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2. Also raps in Tagalon in effort to communicate w/community sometimes in Spanish, too.
3. Strives to be a Rap Star w/a conscience, talk about what is really happening.
2. Social justice & political connections in music. 2. tries to tell the rest of the story where as others only share one part of story.when working w/youth, tries to discuss their rapping to understand unearth their realities.
3. identity when performing for artistic purposes Vs. community organizing ? wants to help his community remember their roots they call us to "go rep" when event happening community.
2. Cultural work influences his music. Joe Navidad, an organizer, taught him how to work w/ workers. Example: imperialism In beginning, only made "conscience rap" until he was challenged to also organize. Kiwi pushed him, too
2. Grew up in LA and SanFrancisco (urban) similarities gangs
3. grew up in San quaguin Valley (rural) similarities: gangs
example: gangs receive publicity in cities but not rural areas 2. 3. agree
example: 3. gang members no longer permitted to wear a certain colon; they no longer feel free
2. "they" try to create division between Latino and Filippino Communities
1. Hip hop is a way to share news, has become a universal language. Is hip hop still resonant for youth of today
3. Rap can say a lot, potential to give messages, constantly changing as he tries to create a masterpiece.
2. Hip hop is accessible. Doesn't need a great singing voice. Music programs taken away during Reagan Era, resulting in birth of Hip Hop we "older folks" need to let hip hop evolve and be OK w/ it being called something else. Hiphop - 4 components 2. is an MC (?what is this?)
1. First Time (2 and 3) have met. Any Q for the other?
2. Do you want to make music? Would like to rap to Banda beat music and is working on it. 1. maybe we can make it happen at Folklife Festival.
2. tries to show we are the "prey" and not the "preditor"

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Not sure how to denote that the numbers are circle just wrote 2. or 3.