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Jul 2020
48m 30s

Rap, politique et société: le rap face à...

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Depuis toujours, le rap a pour principale vocation de dénoncer les injustices de ce monde, et de narrer une réalité trop souvent oubliée et rarement mise en lumière. La réalité des démunis, le racisme, les violences policières, l’inégalité du partage des richesses…
Véritable média d’une réalité oubliée des médias, le rap se fait le porte-parole de ceux qu’on n’entend pas ou peu.

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