How Hip-Hop Changed Latin Music Forever

By Jasmine Garsd, NPR/alt.latino

This month on Alt.Latino, we’re celebrating Black History Month — and this week, that means diving into a genre that’s near and dear to our heart: Latin hip-hop. We play hip-hop often, and have our favorite artists, but this week we get to go deep alongside Latin music blogger Juan Data, as well as a pioneer of Mexican hip-hop, rapper Bocafloja. Together, we discuss how hip-hop trickled into Latin America, changing our music scene forever.

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[Photo Thomas De Los Santos/Courtesy of Bocafloja]

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