Racionais MCs' Sobrevivendo no Inferno

The rap group Racionais MCs' album Sobrevivendo no Inferno (Surviving in Hell) changed the hip-hop scene in São Paulo and became a reference for youth across Brazil, empowering and provoking in an era of violence and poverty. This book celebrates the album's 25th anniversary, exploring its impact on hip-hop, cinema, and literature and offering the author's narrative spins on its sentiment.

Format: Hardback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 09 September 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

In 1997, the rap group Racionais MCs, also known as the "Rational MCs," released the album "Sobrevivendo no Inferno" (Surviving in Hell), which had a significant impact on the hip-hop scene in São Paulo and became a reference point for youth across Brazil. At a time when rappers needed to defend the legitimacy of their work and when neighborhoods like Capão Redondo, where Racionais frontman Mano Brown was from, often had high homicide rates, "Sobrevivendo" offered a powerful and empowering alternative. It challenged the notion that the underworld of São Paulo's working-class suburbs was dominated by cheap thrills and lacked representation. Instead, it presented a brutal yet invigorating imagination that resonated with listeners, particularly the millions of young Brazilians living in the periphery of Brazil's megacities. This book celebrates the 25th anniversary of "Sobrevivendo" by exploring the album's impact not only within the hip-hop community but also in other cultural domains such as cinema and literature. The author contributes his own narrative perspectives on the album's themes, creating a unique blend of cultural analysis and inspired testimony.

Weight: 290g
Dimension: 134 x 210 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781501338878