509-E
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509-E | |
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| Genres | Hip Hop, Gangsta rap |
| Members | Dexter Afro-X |
509-E was a Brazilian rap group formed by Dexter and Afro-X when they were incarcerated in Carandiru Penitentiary. The group dissolved in 2003, and they both launched solo careers.
Career
[edit]Dexter and Afro-X met when sharing the same cell in the Carandiru prison. After the launch of their first song, "powder keg" they began to produce new music.[1] In 2000, they released their debut album,Proverbs 13, with guest appearances from Mano Brown, Edy Rock, MV Bill and DJ Hum.[citation needed]
Following an interview on Rede Globo, the pair were targeted by Brazilian authorities for speaking out.[clarification needed] After an uprising that resulted in the closure of the Carandiru penitentiary in 2002, the group was banned by the police from playing shows in the street due to their advocacy.[2] After a time, Afro-X won the Freedom 509-E released his second and last work,LL DC (2002 after Christ).[2] The two members began to fall out and the group ended in 2003.[2]
To date,[when?] Dexter has released four albums as a solo artist. Afro-X has followed a sporadic career in rap, and gained national attention when he married Simony.[3] He is now[when?] an educator.[4]
In 2009, a documentary was released about 509-E, called Between Light and Shadow, directed by Luciana Burlamaqui, focusing on violence in Brazil from the formation of Dexter and Afro-X in Carandiru.[5][6] On November 14, 2009, te film received first prize in 4 ª Mostra Cinema and Human Rights in South America.[7]
Discography
[edit]- Provérbios 13(2000)
- MMII DC (2002 Depois de Cristo) (2002)
References
[edit]- ^ "Rap Radio "The voice of the movement HipHop" "509-E". www.radiorap.com.br. Archived from the original on 2009-11-12. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Dexter - The black fury raises again". www.bsbblack.com. Retrieved November 13, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "ISTOÉ Online". www.terra.com.br. Retrieved November 13, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The rapper and ex-burglar, Afro X, turns educator". catracalivre.folha.uol.com.br. Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
- ^ "Rap Nacional". www.rapnacional.com.br. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
- ^ "Between Light and Shadow (2007) - Soundtracks". epipoca.uol.com.br. Retrieved November 14, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Between Light and Shadow 4 wins Mostra Cinema and Human Rights in South America - Cineclick". cinema.cineclick.uol.com.br. Retrieved November 14, 2009.[dead link]
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