Part 1: Write a 400-word essay on the film Inventos: Hip-Hop Cubano.
Part 2: In the film Inventos, Hip-Hop Cubano, one artist states that for many of those engaged in hip-hop, it is not a Cuban culture but an African culture.
What is it about hip-hop that causes these individuals to identify it as African, but not Cuban? Think about the origin of hip-hop that have been discussed in class, as well as the context and construction of contemporary hip-hop in Cuba as described in the film and the Fernndez article and the socio-historic/socioeconomic conditions of those engaged.
