Hip-hop artists spread the word

Godessa, from Cape Town, were the only all-female group out of the ten acts, performing at the World Urban Forum. Godessa is on one of South Africa's most inventive record lables, African dope.

Hip-hop artists from across the globe gathered at the World Urban Forum on Wednesday to spread a message to audiences that policy makers and politicians have failed to reach.

Acts from Greenland to South Africa performed in Barcelona as part of a United Nations campaign called The Message, which aims to raise aspirations among inner city children.