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509-E | |
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| Genres | Hip Hop,Gangsta rap |
| Members | Dexter Afro-X |
509-E was a Brazilianrap group formed byDexter andAfro-X when they were incarcerated inCarandiru Penitentiary. The group dissolved in 2003, and they both launched solo careers.
Dexter andAfro-X met when sharing the same cell in theCarandiru prison. After the launch of their first song, "powder keg" they began to produce new music.[1] In 2000, they released their debut album,Proverbs 13, with guest appearances fromMano Brown,Edy Rock,MV Bill andDJ Hum.[citation needed]
Following an interview onRede Globo, the pair were targeted by Brazilian authorities for speaking out.[clarification needed] After an uprising that resulted in the closure of the Carandiru penitentiary in 2002, the group was banned by the police from playing shows in the street due to their advocacy.[2] After a time, Afro-X won the Freedom 509-E released his second and last work,LL DC (2002 after Christ).[2] The two members began to fall out and the group ended in 2003.[2]
To date,[when?] Dexter has released four albums as a solo artist. Afro-X has followed a sporadic career in rap, and gained national attention when he marriedSimony.[3] He is now[when?] an educator.[4]
In 2009, a documentary was released about 509-E, calledBetween Light and Shadow, directed byLuciana Burlamaqui, focusing on violence in Brazil from the formation of Dexter and Afro-X inCarandiru.[5][6] On November 14, 2009, te film received first prize in 4 ª Mostra Cinema and Human Rights inSouth America.[7]
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