Monday, December 5, 2011

Film review: Can hip hop be "bigger than the occupation"? | The Electronic Intifada

Film review: Can hip hop be "bigger than the occupation"? | The Electronic Intifada

Quote: "Last year, Mansour, Lowkey and M1 took part in a visit to the West Bank organized by the campaign group Existence Is Resistance (EIR); that visit also included New York’s DJ Vega Benetton, Mazzi from Jersey City’s S.O.U.L. Purpose crew, the Bronx’s own “revolutionary minded” MC Marcel Cartier, Chicago’s University of Hip Hop and a handful of other activists. Their purpose? To teach, in a series of workshops and shows, nonviolent resistance through the arts and music. This documentary, produced by EIR and director Nana Dankwa, tells the story of that ten-day journey."