Rap is War
“Rap Is War” shows the difficulties of living in Cuba. Most of us in North America see Havana and the rest of Cuba as a beach paradise or a place where locals like to dance at night. Here we see the shabby living conditions Cubans have to go through in cities like Havana and Holguin City. Los Aldeanos is a rap group beloved by the people of Cuba but greatly feared by the government. Bian and Aldo (members in Los Aldeanos) who are not afraid to speak the truth about what’s happening in Cuba. These two people see and live the same daily life as the people in Havana and the rest of Cuba. However they refuse to be silenced. They express their anger about the country by rapping. The two record their songs and burn them onto discs to give to the people to hear. The music has spread by the thousands or even millions across Cuba. The people on the streets love Los Aldeanos. They dance to it. They rap along to it. Many are proud of Los Aldeanos for speaking the truth. The film is an excellent depiction of a rap band, and their music. It lets the two tell their story and the cameraman show the images uncensored instead of a narrator speaking a point of view. There were times when the cameraman had to turn the camera off but not without showing on film the reason why. Hidden cameras were often used in certain scenes. The film is also a risk to all those involved. It’s not just Los Aldeanos but also the villagers and city people who openly speak their mind about how