[1] Consequently, many of those kids which Hip Hop spoke to in their special language for the first time continue to rap in Haitian Creole even after being in the United States the most part of their lives.
[4] Many Haitian Rap Kreyòl artists have had rough childhoods and difficult living conditions producing rappers who address socio-economic topics in their lyrics.
[3] Though similar to mainstream American hip hop in that materialistic imagery is portrayed or lyricized, the negative aspects of less fortunate Haitian society, such as topics concerning slum life, gang warfare, the drug trade, and poverty, are much more.
Rappers such as KRS-One, Talia Keli, Chuck D, Wycliffe Jean, Joey Bada$$ have used hip-hop to educate audiences about the revolution's significance and critique the way the U.S. handled it.
[7] Public Enemy (Chuck D): Worked on projects such as “Kombit pou Haiti“ 2010, and “This Bit of Earth”, as well as ”Fight the Power”, which had a recent remake in 2020 which had a resurgence of revolutionary imagery in response to movements like Black Lives Matter.