Rap and Poetry Improve Life in Mexico’s Gritty Slums teleSUR
go to original June 28, 2017

Radio Tepito SoundSystem Cypher (Studio N2N)

Tepito, located in the heart of Mexico City, is going through a social revolution thanks largely to the urban rap group Radio Tepito Sound System, which is out to bring a new reality to a poor neighborhood notorious for violence and drug trafficking.

The band with its 10 young musicians distances itself from crime and uses its raw poetry to portray the struggling masses, urban atmosphere and violence on the streets.

"Speaking is the best weapon, not violence; violence is cowardly," rapper Daniel Cruz told EFE.

Music will never be the whole story for the Tepito group - they are the philanthropists of their neighborhood, collecting and distributing clothing, toys and food for the needy.

With these good deeds, members of Radio Tepito Sound System hope to teach their neighborhood the meaning of all for one and one for all.

... The group was born when Cesar Cova and rapper Jonathan Alvarez called for musicians to teach young people "to shed their vices by playing music."

Today it is rap, trap and fusion with R&B and reggae that combine to pour out the sound of a band that takes its inspiration from the urban chaos of Mexico City.

Radio Tepito Sound System is just one example of the cultural upheaval that is acting as a game-changer in poor neighborhoods like Tepito, where talent begins to play a more important role than crime.

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