When Cuban Hip-Hop Became a US Plot

Does everyone remember when USAID created that “Cuban Twitter” and paid all those guys to start agitating for regime change on it? What if that wasn’t even the most ridiculous thing USAID was doing in Cuba at the time?

Good news, it wasn’t! USAID also hired a bunch of Serbian music promoters and spent millions of dollars trying to create a regime-change themed hip-hop music movement in Cuba.

The scheme wasn’t totally unrelated to fake Cuban Twitter, which they used to try to promote the

It didn’t take long for the hip-hoperation to be found out, either, as when they tried to bankroll a music festival put on by a pro-government singer, in the hopes of turning it toward the aim of regime change, Cuba started detaining people involved, and learned of the USAID involvement.

Senators are criticizing USAID once again for wasting a bunch of money on a crazy plot with money that was supposed to be for humanitarian aid. As usual, USAID is defending the program as an attempt to “increase civil engagement.”

12 thoughts on “When Cuban Hip-Hop Became a US Plot”

  1. After over 50 years of nonsensical hostility toward Cuba the U.S. is still wasting millions of dollars to overthrow the Cuban government. Fidel outlasted many assasination attempts and even more U.S. presidents. It's time the U.S. recognized Cuba and established normal relations. But of course corporate elites that controlled our government will not allow an economic system that doesn't channel profits into their pockets. It's disgusting how the 1% has corrupted NGO's and government agencies like the State Department that are supposed to do good and promote non-military solutions.

  2. As much as I want to see those poor Cuban souls liberated from the murderous crooks of the communist party, it's astonishing how clueless Americans are about the complete state of submission and lack of will of the Cuban victims. Cubans will never fight for their freedom or topple the Castro mafia. Whatever will they have left is solely focused on making it to Miami.

    1. Cubans are grateful for your feigned concern, but it's not necessary. They know they were worse off under the US supported Batista regime. So with all due respects, Americans should just mind their own business. It always proves that less people are harmed when you do.

  3. USAID should change its name. What they are doing is not providing aid. Before Ehud Barack Obama became president, he said he would end the embargo. He's just like the other presidents. He's afraid of angering the 1%.and the Cuban exiles in the USA.

  4. The sad thing really is that the Cubans themselves are behind the fact that the embargo still exists. The majority of around 1,2 mio Cubaans in Florida hope the embargo will make the Castro regime collaps and push for continuation of the embargo even though their fellow countrymen suffer from the consequences. For a US president to win the presidential elections a win in Florida is an absolute must due to Florida's large number of votes in the Electoral College. Florida is also the ultimate swing state meaning the votes of the Cuban exiles are decisive for winning or loosing the elections in Florida (population 19,5 mio). If the Cuban exiles would change their disappointment of the Cuban regime for love for their family and fellow countrymen in Cuba the embargo would probably be over tomorrow.

    1. Answer: allow many more Haitian refugees to come to Florida. They are good, hardworking people with a long history of engagement with the United States.

  5. USAID should change its name. What they are doing is not providing aid. Before Ehud Barack Obama became president, he said he would end the embargo. He's just like the other presidents. He's afraid of angering the 1%.and the Cuban exiles in the USA.

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