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Hip Hop: The New World Order

Directed by Muhammida El Muhajir.
US, 2001, digital video, color, 50 min.

Young director Muhammida El Muhajir travels to Japan, England, Germany, The Netherlands, France, Cuba, Brazil, and South Africa to explore hip hop’s impact on global youth and pop culture worldwide. Performance footage of Japanese and Cuban rappers is intercut with brief interviews with such pioneering figures as Chuck D of Public Enemy, The Roots, Dead Prez, Method Man, and their international counterparts.

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