Hip-hop dream thrives in India's largest slum

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MUMBAI: After India\u0027s largest slum defeated the COVID-19 pandemic, some of its young residents pulled out their phones to write, shoot and release a triumphant rap video. \u0022At first we were afraid, what would happen to us? But we stood with the doctors ... now it\u0027s your turn,\u0022 rapped the young men in t

MUMBAI: After India's largest slum defeated the COVID-19 pandemic, some of its young residents pulled out their phones to write, shoot and release a triumphant rap video.

Its labyrinthine alleys have long been associated with filth and disease despite its remarkable success in the battle against COVID-19, and its residents battle constant discrimination. "I was raised in a very conservative family ... I never knew there was a bigger world out there," the 38-year-old told AFP.

If black rappers in the United States could shine a light on racism, he reasoned, hip-hop could do the same for India's glaring inequality and mistreatment of marginalised communities."The school changed my life."

 

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Old news, they are not exactly slums but industrial zones.

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