For the past couple of years, a 23-year-old producer from the suburbs of Buenos Aires has been challenging the mainstream of Latin music, one viral YouTube video at a time. Known to the world as Bizarrap , Gonzalo Julián Conde is one of the most streamed Latin American artists in the world thanks to his BZRAP sessions and their exhilarating fusion of hip-hop, trap, and EDM. Every month a new session pops up, featuring some of the most intriguing MCs in Latin rap – from Argentina ’s L-Gante and Paulo Londra to Spain’s Ptazeta to San Jose, California-born Snow Tha Product to Puerto Rico’s Residente, whose Bizarrap freestyle made headlines this spring with its ruthless bars aimed at J Balvin. You only need to watch a couple of sessions to understand the rules of the game. There are 49 videos so far, numbered and posted in chronological order, each with a different rapper. Biza comes up with a backing track, then the guest MCs record vocals at the producer’s minimalist home … [Read more...] about Bizarrap: Meet the Mysterious Argentinean Producer Whose Viral Freestyle Videos Have the Whole World Talking
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Cannes Review: Chie Hayakawa’s ‘Plan 75’
A diet of rice and tofu, plenty of regular, gentle exercise and excellent hospitals: the Japanese have nailed the formula for getting old prolifically. With a little less than 30% of the population over 65, Japanese society is now officially termed as “super-aged.” Meanwhile, thanks to a low birth rate and an ingrained opposition to immigration, the total number of people is falling dramatically. Each year, there are fewer younger people to look after more older ones. It’s a slow-burn economic crisis. Of course, there is an obvious solution, unthinkable in real life but very much in working order in Chie Hayakawa ’s Plan 75 , which screened in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard . The plan of the title is a hypothetical government-funded program that merely offers seniors the chance to be bumped off quietly. It is never acknowledged to be a mass extermination program. On the contrary, it is entirely benevolent. There are little nudges along the way, it’s true. Those who … [Read more...] about Cannes Review: Chie Hayakawa’s ‘Plan 75’
Apart From All The Rumors, Salman Khan’s Next Is Totally A Fresh Project
The Salman Khan-starring next action-comedy hasn't had any official announcement yet, but the gossip tableaus are rife with speculations and rumors. Ever since its development, the film has been in news for one or another reason. Especially people have been excited about its ensemble cast. There were many speculations around the star cast. Out of all the gossip around the film, a few were true and a few were baseless. The latest one in the string of rumours is that Farhad Samji, the film's director, and the makers were not on the same page. This particular rumour has been making rounds for some time now, with media houses citing creative differences as the reason, and claiming that Salman Khan will ghost-direct the film. However, a leaked image from the film's set puts to rest all such rumours. Farhad Samji can be seen present on the film's set, Directing, overlooking, and supervising the process. The shoot for the film is reportedly started recently. A source … [Read more...] about Apart From All The Rumors, Salman Khan’s Next Is Totally A Fresh Project