7 Egyptian Underground Rappers You Really, Really Need to Know
Before Arabic hip-hop emerged as a separate genre, Arab-Americans were regularly involved in hip-hop in the United States, with people such as LA-based producer Fredwreck (Farid Karam Nassar), and Miami-based DJ Khaled.
Hip-hop music began to see popularity in the Arab World in the early 1990s, Groups began to emerge in Palestine in the mid-90s. In Egypt, hip-hop was less popular, but a small buzz in 2004 led to an emergent rap population, when the first hip-hop show took place there when the RZA, member of the Wu-Tang Clan, performed in the Siag Hotel in Cairo alongside Kinetic 9 of Killarmy. Today countless Egyptian rappers are killing the game, here are my favorites.
Arabian Knightz
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Rush and Sphinx, with producer E-Money has elevated Egyptian hip-hop from being a mere copycat of a Western trend into an authentic and respectable brand of its own.
Dawsha
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22-year-old Mohamed Ehab describes his life and experiences leaving no words unsaid with his spitfire rapping style and infectious flow.
MTM
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They may not be underground anymore but MTM just had to be on this list as they paved the way for so many people in Egypt.
Y-crew Family
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Their group was formed after a spontaneous session with German group Blumentopf delivered a tight performance in front of a large German audience, This gained them a huge following in Alexandria their hometown, they also were a part of Khaled Abo Elnaga’s Microphone movie by their song “Ehna Zahma.”
F Killa
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F Killa’s lyrics are very conservative, yet have very big messages.
Deeb
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Mohammed El-Deeb is known for his revolutionary, intelligent and very soulful lyrics.
Yukka Shahin “The Empress”
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She criticizes her surroundings with light lyrics yet a very heavy flow. Yukka was born and raised in Alexandria which is a fertile environment for hip-hop culture.
WE SAID THIS: Let me know if I missed out on any rappers so I can check them out.