Afro-Cuban Rap Legends Obsesion Talk Race, Gender and Hip-Hop at UCLA
Updated: Aug 25, 2020
In a rare cultural exchange, veteran Cuban rap duo Obsesion visited UCLA as the university's week-long artists-in-residence. Magia Lopez Cabrera (Magia MC) and Alexey Rodriguez (...el tipo este...) form one of the most well-respected and longest-running hip-hop groups on the island having celebrated their 20th anniversary last summer. They masterfully mix Afro-Cuban percussion rhythms, jazz and socially conscious rhymes in their infectious brew (think A Tribe Called Quest meets Buena Vista Social Club).
Read more on my latest OC Weekly Heard Mentality Blog post:
http://www.ocweekly.com/music/cuban-rap-group-obsesion-comes-to-ucla-8038908