Long before Occupy Wall Street, Italian rappers Zero Plastica gave voice to the plight of the 99% -- the messed up economy, political chicanery, organized crime, lack of opportunity and overwhelming odds stacked against regular people. DJ Nio, Lure, and G.O.Man are activists and moral consciences

Ango's EP is coming out in time for summer. As soon as it's warm, overly mirthful music stops being annoying and becomes the soundtrack to shorts-wearing, cold beer swigging fun. I'm guessing Ango's got Wild Styles and Beat Street in constant DVD rotation. The Montreal beatmaker feels no guilt in

In your song "GE8" about police brutality at a 2001 G8 summit protest in Genoa, you mention places like the Bolzaneto and the Diaz classrooms -- what happened there? I encourage your readers to do some research about an English journalist named Mark Covell, who was in coma for many days after he

Joosuc, a South-Korean artist, began to gain popularity in the early 2000s. He has since collaborated with many Korean artists, delivering his take on hip hop and rap. In this music video, you can see Joosuc singing, b-boying, and playing basketball to his song “Flow.”

And most important, Massive Monkees are the most exciting and inspiring b-boy crew. They've inspired Super Cr3w (who they've beaten in b-boy competitions) Quest Crew, Beatfreakz, and most b-boys and b-girls around the world. I wouldn't know **** about b-boying if it wasn't for them.

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