Hip-hop began in the United States but it has spread all over the world which shows its power to spread and share ideas. Hip hop is often used to voice out problems and solution. It has become so huge, diverse, and part of different communities and cultures that many try to create "sub-divisions" and give each aspect of hip hop its own category. However, many argue that hip-hop is united no matter what language or topic it is. One such Latino hip hop artist is Jakpot. Jakpot had a very tough childhood. He was born to a Peruvian mother and father who migrated from Peru to New Jersey "on a one-way ticket destined for the American Dream" (latinrapper.com). When Jakpot was only five years old, his mom became very ill and died two years later. His father decided to leave New Jersey and take his children to New York with him. In New York their situation did not get any easier. They had no money left because they had spent most of it on medical bills and because of a language barrier the only job Jakpot's dad could obtain was a janitor position. Jakpot soon began to notice the exploitation his dad went through because he was an immigrant, but, "Jakpot's first brush with the reality of hate crimes against immigrants occurred after his family moved to Patchogue, New York. It was in that Long Island town that Marcelo Lucero, a dry cleaner employee from Ecuador, was murdered simply for being Hispanic" (Latinrapper.com). At that moment Jakpot felt compelled to speak on behalf of Latinos and immigrants in the United States. He speaks through his hip hop; he expresses the frustration experienced by Latino immigrants who search for a better life in the United States and he wants Americans to please be more accepting and welcoming. Like Jakpot who searched for a positive outcome from his music, Los Rakas are two young Panamanian artists who are searching to better a situation through their hip-hop music. Starting from their name they are trying to influence change, "Raka comes from the word Rakataka, it's a Panamanian word. We shortened it to Raka. They used that word to refer to people from the hood, but in a negative way. They would label everyone from the hood Rakataka, you feel me. We took the word and decided to make it positive. Like yeah, we from the community, from the barrio. But a Raka can go to college, and be a businessman, you know.