... What started as a rebellious artful expression, soon transformed itself to

... through traditional dance, music and artistic traditions helped move people away ... others would teach everyone martial arts and to speak Spanish. He talked about

selected comments Some people argue that hip-hop is politically consequential because activists can use the music and the culture that surrounds it to communicate with young people who might otherwise shun politics . There is something to this. For example

... of music with heavy bass beats and performers with low-slung jeans and fancy

transcript from interview with: Toni Blackman, a rap lyricist, vocalist, actress and writer, granted the title of U.S. Hip Hop Ambassador by the U.S. Department of State, discussed the evolution and impact of rap music as a tool for diplomacy in a USINFO w

from utube: " Another Hot track from South Africa. While out there, the name ProKid is heard from the Streets to the radio stations. So I decided to "cop it". If ever in J-burg, be sure to go to Musica (at the mall), and ask about their local Hip Hop Cd's.

... political statement. The most popular artists and groups are often those who rap ... to bring socially committed Hip-Hop artists from Africa, Latin America, Europe and ... the World Urban Forum. Twelve Hip Hop artists/groups, plus Carlinhos Brown a

great selection of links on this blog entry, video clips etc., well worth checking out

Trailer for a documentary about Palestinian hiphop. Click the Utube Link above. Clip from http://slingshothiphop.com/ Palestinian Hip Hop linkage: Free the P http://freethep.com/ Ramallah Underground http://www.ramallahunderground.com/ Iron Sheik http://ww