I believe gangsta rap, as such, in its foundation is simply anti-systemic and transgressive..

The countries made themselves independent from Spain, but only changed owners, who stayed in positions of power were the criollos, the Spanish descen….

On the aesthetic level, decolonized music presents itself as a direct antagonist to the traditional values promoted by the culture industry..

It isn't like we don't work with you because you are white, or not want anything to do with you. It is more like you have to check your privileges, t….

We should remember what a rapper like Tupac Shakur was doing, to a certain degree, who came from an experience of politicization very close to being ….

I believe that white people need to check themselves, account for their privileges, and undergo whatever interaction with communities of color with t….

We have to remember examples of many artists of conscious rap who have been coopted by the Department of State of the United States to be cultural am….

I believe that music offers us possibilities for analysis, at least in my case, more profound in many ways, but at the same time that profundity is a….

What is MTV doing and what is the hegemonic culture industry promoting in gangsta rap? It is the glorification of violence for the sake of violence, ….

I believe the advantage music has is the capacity to multiply itself, the capacity to keep itself in space and access itself at different times and i….

I believe a lot in the subject of the power our own bodies have as marginalized beings to be able to change the sense of things..

MTV and the culture industry never are talking about community relevance, hood organization, they aren't talking about ethical codes, they aren't tal….

I believe the example of the Zapatistas is a very relevant historical example. I would say it is one of the forms at the idea level, and through the ….

European militants recognize Mumia Abu-Jamal, and the Mexican militants followed their example and legitimated his work because the Europeans said, "….

I believe in terms of the work that I do, in establishing dialogue about race relations in Latin America, steps on one of the most relevant themes to….

The racial question, and thus class struggle, of course, I think they are processes which necessarily are intersecting all the time. I understand tha….

I believe a lot in gangsta rap, I see in it a lot of positive things as it is. I believe it is only about doing politicization work. Revolutionary ch….

I think that in the colonial imaginary of the average Mexican, in how it drives us, the economic dependence on the US, and in some cases cultural dep….

I believe that also it should be stressed and made clear that our antagonistic position is not to say "I don't like whites" for the simple fact of no….

I think in terms of the themes that I have worked on most is establishing questions of race in the context of Latin America. This is a theme that mak….

When you arrive really inside the discussion of race, practically they institute a Mexican-ness, a Latin-ness, a racial community that just isn't tru….