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New York Ricans from the Hip Hop Zone

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The position of New York Puerto Ricans in hip hop culture must be understood within the historical context of Puerto Rican migration to New York City, their placement within the city’s racial and socioeconomic hierarchies and their relationship with African Americans and other Latinos.

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Rivera, R.Z. (2003). Enter the New York Ricans. In: New York Ricans from the Hip Hop Zone. New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403981677_2

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