Synopsis
It's often said that music is a universal language, and one can similarly say hip-hop has become the dialect of youth culture around the world, with the music and style showing its impact in the United Kingdom, Europe, Japan, the African continent, and nearly everywhere else. Only 90 miles off the coast of the United States, Cuba is no exception, though Cuban rap shows crucial differences compared its American counterpart. Turntables, samplers, and beat-boxes are expensive and difficult to find in Cuba...more