Exploring how rap music is used as a powerful tool of expression, discussing political injustices, economic issues, and corrupt governments. Highlighting the impact of rap lyrics and the thriving hip hop middle age.
From Japan to South Korea, from China to Taiwan, family structures are becoming less traditional. More premarital cohabitation, single parenthood and two-income households are influencing demographics—with worrying consequences. And we pay tribute to 50 years of hip-hop. The New York-born genre is taking the world by storm, and picking up new influences along the way (9:22).
Additional music “HIP-HOP” courtesy of RayZa.
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