there's been so many dope arabic hip hop tracks made, just looking back it all makes me so proud honestly

a thread perhaps? you tell me if you give a shit

okay would be amiss by not starting with the first people who made Arabic hip hop sound dope in my humble opinion, Ramallah Underground. can't go wrong with any of their work really

here's some of my favorite work by Stormtrap (Ramallah Underground alum), he's incredible as both a producer and rapper

and this is one of my favs by Muqata'a (another erstwhile Ramallah Underground member). this man is a sonic titan honestly. beast on the boards and mic. just listen to this

this is a classic track by Deeb, one of the pioneers of Egyptian hip hop. dude's got the smoothest flow and voice

the esoteric, unhinged, hardhitting HAMORABI. this is one of my favs but not my top pick

(this is my fav HAMORABI track). certified Arabic hip hop classic.

here's one of my favorite by one of the brightest younger voices in the scene, Muhandas. his flows and lyrics are so intricate and massive sounding, they almost sound geometrical. second verse n beat by Stormtrap (now known as Asifeh) are killer.

WMD from Tunisia is just such a refined MC. a style perfected

my favorite rapper and producer out of the entire Arabian Peninsula: Dattune. and i think he's just getting started

this dude is a star now, Bu Kulthoum from Damascus. this is my fav of his from earlier on in his career

this is a foundational track by THE unsung trailblazer and originator of Arabic hip hop in the levant. Eslam Jawaad:

(seeing how long i can keep this thread going without listing any of my direct affiliates because that would be corny but we'll get there)

fuck it here's my homie Satti. realest dude alive. he's made a whole lot of dope stuff but this will always be a super special track to me. The Arab Samurai

ok that's it

if you wanna hear our stuff just hit the link my bio lol

and follow @chynowithawhy and @eddabbas for their solo work

i'll do a thread of fareeq stuff and fareeq-adjacent stuff one day i guess lol

because it's literally impossible to pick a favorite Edd Abbas solo or feature track and Chyno's best Arabic song hasn't been released yet so

until another day then salaam

gonna keep adding favs i guess as they occur to me

i really really like MC HOOK from Cairo, just really dope n solid hardcore lyricism

my dude Chyno from Fareeq just got signed to Warner and this is his first single w them

and it's dope https://twitter.com/chynowithawhy/status/1316385615110459392

here's an actual regular ass link to the song lol