Tag Archives: Hip Hop

Turkish Hip Hop: Cartel

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Kendra Baldazo

A friend recently talked to me about a Turkish Hip Hop group called Cartel. She told me they wanted to be the voice of the minority, the underdog. I looked into them and they turned out to be a very … Continue reading →

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Hip hop and the Arab Spring

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Frida Josefin C Lundgren

The censorship of media during the Arab Spring called for new ways of communicating dissatisfaction with the nations’ leaders, and has by many been called a “revolution of the young.” One example of this is the role that hip hop, … Continue reading →

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