Masta G, master of the democratic trip

Rapping since the late 1990s, Bakary Blaise Beavogui, aka Masta G fully assumes his 100% political lyrics. Each and every song is a rallying call. The Guinean rejects commercially-orientated hip-hop and embraces gangsta-rap in defense of human rights. Right from his first album in 2003, Elections Bata ly (The elections are approaching), Masta G rails against the democratic vacuum in his country led by the irremovable Lansana Conte. His unrepentant lyrics earned him a stay in prison for "incitement to violence and undermining State Security".