Halp?

Apr. 12th, 2011 11:14 am
sabinetzin: (inception - ride the kick)
[personal profile] sabinetzin
Okay, so, I'm writing this paper on global hip-hop, and I'm trying to get more international examples other than the ones used in class, and I figured if anybody could answer this question, it would def. be my flist, so:

Does anyone know of any protest-themed hip-hop songs in the following languages?

-Japanese
-Brazilian Portuguese
-any Latin American Spanish

I mean "protest" very, very loosely- I once successfully argued that "Single Ladies" was in fact a protest song. Anything goes- songs against the government, songs about how cultural norms can suck it, songs about being a NEET, songs about how America sucks, w/e. Out of these languages, I only understand Spanish, so something with an English translation available is vastly preferable. The only artists that are off limits are Orishas and Anderson Sá/Grupo Cultural AfroReggae (as I have already used them).

I'm not asking you to do any research at all for this- I can do that myself- but if you know one off the top of your head, it would be very, very helpful.
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Date: 2011-04-12 06:29 pm (UTC)
theleaveswant: text; "those who can, do. those who can't, run this fucking place" (politics)
From: [personal profile] theleaveswant
Have you investigated Los de Abajo? (Added link and more appropriate icon)

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Date: 2011-04-12 06:41 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] clavally
My friend's daughter is big into international hip-hop (specifically Korean, but she might know some of those, too). I can send her a message and see what she says. Dunno when she'll respond, though. She's in Cambodia and has spotty internet.

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Date: 2011-04-12 08:31 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] clavally
Okay, well if you change your mind or you're not finding what you need, let me know. I was just going to send her a message on facebook.

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Date: 2011-04-12 09:09 pm (UTC)
bell: rory gilmore running in the snow in a fancy dress (kitty tail curl)
From: [personal profile] bell
...Aw, man, now I'm really curious to see if anything in my playlist fits this! I'll take a look-- but before I do, what do you consider as hip-hop? Any particular characteristics/traits that have to be present?

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Date: 2011-04-13 01:25 am (UTC)
bell: rory gilmore running in the snow in a fancy dress (cat n stockings)
From: [personal profile] bell
Mmmm, yeah, looking it over, my own collection doesn't have any hip-hop in Portuguese or Japanese. :

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