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5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (July 11)

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Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here's what happened in the Latin music world this week:"Michael X" Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, the Puerto Rican rapper turns his feelings into song rapping about racism and police brutality.

In his new song "Michael X," Myke Towers raps about slavery and having dealt with discrimination himself. Towers kicks off the track with words from Malcolm X's famous 1962 speech: "We are oppressed.

We are exploited. We are downtrodden." He then goes on saying he needs to speak out against racism and can no longer hide how he's feeling.

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