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"Rapping gives me confidence. Rapping gives me a feeling of liberty and empowerment. It's my way of survival."
As his merengue-inflected single "Suavemente" once again tops France's songs chart, Algerian rapper Soolking performs at the Apollo Theater in New York, delighting fans and wooing new followers with his blend of rap and Maghrebian folk music. "It's an honor for me," the artist says, admitting he never thought he would someday perform in the legendary venue.
Both rebellious and respectful, Alwa loves singing rap music in her Bolivian highlands. She's the first indigenous rapper the South American country has seen. A beat at a time, she is gaining followers everywhere.
This kind of battle was good news for the impoverished, sometimes violent Cidade de Deus favela in Rio de Janeiro: a rap duel in a local bar held for the first time since the pandemic hit early last year.
Houston police officers assist people arriving at a victim information center the morning after a crush triggered by a crowd surging toward the stage at a Travis Scott rap concert in Texas left at least eight people dead and others wounded amid scenes of chaos and panic. IMAGES
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