need Arabic hip-hop recommendations

September 30, 2021 3:40 PM

What's some good hip-hop (or any rap music) with Arabic-language lyrics? Current is best, but good albums from the past are good too.
posted by 4th number to Media & Arts (4 answers total)

I like some of what the Moroccan called Moro has done. I heard it in one of those tiny general stores in Tangiers two years ago, so I think he's still current.
posted by os tuberoes at 4:33 PM on September 30, 2021

Every Noise at Once + Spotify is your friend here: the Arabic Hip Hop lists will be excellent starter packs, and surely other regions will be listed where Arabic is the predominant language for MCs.
posted by Ten Cold Hot Dogs at 2:35 AM on October 1, 2021

This turns out to be a lot older than I thought (video is 2004 but song is 1997, possibly remix) and also Turkish, but might help lead you to other artists or more recent tracks - Erci E. - Bin Arabama
posted by CyberSlug Labs at 8:14 AM on October 1, 2021

Shadia Mansour
posted by mani at 4:34 AM on October 2, 2021