MC Cristal came up in Rio das Pedras, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, and started putting out music in the mid-1990s. His 1996 single 'Quem Pode Pode' got attention across Brazil, mixing the local funk carioca sound with traditional rhythms like samba and pagode.
That song's explicit lyrics about street life and drug use drew criticism from some quarters and led to radio bans, but they also connected with listeners in marginalized communities.
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