O rap pelotense manda um salve: um estudo sobre juventude, quilombismo urbano e inclusão social

Abstract

The aim of this study is to discuss the Hip-Hop scene in Pelotas, a town in southern Brazil, by investigating the elements that make up this type of artistic expression: the MC (master of ceremonies), the DJ (disc jockey), break dance, and graffiti (plastic art). Given that hip hop is a social movement and a sort of cultural and artistic expression, with a large number of followers around the world, it represents young people’s way of feeling, thinking, and acting. The Hip-Hop movement is an expression that historically originated in the outskirts of big cities, bringing visibility to the art produced therein. As a form of expression of young people’s culture, it has been at the core of the debate on ethnicity, discussed here, mainly through the concept of urban quilombismo. Therefore, one seeks to demonstrate that the HipHop movement, by virtue of these artistic and communication activities, has potentiality for the social inclusion and construction of citizenship of these individuals. Ethnographic research started with the “Hip-Hop Community” radio show in an attempt to map the activities and the profile of Hip-Hop followers in Pelotas. Semi-structured questionnaires were also used to point out the social trajectory and artistic productions of these individuals. The articulation between the local and national scenes, fostered by virtual technologies, shows the Hip-Hop culture at work.