About Funk proibidão
Funk proibidão is a music genre that emerged in Brazil in the 1990s. It is usually classed as a form of funk carioca.
From Wikipedia
Funk proibidão, or simply Proibidão, which literally translates to "strongly prohibited" or "highly forbidden", is a subgenre of funk carioca music originating from the favelas of Rio de Janeiro where it began in the early 1990s as a parallel phenomenon to the growth of drug gangs in the many slums of the city. The drug gangs sponsored DJs and baile funks in the favelas they controlled to spread respect and love for their gang as well as hate to the other gangs. The music that resulted is proibidão.
Proibidão is characterized as a raw mix of live funk vocals and Miami bass structures. The explicit lyrics typically promote the gang the MC is affiliated with, crime, drug use, and violence. Each drug gang sponsors their own baile funk at their own favela(s), which results in a unique sound that distinguishes each MC, and by extension, each gang.
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What is Funk proibidão?
Funk proibidão is a music genre that emerged in Brazil in the 1990s. It is usually classed as a form of funk carioca.
Where and when did Funk proibidão originate?
Funk proibidão originated in Brazil in the 1990s.