Rashid: “Focus on the mission!” On 1988 in São Paulo, Brazil, the three first rap compilations of Brazilian rap/hip-hop were launched; 'Hip-Hop: Street Culture', 'The Sound of the Streets' and 'Black Consciousness, Volume 1'. These works were responsible for proving it was possible to make rap in Portuguese and also put the first generation of Brazilian rap artists such as
Thaide & DJ Hum,
Racionais MCs,
Os Metralhas and
NDee Naldinho Rap on the map. This same year, a kid in north side of São Paulo was born who 22 years later would produce his first…
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