Diamonds in the Rough: Uganda’s Politicized Hip-Hop Scene
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008Diamonds in the Rough is a fantastic documentary about the role that hip-hop is playing in organizing the anti-war/anti-poverty movement in Uganda. Narrated by Michael Franti, it tells an gripping story of the way that Ugandan rappers risk political reprisals by creating anthemic rhymes that tell the stories of the victims of the bloody civil war.
I'm glad you're interested in the “badass warrior” aspects of African tribal culture, but that's hardly representative of all African people. For instance, cattle blood is not, and has never been, part of my diet. My only…
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