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True Colors Festival hip-hop panelists discuss rap as “an opportunity to change the world”

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This Is Hip-Hop!, a True Colors digital event facilitated by UK emcee and spoken word artist, Jonzi D. Alongside Saykoji and Wheelsmith, the hour-long discussion also featured Ghanaian-Japanese sibling rap trio Tamura King and Canadian breakdancer Luca “Lazylegz” Patuelli.

American Sign Language interpreter Amber Galloway-Gallego and New Jersey rapper Sparsh Shah rounded out the list of panelists.During the discussion, each artist shared how they’re using their platform and skills to help change the negative perceptions of the genre. “A lot of people, including me, thought that hip-hop in the beginning was nothing more than money, sex and violence because we only saw hip-hop glorifying that,” Sparsh said.

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