During Lottery.com’s Puerto Rico benefit concert, Busta Rhymes declared that Black and Puerto Rican people created hip hop… he also goes in and drops the mic. Busta Rhymes delivered a strong message, this past weekend, on the need to address the ignorance that many young artists and fans of hip-hop have towards the history of the genre.

The legendary rapper took a few moments out of his performance at the “Power To The People” benefit concert in Puerto Rico to toast to the role that Puerto Ricans played along with African American and Afro-Caribbeans in the creation of the Bronx born culture and music form. And in addition to acknowledging its roots, he urged elders who may find themselves in disagreement when the facts are ignored or distorted, to actively inform the next generation so that they can acquire the knowledge and pass it forward.

Puerto Ricans have played a fundamental role in the development of hip-hop since its inception in the early 1970’s. In those days they were primarily celebrated for their contributions to breakdancing and graffiti, but although their presence wasn’t as profound on the mic or in the DJ booth since day one there were definitely Ricans putting it down across all elements.

“I wanna remind everybody that may not know – how the origin of hip-hop was started. The origin of hip-hop was started by the power of Black and Puerto Rican people. In case you needed to be reminded,” Busta said to cheers from the Coliseo de Puerto Rico crowd. “A lot of motherf**kers wanna try to gentrify our culture. A lot of motherf**kers wanna try to act like they conveniently forget who fathered this s**t. Black people and Puerto Rican people together. We created the greatest culture in the f**king world and its called hip hop. Facts!”

Busta’s speech comes at a time when many have challenged the legitimacy of racially ambiguous artists like Cardi B and Bruno Mars benefitting from hip-hop’s newfound dominance over pop music.

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A powerfully progressive synthesis of electronic sound and Afro-Caribbean language, ÌFÉ is a bold new musical project from Puerto Rico based African American drummer/producer/singer Otura Mun.

Founder and Director: Otura Mun

Musicians: Rafael Maya, Beto Torrens, Anthony Sierra, Yarimir Cabán

Dancers: Jorvian Santana Ayala, Walian Sànchez

ÍFÉ House of Love. Nicola Cruz Remix

Mun, an Ifá priest or Babalawo in the Yoruba religion, has been a vanguard artist in the Puerto Rican music scene since his arrival there in the late 1990’s, producing critically acclaimed albums and songs for many of the islands most important musical voices.

Umbo (Come Down), is a musical invitation to the benevolent forces that be. Drawing from rhythms and incantations of sacred Yoruba praise songs, ÌFÉ calls out to those would would hear us in our times of need. Keenly aware that our most potent gods, and loves, are first met dancing, and we take our plunges from there. Part celebration, part adoration, Umbo beckons us into that space between places, where we can let go and be brought to shore.

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WEBSITE: http://www.ife-music.com

CONTACTS Management: Laurène Chanson laurene@whispernotagency.com

Booking: Etienne Ziller e.ziller@3pomprod.com

US Press Contact: Paul Dryden paulfdryden@gmail.com

REM Project, San Juan, Puerto Rico. A contemporary art gallery is proud to announce the creation of www.puertoricoarte.com.

www.puertoricoarte.com is a online art gallery about Puerto Rico and they will be launch at VOLTA Art Fair during The Armory Show weekend in NYC these next March 7-11, 2008.

PUERTORICOARTE.COM IS THE FIRST ONLINE ART GALLERY AND COMMUNITY PLATFORM ABOUT PUERTO RICO’S GROWING ART SCENE WITH THE WORLD. OUR ARTIST DISCOURSE NOW A DAYS HAVE RECOGNIZE SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO(PR) AS ONE OF THE ART CITIES OF THE FUTURE ON THE INTERNATIONAL ART MARKET. WE HAVE CHOSEN THE BEST NATIONAL REPRESENTATION ON PAINTING, DRAWINGS, SCULPTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY, PRINTS, CARTELS IN A VARIETY RANGE OF PRICES, IN A CURATED ENVIRONMENT WE EXHIBIT AND SELL OUR CULTURAL PATRIMONY.

These online art gallery and community will present our art around the world and will educate all the users about our culture through the arts and for those brother boricuas out now you can re-connect with us trough the expression of our Artist. Said: Roberto Escobar Molina, Director of REM Project.