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Producer: Nya Hughes\n\nFrom the rhyming styles of breakbeat poets and Bronx backyard jams of the 1980s, hip-hop sprang forth from the heart of urban black culture to give voice to the silenced narratives of black communities. The rhythm of resistance. Uncontainable, the sound waves traveled much farther than the national border. In the 1990s, young Cubans living in the barrio of Alamar resonated with the rhythms and attitude in the music and adopted the art form as their own. Moving through this rich oral history and into the present, we will hear the way hip-hop brought these two cultures together in a perfect storm.\n\nThank you to Luna Gallegos, Laura Cantana, Rolando Almirante, Dr. Cecil Brown, Jeff Chang, \u201cThe Wizard\u201d/ \u201cEl Brujo,\u201d Yulier, La Rafa El Individuo, and Alejandra Zamora for your honesty and warmth throughout the interview process. \n\nMusic: \nThe Message \u2013 Grandmaster Flash \nGet By \u2013 Talib Kweli\nLatino & Proud \u2013 DJ Raff\nTengo \u2013 Hermanos De Causa\nMi Raza - El Individuo\n1981 SPECIAL REPORT: \u201cSOUTH BRONX\u201d\n(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLSDY8jPRds)\nThe Bronx in The 1980's PART 1 (Original)\n(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgUsEVwXch0)\nCHUPI CHUPI \u2013 Osmani Garcia\n\nPhoto by Nya Hughes