Since its humble beginnings in the 1970s to its present day multi billion dollar industry, hip-hop and rap have transformed the world of music and pop culture and come to represent the political and economic struggles of African Americans. What started as a rebellious artful expression, soon transformed itself to a capital generating, culturally transformative lifestyle which did not take long to reach the global scene.
Among the vast regions of the world that hip hop has touched are the recently war torn Southeastern European nations. In the 1990s rap and hip hop emerged as major tools that expressed the anger and outrage people felt towards the ethnic conflict which led to war and many economic setbacks. But it wasn’t until 1997, when I visited my family back in Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina that I realized the full impact hip hop had on the Balkans. The way young members of the society used rap to deal with their impoverished situation as they tackled their socio political challenges intrigued me. Despite…..
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