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Shakespeare in the “Gangsta’s Paradise”. Akala and the empowering potential of the Bard’s poetry
Published 2017-11-01“…Having founded his independent music label in 2003, in his breakthrough single "Shakespeare" (2006) Akala invited his audience to challenge stereotypical assumptions on hip-hop and rap, provocatively defining himself "like Shakespeare with a nigger twist". …”
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