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USAID Didn't Fund Rap Music | Hip-Hop News
A viral theory claims USAID secretly funded rap to control culture—and that when the agency “collapsed,” hip-hop died with it. But the facts tell a different story: rap’s decline in mainstream charts began years before any USAID drama, and the agency never operated domestically anyway. Former USAID chief Samantha Power called the claims absurd, noting USAID’s mission was global development, not U.S. music funding. Billboard’s chart algorithm changes, market saturation, and shifting streaming habits are far more responsible for rap’s changing visibility. Don’t confuse speculation with reality…
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