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RZA on Congo Cobalt Mining and Echoes of Past Exploitation

Published April 28, 2026 | Video Starts at 09:43

I know a lot of the Chinese cell phones are using a different battery technology. Instead of lithium ion, they have something else that's more dense. Well, that's. Yeah. Cobalt's a critical component in lithium batteries. Right. This. That's crazy. Yeah. Lithium ion batteries. What is it? What is like Oppo. There's a bunch of these new Chinese companies that have cell phones that have much more battery. (09:43–09:49)

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Asserts that cobalt is essential for lithium battery production.

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“A lot of [cobalt mines] are run by China.”
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“It's crazy that this is going on in 2026. And most people aren't even aware of it.”
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“That's just cobalt. There's other stuff that they're mining there, too. It's very similar. There's other. What they call conflict minerals.”
RZA on Congo Cobalt Mining and Echoes of Past Exploitation | Uploaded April 28, 2026 | 05:48-05:58
“It's still going on and it'll continue going on as long as no light is shown on it.”
RZA on Congo Cobalt Mining and Echoes of Past Exploitation | Uploaded April 28, 2026 | 08:35-08:40
“They want to make sure that nobody knows about this shit. They don't want any outrage. They want the mining to keep going as planned.”
RZA on Congo Cobalt Mining and Echoes of Past Exploitation | Uploaded April 28, 2026 | 08:54-09:02
“It's a multi, multi billion dollar industry that's powered by abject poverty.”
RZA on Congo Cobalt Mining and Echoes of Past Exploitation | Uploaded April 28, 2026 | 09:04-09:11
“China comes in, they pay off the people that are in power in these areas.”
RZA on Congo Cobalt Mining and Echoes of Past Exploitation | Uploaded April 28, 2026 | 11:04-11:09
“These people live on dirt floors. No food. It's horrible.”
RZA on Congo Cobalt Mining and Echoes of Past Exploitation | Uploaded April 28, 2026 | 11:21-11:27
“That's part of the reason why they like illegal immigration is because you don't have paperwork. You don't have to pay people what they're…”
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“A lot of these Chinese made Android phones are using much more advanced battery technology.”
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