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C. Tangana's return to music with the rap group that changed everything and was labeled posh by some

In Agorazein, the hip hop collective from which El Madrileño emerged and which is returning for just four concerts at Movistar Arena, the story is told of how rap, which listeners called "soft", became today's popular music.

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C. Tangana's return to music with the rap group that changed everything and was labeled posh by some

On May 14, 2016, the Madrid City Council scheduled a rap concert in Las Vistillas featuring the group Agorazein, which included C. Tangana, Sticky M.A., Jerv.AGZ, I-Ace, and DJ Fabianni. The concert was promoted as a family event called "AGZ Familia". Around the same time, a user on the HHGroups forum expressed nostalgia for C. Tangana's earlier stage name, Crema, which he used when he started rapping in 2005. Six months later, on November 15, 2016, Agorazein released their album Siempre, which would be their last.

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