Hugo Chavez Supports HipHop

That's right. Venezuela's socialist government provides funds for rap workshops in some of the most dangerous towns in Caracas. Link

In a twist in Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's self-styled socialist revolution, his government, which has long pumped proceeds from oil sales into health and education for the poor, is paying for rap-crazy youths to prime their rhymes as an escape route from drugs and violence in some of Caracas' toughest neighborhoods.