Nigerian hitmaker Sarz brings together six rappers from across Africa and the UK on “Hennessy Cypher 2026,” featuring Kwesi Arthur, ENNY, Suspect 95, and Fena Gitu alongside Yanga Chief and Tenor.
Geography makes this lineup genuinely historic. Now in its fifteenth year, Hennessy’s cypher series features two Francophone African voices for the first time: Suspect 95 from Côte d’Ivoire and Tenor from Cameroon, with Tenor becoming the first Cameroonian artist to ever appear on the platform. Sarz keeps the whole thing cohesive as producer. Giving each rapper a stage without favoring anyone over the others. The cypher spans Ghana, the UK, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, South Africa, and Cameroon in one continuous run.
Production stays powerful and cinematic throughout, built around hard-hitting drums and deep basslines that never crowd any single voice. Nothing here rushes past a verse. The arrangement stays sharp and consistent, giving six distinct flows room to fully land one after another.
Kwesi Arthur brings Ghana’s Afro rap flavor first, setting a confident tone early. ENNY follows with her British-Nigerian perspective, already one of UK rap’s most talked-about voices. Fena Gitu then represents Kenya with real lyrical precision, while Yanga Chief takes South Africa’s torch and makes the most of it. Suspect 95 and Tenor close things out, extending the cypher’s reach into Francophone Africa for the first time in the platform’s history.
Hennessy Cypher 2026 works because six different languages and identities share one beat without anyone losing their edge.
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