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Tough Love: Shabjdeed, Saint Levant, and Rejecting the Perfect Victim

Tough Love

Tough Love: Shabjdeed, Saint Levant, and Rejecting the Perfect Victim

Shabjdeed’s Saint Levant diss exposes the pressure on Palestinians to remain legible and dignified “perfect victims.”

By Othman Shahin

The Warrior-Poet Never Left: On Shabjdeed and Touch's Kattal

Warrior-Poet

The Warrior-Poet Never Left: On Shabjdeed and Touch’s ‘Kattal’

Othman Shahin traces the faris – the warrior-poet of classical Arab tradition – revived by Shabjdeed, Touch, and Smokaholic in Kattal.

By Othman Shahin

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‘Youmi’ Dissected: A Breakdown of A West Bank Groundhog Day

On Fawzi, Shabjdeed and Al Nather’s “Youmi,” a song that turns routine into ritual, and repetition into resistance.

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At 18 Years Old, Palestinian Rapper Touch Is Ready For His Come Up

The rapper turns a year of grief into MSEBEH, a raw debut EP of resiliency and family into sound.