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Yugen Blakrok on Going Global Without Selling Out

Summary by OkayAfrica
In February 2019, South African MC Yugen Blakrok embarked on a European tour that was meant to wrap by August. A year earlier, she’d appeared alongside Vince Staples on “Opps,” a standout track from the first Black Panther soundtrack. After more than a decade of steady grinding, critical acclaim had finally caught up with her, and bookings rolled in. When August came, she extended her visa. What began as a three-month stay extended to six months…
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OkayAfrica broke the news in on Thursday, June 5, 2025.
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