Political candidates, advertising firms, television executives and networks, are scrambling to find a way to connect with the growing influence of Latino culture. If many of them looked hard enough they would find a large and growing influence of Hip-Hop on young Latino American lives.
La Revolucion Es La Musica is a documentary film that shows the influence of Hip-Hop on the next generation of Latino Americans. Fans and artist alike are gaining a voice with this new genre of music.
The film shows established and up and coming West Coast artist speaking not only about their passion, but what Hip-Hop is giving their Latino-American culture and what their Latino-American culture is giving to Hip-Hop. Many of their messages are filled with positive advice for young Latino Americans who find themselves struggling with the idea of joining gangs and trying to find a place in society. The film shows their everyday lives, the struggles they go through, and how Hip-Hop has given them an outlet to speak about and represent their growing culture.
The film has already gained attention on publications such as RealTalk LA in the form of a featured article entitled “Delivering Messages Through Hip-Hop”, as well as over the internet with amongst the many fans of the featured artist.
Some of the artist and DJs featured include: Psycho Realm, DJ Mugs, 2Mex, Big Latin, MC Magic, Down, Coolio, La Verdad, Fidel Rodriguez of Divine Forces Radio, Tha Sire, Shystie from the Latin Rap Conference, Diamonique, DJ Ray, Kiki Smooth, Lil G, and many more.
