Finding relief in the hip-hop underground of Tunisia's poorest neighborhoods Four years after the Tunisian uprising, poor youth still live in the shadow of unemployment, poverty and police violence, using political rap as a means to be heard

Twirling one of his dreadlocks in his fingers as he looked out from a balcony over the Tunis downtown, Nakazaki - who took his pseudonym from the Japanese city bombed in World War II - tells the story of hip-hop's quiet entrance into the poor Tunis neighborhood of El Omrane, where he lives. Acc...

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Published inGlobalPost
Main Author Kimball, Sam
Format Web Resource
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston Public Radio International (PRI) 23.04.2014
Subjects
Hip hop culture
Hip hop music
Listening
Neighborhoods
Tunisia
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Summary:Twirling one of his dreadlocks in his fingers as he looked out from a balcony over the Tunis downtown, Nakazaki - who took his pseudonym from the Japanese city bombed in World War II - tells the story of hip-hop's quiet entrance into the poor Tunis neighborhood of El Omrane, where he lives. According to Nakazaki, they are simply trying to gain fame or a bit of money.