An international hip hop collaboration: Diaspora Mixtape

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• diaspora
• immigration
• International Hip Hop
• Nomadic Wax

This is another example of how the internet has made it possible for people from all over the world to connect, collaborate, create, and share with others.

International Hip-Hop Comes Alive:
Nomadic Wax Records set to release Volume 2 of “Diaspora: A Global Mixtape Movement”

“These kinds of global collaborations are so important because they showcase the revolutionary power of Hip-Hop culture,” says Diaspora producer DJ Nio, “They bring people together from around the globe – even if they speak different languages, have different religions, ideas, and backgrounds. Hip-Hop is a universal language without barriers. Like George Clinton said, it works toward building ‘one nation under a groove’.”

Diaspora Mixtape Volume 2 is mixed by Filipino-American DJ Boo (Juggaknots, Eternia), audio mix and mastered by Dan Cantor (Notable Productions), and produced by Genovese DJ Nio (Zero Plastica, Basement UnderGround). Volume 2 features talent from Africa, Europe, North America, Asia and South America. A global evolution from Tony Touch’s legendary Power Cypha: 50 MCs mixtapes series, the Diaspora Mixtape brings together over 50 international Hip-Hop artists who contribute a 16 bar verse in their native tongue, showcasing the cultural, stylistic, and linguistic diversity of each region’s respective Hip-Hop scene...

To learn more about this project, listen to the mixtape, and watch the video about it, click here: http://www.diasporamixtape.com/