Hit from checktheweather.net: Research on eco-hip hop, brought me to this dope video from the Brazilian group Esquecimiento Total. We’re all aware that Brazil’s environmental justice fight is a deep history that’s lasted generations – similar to the rest of Latin America, and really the Third World, at that, Brazil’s fights have pitted state/corporate interests against the survival of indigenous communities and their culture & lifestyle for decades. A lot of times we see global warming injustices framed as rich country vs. poor, but we can’t forget the battles communities around the world are fighting within their own borders. Check out our gritty-city series to read about similar battles right here at home in the US!

And, if you’re interested in global conscious hip hop, check outwww.nomadicwax.com – a fresh website coming out of Senegal that follows conscious hip hop around the world.