17 February 2020 https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/sampa-the-great-homecoming-zambia-show-identity-australia-bushfire-crisis-2610300 There is, one hundred percent, a privilege in being able to leave. Sampa the Great on her relationship to Australia: ‘I could talk shit because I could leave’ NME 4 July 2022 https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/sampa-the-great-on-her-relationship-to-australia-i-could-talk-shit-because-i-could-leave-3260465 This album is not made from the context of an African artist in Australia trying to be seen, trying to defend my culture. D'Souza Shaad Sampa the Great on success in Australia, Africa – and beyond: ‘It feels good to show younger Zambians they can do this’ The Guardian 28 June 2022 https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jun/29/sampa-the-great-on-success-in-australia-africa-and-beyond-it-feels-good-to-show-younger-zambians-they-can-do-this External links Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Rappers from Zambia