Fernandez-Kelly, PatriciaNapier, Durelle2017-07-122026-09-302017-07-122026-09-302017-04-142017-4-14http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01cf95jf05chttps://theses-dissertations.princeton.edu/handle/88435/dsp01cf95jf05cRacial 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.en-USPrinceton University Senior Theses