A few months and endless hours of canvassing later, on May 1st Die Urbane officially became Germany’s youngest political party. Merging hip hop with politicsNow, only two weeks until the big vote, Die Urbane is on the ballot for the election, at least in the Berlin area. He acknowledges though that merging hip hop with politics might seem unusual to some. Aesthetics associated with hip hop culture such as graffiti are used in banners, promotional videos and on t-shirts. Advanced Chemistry is one group in particular which paved the way for political German hip hop in the early 90s by tackling issues considered controversial at the time.

Source: The Local September 08, 2017 07:18 UTC