Album Description
Both with his group Possemente Zulu and in his solo work, Rappin Hood has always had a respected, positive name in the Brazilian hip hop scene. And with his new release, Sujeito Homem 2, the public and critics alike will have to accept that hip hop is no longer a foreign movement: it has become Brazilian too. And that didn’t happen because of any music industry marketing trick, but because hip hop has achieved a natural and necessary penetration into the very core of Brazil’s urban culture.
The ethics and the dignity of this work reside not only in the good lyrics and poetry that appear throughout the 17 tracks, but also in its deep quest for an authentic and distinctively national rap. And, through the point of view of a simple, mature artist who by no means incorporates the egocentric, radical attitude of most rappers these days, and makes a point of incorporating elements of samba (mainly partido alto samba*), MPB and Brazilian soul music into his hip hop, we get a genuine expression of Brazilian culture that also features the poignancy and the commitment at the core of rap. The partnerships on this CD, that go from Gilberto Gil to Arlindo Cruz, from Péricles (Exalta Samba) to Living Color, add a thrilling, not to mention urgent, honesty to the current music scene!
With so many heavyweight partnerships, "Sujeito Homem 2", becomes a metaphor of what it represents: the valorization of our great historic and artistic heroes, and the common man that lives his life in the violent outskirts of Brazil’s big cities struggling against the corrupt values of society and the unseen daily absurdities that cloak the courage of those who live the battle for basic survival.
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