Teo Ballvé

Teo Ballvé is a journalist and a PhD Candidate in geography at the University of California, Berkeley. His research is supported by fellowships from the Social Science Research Council (SSRC).

Medellín: who's afraid of hip-hop?

Ten young hip-hop activists have been murdered in Medellín's Comuna 13 district since 2009. Such violence against young hip-hoppers demonstrates the lingering contradictions of urban security still present in Colombia's 'miracle' city.

By Teo Ballvé

/ 4 Mar 2013