Malique Mohamud: ‘Rotterdam is known as the ‘social nursery’ of the Netherlands. Culturally rich and politically complex migrant neighbourhoods produced an environment where a new language (street language) and other forms of culture could emerge. Its consumable form – Urban Culture – influences millions of Dutch people under 50 every day. And so, it transforms the standards, values, and tastes of much of the country. Concrete Blossom explores how hip-hop as a transformative force can actively transform the city and move beyond umbrella terms like Super Diversity.’
Malique Mohamud continues: ‘This form of postcolonial urban heritage has a creative power that is super relevant to tackling the social and ecological tasks of our time.’
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