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     Tony Montana is a Cuban who came to Miami on a Boat lift from Cuba. Montana initially tries to get his green card from being questioned by U.S. officials but got rejected because he was an assassin in prison. Montana eventually got his green card by working for someone else to obtain it.

     In Hip Hop culture, African Americans are the predominate ethnic group. Many African American relate to Tony Montana not only because Montana is considered ethnic, but because he endured many of the same struggles they had to. The unfortunate event of poverty has happened in almost every Hip Hop rapper's life. Many weren't able to obtain jobs because of the stereotype that African Americans were criminals, much like the tattoo on Montana identifying him as an assassin. His love of money and material things also related to the African American dream at that time.