Cape Verde (Portuguese: Cabo Verde) is a nation-state made up of 10 islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of western Africa. Hip Hop from Cape Verde includes locally based emcees and those who now reside in Portugal, the Netherlands, and the United States. Emcees generally rap in Portuguese, Dutch, or creole combinations of Portuguese and West African languages.

Boss AC (Wikipedia) is popular in Portugal, where he resides. He has collaborated with Posdnous of De La Soul. Here's his video for "Princesa" with Berg.

Cape Verdean Hip Hop artists in the Netherlands include The Real Vibe, Black Side, and Cabo Funk Alliance. For information on the groups checkout this blurb on AfricanHipHop.com. E-Life is another artist. The Postmen have two members from Cape Verde and one from Suriname.

ZPK is another group living in the Netherlands. One of their members, Revoltod hosts shows for AfricanHipHopRadio.com on Cape Verdean Hip Hop. Here are his shows for June 2005 and February 2006. Lod Escur originated as a local group, but now has expanded to include members from many different countries. Info on ZPK and Lod Escur is here.

D. Lopes (Myspace page) lives in Massachusetts, USA. He appeared on the nationally televised show 106 & Park on the channel BET. Assassino (Myspace page, autobio) lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Soldado Di Liberdade (Myspace page) reside in Rhode Island, USA.

other sites:

A small entry on Wikipedia.

A forum discussing who is currently the greatest Cape Verdean rapper.

A Myspace page of Cape Verdean musicians, including Hip Hop artists.

other artists:

DjeDje, Dodu Na Dodu, R2, 2Pac and Ney, MC Kode