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In December of 2010 one of Tunisia's best-known rappers, Hamada Ben-Amor, was detained for days for recording a song critical of the government.<br />As a result, rappers -- along with bloggers -- became important forces for change during Tunisia's Arab Spring. Rapper Wajdi Mascott takes GLOBAL 3000 on a tour of his production studio, where young musicians record their rap tunes, and shows us locations which played an important role in the revolution.
In December of 2010 one of Tunisia's best-known rappers, Hamada Ben-Amor, was detained for days for recording a song critical of the government.<br />As a result, rappers -- along with bloggers -- became important forces for change during Tunisia's Arab Spring. Rapper Wajdi Mascott takes GLOBAL 3000 on a tour of his production studio, where young musicians record their rap tunes, and shows us locations which played an important role in the revolution.
