The former president of Cuba, Fidel Castro, was pronounced dead yesterday (November 25) in an official announcement made by his brother and successor, Raul Castro, on the country’s state television. The iconic leader was 90 years old.
Hip Hop responded by celebrating the leader’s life as a revolutionary. Besides bringing a new regime to communist Cuba, he was known for meeting with Malcolm X and other leaders of the movement against systemic racism in the United States.
Castro was also known by many as a feared dictator for his reign that spanned from 1959 to 2008, the amount of time 10 United States presidents served in office. Despite a reported literacy rate of 99 percent and a strong healthcare system, he caused millions to flee the island country because of oppression.
While Nas, Rapsody and Paris reflected on Castro’s role as a revolutionary, Eskeerdo — a Miamian of Cuban descent — and Uncle Luke expressed joy at the dictator’s passing.
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