Sweatshop Union is tagged as: hip-hop, canadian, rap, hip hop, underground rap ’’‘Sweatshop Union’‘’ are a Canadian Hip hop collective formed in 2000 when four politically-minded rap acts Dirty Circus, Creative Minds , Innocent Bystanders, and solo artist Kyprios came together “to create a powerful, distinctive voice”, and to produce their first album, which was published in 2001. Known for an inventive and socially-conscious sound, Sweatshop Union’s music focuses on being “honest”, commenting on material ranging from the War in Iraq, the plight of the poor and working-class, to the negativity and misogyny of mainstream hip-hop. Speaking for the group, Mos Eisley put it as:|‘To me, politics aren’t a choice you make; they’re just a way of life. […] In that sense, I am trying to be more positive than political, because I’m already political to begin with… I think that, at the same time as there’s a lot of money being put into hip hop that could be deemed negative or misogynistic or self-destructive, by the same token there’s a lot of guys who are coming up trying to be positive and rebel against that, [and] putting their careers on the line.’ After signing with Battleaxe Records in 2002, their self-titled debut album was re-released as ‘Loca... Read More About Sweatshop Union Biography...  Send Sweatshop Union ringtones to your cell
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