Category: Egypt
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HHAP Ep. 86: Hip Hop Events, Updates, News, & the Burna Boy/Khaligraph Jones Conversations
Events discussed in episode: August – December 2023 | Culture Curators: Hip Hop 50 | National Museum of Accra (Ghana) September 28 & 29, 2023 – Archiving Hip Hop: 50 years in the making – Milton Keynes, UK / online May 16-19, 2024 | European Hip Hop Studies Conference | Cork, Ireland In the article…
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FeLukah- The Next Rising Hip-Hop Star out of Cairo
Felukah is a very interesting artist of this generation because of her unique style and unique background. Felukah is an Egyptian hip-hop artist, who was born in Cairo but was also raised in New York City, which is often highlighted in her songs. Given her background, her identity is often discussed in her songs, and…
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Abyusif
Abyusif is a rising Egyptian artist coming out of the Zamalek region In Cairo who is currently dominating the underground rap scene in Egypt due to his unorthodox Hip-Hop approaches that mirror those consistent in alternative rock, heavy metal, and emotionally vulnerable music. Abyusif’s musical background is heavily influenced by his time spent as a drummer in a…
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Ahmed Santa
Ahmed Santa is an influential artist coming from the Cairo region of Egypt. Ahmed is already very well established within Egyptian music culture given his extensive discography of well-received albums, singles, and music videos. Ahmed’s musical style and approaches have an up-beat trap auto-tune influence that resembles the likes of American artists French Montana and Travis…
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King Nubi
Rising African a rap artist “Nubi” or better known as his moniker “King Nubi” is a rising artist out of the southern region of Egypt who is slowly becoming a pioneer in Nubian style Hip Hop in the Egyptian region. Nubi’s Hip-Hop style is a reflection of his childhood hometown in Aswan, a city located…
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Wegz- Later
At the age of 24 years old, Wegz was established as one of the first premier Egyptian trap artists of his generation. His catalog of music has helped lead Hip-Hop, and its sub-genre Trap music, to a very prominent music genre in Egypt. Many of his videos have garnered millions of views and he is…
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Wegz is determined to put the Spotlight on Egypt
When it comes to the Hip-Hop scene in Africa, countries such as South Africa and Senegal first come to mind but lately, Wegz has been making a name for himself in the music industry. Ahemed Ali, who goes by the stage name of Wegz, is a 24-year-old Egyptian trap artist who has risen up the…
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Healing Anthems
Happy New Year to all! As we move through January, most of us are feeling this Venus retrograde mixed with this Mercury retrograde. Pardon my language but shit is feeling real. If you can’t tell, this album review is for those needing some more affirmations in their life. Felukah, a Neo-soul Egyptian rapper taking the…
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Ask the birds in cairo
Felukah is a major hip-hop artist hailing from Egypt. She was born Sara El Messiry right outside of Cairo, which is considered almost a Middle Eastern Hollywood. When she was eighteen, El Messiry moved to New York, which was three years ago now. Her stage name comes from the traditional Egyptian boat that would travel…
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Egypt’s young and beautiful felukah
By: Malaysia Robinson Egypt’s new female rapper is one to remember. Sara El Messiry, also known as the young and beautiful rapper, Felukah, has had a huge impact on Egypt’s rap industry when it comes to female artist. While she now resides in New York, Cairo still has a big impact and reflection upon Felukah’s…