“We’re not a record label. We’re a government aided youth organization aimed at giving troubled youths an opportunity to share their talents.” Violencia, the unlikely alliance that’s enabling authentic hard-core Flemish rap
Belgium’s Dutch-speaking rap has made a place for itself, and it shows. To better understand the underlying dynamics of this phenomena, we speak to Matthijs Spittel on Violencia, an Antwerp-based media platform and youth organisation concerned with helping up-and-coming singers, producers, photographers et al.