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Yotuel Romero
Yotuel Romero
Cuban actor
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Cubanito 20.02
Cubanito 20.02
band
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Bisso Na Bisso
Bisso Na Bisso
French hip hop band
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Die Fantastischen Vier
Die Fantastischen Vier
German hip hop group
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Torch
Torch
rapper
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Mellow Man Ace
Mellow Man Ace
American rapper
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Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.
Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.
band
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Suprême NTM
Suprême NTM
French hip hop band
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X Plastaz
X Plastaz
musical artist
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IAM
IAM
French hip hop group
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Advanced Chemistry
Advanced Chemistry
German hip hop band
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Goodie Mob
Goodie Mob
American hip hop group
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Beatriz Luengo
Beatriz Luengo
Spanish actress musician songwriter and actress
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Horacio Hernandez
Horacio Hernandez
Cuban musician
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Da Weasel
Da Weasel
Portuguese hip hop band
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King Kapisi
King Kapisi
New Zealand musician
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Hip Hop Hoodíos
Hip Hop Hoodíos
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ChocQuibTown
ChocQuibTown
Colombian hip-hop group
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Grandmaster Flash
Grandmaster Flash
American rapper and DJ
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Krayzie Bone
Krayzie Bone
American rapper
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Ghostface Killah
Ghostface Killah
American rapper from New York
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Rascalz
Rascalz
Canadian hip hop group
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Hilario Durán
Hilario Durán
Cuban musician
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¡Mayday!
¡Mayday!
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MC Solaar
MC Solaar
French recording artist, rapper
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Raekwon
Raekwon
American rapper
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Whodini
Whodini
American hip-hop group
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Prophets of Da City
Prophets of Da City
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no
Dominican-American latin house group
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Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
American hip hop group
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Cuban Link
Cuban Link
Cuban rapper
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Akwid
Akwid
Mexican-American hip hop group
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Bad Copy
Bad Copy
Serbian hip hop band
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D4L
D4L
band
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Telmary Díaz
Telmary Díaz
Cuban rapper, recording artist, songwriter
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Shawty Lo
Shawty Lo
American rapper from Georgia
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Tyrese Gibson
Tyrese Gibson
American singer, rapper and actor
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Gza
Gza
American hip hop artist
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The HBK Gang
The HBK Gang
musical artist
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Ana Tijoux
Ana Tijoux
French-Chilean musician
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Orishas are a Cuban hip hop group from Havana, Cuba, founded in 1999. The group was first called "Amenaza", "threat" or "menace" in Spanish, and appealed to the Cuban youth who were hungry for African-American culture consisting of hip hop and rap. The group is based in France where they made a deal with a record company, although they visit Cuba frequently. In 1999 Fidel Castro threw a party for them and had a meeting with all the musicians. It was the first time the Cuban government showed support for hip hop music. The group was and still is popular in Europe (especially France, Italy, Spain and Portugal) and Latin America. Yotuel Romero and Ruzzo Medina, who moved from Havana to Paris as part of an international studies program, joined Roldán González and Flaco-Pro to form the band in 1999. Their work is influenced by the hip hop movement as well as Cuban and other Latin rhythms. As of October 2009, they had produced a total of five studio albums and a greatest hits album; their latest album is Gourmet (released May 25, 2018). In 2009 they participated in the concert Paz Sin Fronteras II in Plaza de la Revolución, Havana, Cuba. Orishas reunited to record new material in 2016.

The name "Orishas" refers to the set of deities worshipped in African-based religions in the Americas, like Santería in Cuba and Candomblé in Brazil, resulting from the relocation of Yoruba slaves. These orishas each represent a natural element (such as the ocean or leaves) and exhibit a human characteristic (such as motherhood or love). The choice of this name for the hip hop group is a way of creating a direct link between this band and the African diaspora. This link is evident in the group's lyrics, for example those of "Nací Orichas" and "Canto Para Elewa Y Changó". The group's success is a testament to both the international appeal of the group itself as well as the global popularity of Cuban culture. As of October 2009, the band consists of three members: Yotuel, Ruzzo and Roldán. Flaco-Pro left the group in 2002 before the release of its second studio album, Emigrante. The band members live in distributed locations in Europe (Roldán in Paris, Ruzzo in Milan, and Yotuel in Madrid). In 2007, they collaborated with Puerto Rican group Calle 13 on the song "Pa'l Norte" (from the album Residente o Visitante). The song won a Latin Grammy for Best Urban Song.