Hip-hop of a Different Hue: Cultural Appreciation and Identification in Oscar Kightley's 'Dawn Raid'

New Zealand hip-hop label Dawn Raid Entertainment has been a trailblazer since its launch in 1999, bringing a distinctly Polynesian sensibility to a traditionally African-American artform – a journey chronicled in Oscar Kightley's new documentary. At a time when questions of race and identity are at the forefront of conversation, the film offers a fascinating insight into US cultural influence abroad, the local and universal struggles of disadvantaged minorities, and the art that emerges from these intersections, as CJ Johnson investigates.

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