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Rappers For Regime Change: How the CIA Recruits Hip Hop Artists Around the World

Summary by MintPress News
Through its myriad of agencies, the United States government has recruited and groomed rappers from around the world to further its political interests. Washington has spent tens of millions of dollars funding, training, and promoting artists who foment public discontent, organize protests, and lead color revolutions in nations in its crosshairs. In Bangladesh and Senegal, U.S.-funded rappers led political movements that toppled governments. Was…

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U.S. government recognized the power of hip hop culture as a vehicle for expression, protest and political voice for young people, said Professor Sujatha Fernandes, sociologist of the University of Sydney and author of the book "Close to the Edge: In Search of the Global Hip Hop Generation," to the MintPress News. "Organizations like the Foundation [...]

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MintPress News broke the news in United States on Friday, October 16, 2026.
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