Radical rap and the "new middle class"

Abstract

This article discusses the recent change in stance that refers to rap and rappers in the field of cultural production in Brazil. The group Racionais MCs, a core for the domestic rap, so much so that they have just determined a hegemonic trend for this genre, has been moving away from that revolutionary stance that was the mark of their initial years. I set forth that the increase in power of consumption and democratization in the access to technology and education are aspects that leave a mark on the experience of the rap generation (called the "new school"), personified in Emicida, and have led to the repositioning of the Racionais. I redeem what was said by Antonio Candido to propose that this new position could be deemed "radical".