Considered one of Brazil’s most controversial rappers, MV Bill will visit J.U.i.C.E.
- Hip Hop Youth Center in Los Angeles, on Sunday, June 14, 2009
He is arriving in the United States through a cultural exchange program coordinated by the International Visitors Council of Los Angeles (IVCLA) and during his stay in the Los Angeles, he will meet with fellow artists as well as organizations like J.U.i.C.E. (Justice by Uniting in Creative Energy) to discuss their approach to social services to at-risk urban youth.
MV Bill was born in the City of God, in the Western part of Rio de Janeiro, where he still lives today. The City of God is one of Rio’s poorest and roughest areas. He is a highly respected member of his community and media figure. Using rap music, he is well-known for chronicling the ongoing war in the favelas – the infamous ghettos of Brazil. Today, in addition to being a rapper and documentary filmmaker, MV Bill is one of the Brazil’s most important activists. Appointed a Citizen of the World by the UN in 2004, MV Bill’s social-artistic work has been officially recognized by the Brazilian government and by UNICEF.
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