>hip-hop would be a great medium, however whenever I ask
>hip-hop peeps about this they're either apathetic, or too
>demoralized to believe that the idea has any merit. So I've
>got to find a way to hip them to the possibilities.

True statement for sure.

I think we need to remind (oursleves and others) that this movement came from the disenfranchised and is a political movement at its core.

I also have been reading about the power of hip-hop in South America and how it is becoming a viable force down there.