Tag: Arabic
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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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Timmy
By: Jude Kouassi Timmy is an Egyptian rapper who unlike his native counterparts, chooses to rap in English and not the usual Arabic. In Egypt, the rap scene began to really ramp up around 1988, with artists such as Omar Boflot and Taki. Both spent time in Ghana though, getting integrated with the rap game
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Egyptian Rapper, Marwan Moussa, Uses Artistically Unique Language in His Song “Shata2er”
Egyptian Rapper, Marwan Moussa, makes creative choices in the way he uses language on this track “Shata2er;” he released it on March 12th, 2019. Moussa has made a name for himself in Egypt’s hip hop scene with his unique combination of an older flow with a more modern twist. Marwan’s language choice is an intentional
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Egyptian rapper, Felukah, making a name for herself in New York and Cairo with her song “Harlemite Honey”
Felukah’s song “Harlemite Honey,” is a great example of Felukah’s combination of her American and Egyptian identities. Felukah is currently a university student in New York, where she began her rapping career, but she plans to move back to Cairo after graduating in an effort to strengthen the femal rap scene in Egypt as well
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Egypt: Marwan Moussa’s cutting edge sound
The artist I’m choosing to highlight from Egypt is Marwan Moussa. Marwan Moussa is a rapper and producer. He can make a beat for him to write to and then mix the songs by himself. This makes Moussa a triple threat. Moussa grew up in Cairo but now resides in LA where he makes his