Major media attention has been given to Cuba's version of Hip Hop culture-a culture originally developed in the Bronx, New York in the late 1970's as a vehicle of expression for disenfranchised you...
Major media attention has been given to Cuba's version of Hip Hop culture-a culture originally developed in the Bronx, New York in the late 1970's as a vehicle of expression for disenfranchised youth. Serving the same purpose within the socialist Cuban society, Cuban Hip Hop is both defying numerous misconceptions anti-Castro propaganda has lead foreigners to believe about censorship in Cuba (via its highly critical lyrics), and also reaffirming certain limitations the Cuban society faces under Castro's regime (i.e. the lack of commercial success for artists). International attention to Cuban Hip Hop grew after the first annual Cuban Rap Festival, held in 1995, however this film indicates that the foundation for the growth of Hip Hop in Cuba was set in the 1970's, contemporaneously with the US. Based on first-hand investigation carried out over the course of four years, including observation of and participation in Cuban Hip Hop concerts and colloquiums at the eighth annual Cuban Hip Hop Festival in Havana, and interviewing the most influential Cuban Hip Hop artists and producers, this documentary traces Cuban Hip Hop step by step in a way that has yet to be formally recorded or published.
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Parte del revolucion de hip hop es de hablar lo que quieres en sus lyricos. Hasta que no hay esa oportunidad en Cuba, entonces el hip hop en Cuba todavia no tienes revolucion ni evolucion.
That is why the U.S.A has to stop the enbargo. In order for Cubans to open their eyes and have the oportunity to grown and become the best country there can ever be.
Castro is worth well over $900 million. If the embargo is opened more money will go into his pocket but not the pocket of the average Cuban. Trade won't end censorship, if anything countries like Canada, UK, Jamaica, the Dominican, all nations which care about freedom need to put pressure on the government for real change. They need to bring down the Cubaan the same way they brought down the Africaan.
Well, after the embargo drops, will the Castros then drop their stranglehold on the nation? If not, will the Castros finally live as equally as everyone else in Cuba? Last year, Raoul finally made it ok for people to own computers in there homes, will salaries finally be raised so in order to afford these computers? Will musicians be able to sing what they want in public? or in recordings? will Cubans be finally allowed to own property? businesses? Will, etc., etc.
Yeah, I know ... 'cause even though I was raised here I can totally relate. Sometimes I feel like this Cuban (moi) is somehow sharing in my people's travail. Karma is sooo weird, at times.
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Nombre y Artista, porfavor!
Gracias!
yawl dont know what tha fuq yawl talking bout stupid fuqz!!....
fuq U.S.!!
Karma is sooo weird, at times.