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How Kresnt is using hip hop to validate his existence as an Afghan-Canadian

2 months ago

3:12

How Kresnt is using hip hop to validate his existence as an Afghan-Canadian

2 months ago
Music
Duration 3:12

The MC moved to Vancouver in 1999 to escape the Taliban. In the early 2000s, Kresnt discovered hip hop, an artform that has since inspired him to become a rapper who unapologetically explores his Afghan-Canadian identity in his music.

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