Resisting Racial Inequality & Public Corruption Through Hip-Hop in the U.S. and Brazil

Abstract

Racial inequality and public corruption are prevalent in both the United States and Brazil. The Hip-Hop culture in both countries reflect on these issues by exposing them in music. By exposing these issues in songs, rappers are able to gain a voice in their society where they are usually silenced and invisible. This thesis explores the similarity in Hip-Hop between the two countries. This research also investigates if a racial and social conscious community is established because of Hip-Hop culture.