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Hip Hop Music originated among African American s in New York City in the 1970s . The style spread to Madagascar in about 1985 together with Breakdancing . The local rap scene (''Rap Gasy'') remained underground until the late nineties, although artists as early as 1994 were attracting attention with their politically provocative lyrics. The earliest performers included the MCM Boys (now known as Da Hopp) and 18,3. Mainstream success came in about 1998; popular modern performers include The Specialists, Paradisa, Oratan and many more. Hip hop in Madagascar, like its American and European cousins, has from its beginning been a prime force for social and political critique. Under the Ratsiraka regime, hip hop artists would be censored or blacklisted from recording studios due to their uncompromising lyrics, and were often forced to circulate their music on cassette tapes recorded at home and distributed through networks of friends. Due to the genre's association with resistance to authority, some were attracted to the hip hop scene out of a desire to stir up trouble, and in the late nineties rival hip hop gangs staked out turf in the capital city of Antananarivo, which they defended vigorously. On June 21, 2007, UNICEF chose 15-year-old Malagasy rap star Name Six as its first ever Junior Goodwill Ambassador for Eastern and Southern Africa.1 The young rapper's work continues the genre's tradition of social critique and political commentary, focusing largely on the challenges faced by children in underprivileged communities in Madagascar and voicing the views and concerns of the young, who are routinely omitted from political decision-making processes. REFERENCES [1 ]: Malagasy rapper named UNICEF Junior Goodwill Ambassador LINKS | ||
| "http://wwwhhdagonet," class="copylinks" target="_blank">a Malagasy hip hop portal |
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| "http://wwwsyghhcom," class="copylinks" target="_blank">a Malagasy hip hop website |
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| "http://hiphopmadagascarebloggycom," class="copylinks" target="_blank">underground Malagasy hip hop website |
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