Artist description Face Negra is a group that wants changes in the society we live in, and we´d like to suggest those changes through our music. We don´t sell a million records and we don´t drive the finest cars and we want to continue taking our music to the hood and showing all the people that there is a way, all we have to do is fight for our rights and keep our heads up. Face Negra means Black Face, but is has no connection with racism, it´s just a name that represents the Black people of Brazil because they were brought from Africa to Brazil as slaves, and now, 500 years later Afro-Brazilians are still not respected. Face Negra goes where the people wants us to go, sometimes with difficulty, sometimes with no money at all, we still go.

Music Style Rap straight out of the streets of São Paulo, Brazil, influenced by the reality of the streets and the social differences that affect poor people in general, both blacks and whites

Musical Influences L.A. style rap, like N.W.A., Dr. Dre, Snoop Dog, Ice Cube, Old School, Funk, and just recently with the arrival of Jeh ( who spent seven years living and working in NYC ) East coast style rap like Wu-tang, Jay - Z, and mostly Nas.

Similar Artists Our style is a mixture, we may sound like a whole lot of different artists in the São Paulo scene, however, we prefer to avoid sounding like anyone else.

Artist History Face Negra is now 14 years old and it has survived because of the determination of its member IVO, who started the group and is still leading Face Negra nowadays. Different heads have participated of the history of Face Negra, but after the album released in 2000( The sun rises in the East ), things changed drasticly and the group decided to stay away from the same old - same old. We actually have contacted some of the best rap producers in São Paulo, and we´ve decided to drop the label and produce our next record ourselves. The new material should be ready to drop in June of 2003.

Group Members IVO - With some effort he started the group which had different members back in the day. Ivo has been through it all and still is ready for whatever. He represents the East Zone of São Paulo - COHAB 1. BILLY G - originally from the East Zone as well, Billy G joined Face Negra in 1998. B.G. nowadays represents the projects of Brasilandia - C.D.H.U. and is currently working on the production of the new joints. BACA - Baca is also fairly new to the group. He also comes from the projects of the East Z.(COHAB 1) He joined the group in 2000 but didn´t take part in the creation process of "The sun rises in the East" JEH - the newest MC in the group, a.k.a. JP had just gotten back from NYC, where he lived for seven years, when he met up with BILLY G( friend from back in the day ) and IVO and started hanging with the crew. Jeh is originally from the East Zone of São Paulo.

Albums The Sun rises in the East - released in 2000

Location São Paulo, São Paulo - Brazil

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