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(diss)Course Analysis: Diss Tracks as Cultural Reckoning

(diss)Course Analysis

(diss)Course Analysis: Diss Tracks as Cultural Reckoning

Salma Moussa argues the diss track’s best case is a demand for accountability within a community of trust.

Soundtrack of Constraint: The Unspoken Rules Governing Tunisian Rap

Bars Behind Bars

Bars Behind Bars: The Unspoken Rules Governing Tunisian Rap

Following the brief detention of rapper Kamara last year, the Tunisian rap scene is divided on what that detention means to their future.

By Maram Khenissi

MUSIC

The C!rcle: An Infinite Space Preserving Sudan Through Sound

Through intention and sound, The C!rcle reimagines what it means to belong, to resist, and to endure.

MUSIC

Ziad Zaza: “I Won’t Make Myself A Throne To Settle Into. I’m Rebuilding The Throne All The Time.”

The Egyptian rapper dishes on his new pop EP and why he doesn’t hang onto his songs after they’re released.

MUSIC

BOUMPH: “I Needed To Create A Demon Gorilla.”

The Syrian-Canadian artist is here to unmask the truth and make listeners sit in their discomfort.

MUSIC

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.

Cover Story, Exclusive, MUSIC

How Small X Became Morocco’s Most Intentional Voice in Hip-Hop

On his latest EP “NAFIDA”, the Safi-born rapper turns inward to forge an alternative grammar for hip-hop in Morocco.

Tribute

To Ziad Rahbani, From Yassin “NARCY” Alsalman

The Iraqi artist pens his love letter to the late Ziad Rahbani.