After protests erupted across Senegal last moth, the team sat down with Thiat—rapper, activist, and co-founder of Y’en a Marre, an organization that has been at the forefront of Senegalese social movements for years. Senegal has a roaring civil society, a big part of which is its hip-hop culture. Our conversation quickly turned from the demonstrations to neocolonialism and Thiat’s broader aspirations for a new Pan-African unity.