Srikumar Rap

In una piccola città italiana è il 2024 e il fascismo è ancora al potere. Il web è strettamente controllato, e non si può accedere ai siti stranieri. Gli smartphone sono di produzione italiana, così come il gasogeno, il mezzo di trasporto più comune, e la televisione trasmette solo programmi che esaltano glorie nazionali e virtù patriottiche. Italo e Giacomo sono amici, frequentano la stessa scuola. Solo che i genitori di Italo lavorano per il partito e sono orgogliosamente fascisti, quelli di Giacomo molto meno. Ma ciò che più li unisce è la passione per la musica. In particolare il rap. Tutto cambia una mattina quando, a scuola, saltano i blocchi della rete e Italo e Giacomo si trovano a navigare liberamente nel web per qualche minuto. Vengono così a conoscenza di un festival rap che si svolgerà in Francia..

Soul Jazz Records’ new Boombox features some of the many innovative underground first-wave of rap records made in New York in the period 1979-82, all released on small, independent, often family-concern record companies, at a time when hip-hop music still remained under the radar.

Monster TV Rap Hits is a 1989 compilation album exploring the hip-hop music of the moment. Tommy Boy Records couldn't afford to call this a product of MTV or YO! MTV Raps so they were forced to call it Monster TV Rap Hits and design the graphics so it would hopefully motivate people to think it was an MTV thing without being allowed to call it that.

Soul Jazz Records’ new ‘Boombox 3’ continues their story of the first rap records to be put onto vinyl. It is a jam-packed collection of original independent old school hip hop, created with just one thing in mind - to get this party jumping. After the explosion of hip hop in the parks and clubs of The Bronx in the mid-1970s, it was in Harlem where the first rap records emerged at the end of 1979 - an avalanche of superb rap tracks released on small independent labels all trying to capitalize on the success of ‘Rapper’s Delight’.

Will Rap For Food is the 2002 debut album by Lexington, Kentucky rap group CunninLynguists, who are indeed cunning linguists. The group consists of rappers Deacon The Villain and Natti, plus DJ/producer Kno. This was released by Urban Acres Entertainment.

"We're All In The Same Gang" is the 1990 all-star rap song by The West Coast Rap All-Stars, consisting of rap stars from the West Coast of the United States. It was the answer to Stop The Violent Movement's "Self-Destruction" and features verses from Young MC, Tone Loc, Above The Law, Ice-T, Shock G., Humpty Hump, MC Hammer, and many more. This was the only song the All-Stars released.

A rap music compilation made by K-Tel in 1989, featuring hits of the day. It includes music from Public Enemy, Salt-N-Pepa, Kool Moe Doe, Sir Mix-A-Lot and six others.