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Middle Eastern hip hop is hip hop music and culture originating in the Middle East. It is performed in many languages such as English , local Arabic dialects, Hebrew , Persian , and French . It is highly influenced by American hip hop. Hip hop music has a high popularity almost everywhere in the Middle East. It is played on the radio stations and shown on TV stations, but performing it has begun only recently. A lot of hip hop groups are still underground. Being critical about politics and expressing certain views could incite government censure. The internet has been a major outlet for most groups. AFGHANISTAN Hip Hop music is also gaining popularity in the afghan community in North America, Europe, and Australia with Pasthu, Farsi, and English Raps. BAHRAIN In Bahrain , there's DJ Outlaw . EGYPT More recent and very popular hip hop performers are MTM from Egypt , who have been using Egyptian Arabic in their songs. JAFFA PHONIX, founded in 2003 by two Palestinian refugees in Egypt, is an electro/hop band using Palestinain Arabic. The Arabian Knightz have also been gaining popularity. IRAQ NiZ-R is an Iraq i rapper who is living in Jordan who raps in both Jordanian and Iraqi. Euphrates (band) and frontman The Narcicyst who is now going solo, are Iraqi Canadians from Montreal. Sandhill (producers) was founded by Iraqi-Canadian brothers Habillis and Nofy Fannan in 2000. They were the musical force behind the groundbreaking and internationally acclaimed Iraqi hip-hop group Euphrates, which they formed with premier Arab mc and childhood friend the Narcicyst. TIMZ is an Iraqi American rapper mostly known for his controversial rap song "Iraq",he now has a debut album "Open for business" available online. He has gained recognition through his political messages in his music, he has also been featured on Fox news, MTV news, Al Jazeera and has been nominated for "Best Hip-Hop Album" at 2006 San Diego Music Awards. IRAN Since 1999 some rappers've decided to form a new rap music in Iran and Middle east the bands such as ''" Hich Kas ","Zedbazi" and the disbanded Band "021"''.they are pioneers of the Iranian rap. Those bands are Tehranian Bands that they are working underground and they are independent rappers. Today Iranian rappers are like American rappers they are trying to establish the new rap in Middle Eastern.As they depict his ideas and ideologies about Iranian society that they are facing problems by limitations that the regime made for them.however they are still active and working in the eastside and the westside of Tehran. ISRAEL A DJ named Leron Teeni is credited as the founder of the Israeli rap scene in the mid 1990s. Teeni is the DJ for a hip hop show the “The Bizz” that is broadcasted on the Israeli army radio station. Kids started coming on his show in order to showcase their skills and be heard rapping, however, they were always rapping in English. To rap in Hebrew at this time was basically not being done until a group by the name of Shabak Samech came onto the scene. Shabak Samech is considered to be the first Israeli hip hop group, credited with being the most responsible for the progression of Israeli hip hop. They released their first album in 1995, and achieved platinum status with the release of their second album. The group Hadag Nahash (meaning “Snake Fish”)that formed in 1996 was one of the first rap groups to hit the mainstream in Israel. A sprouting Palestinian scene grew along side them. They have been compared frequently to the American hip hop group “the Roots” since they use a live band instead of a DJ for their backup music. Kobi Shinobi, more commonly known as Subliminal, is the supposedly most popular rapper in Israel. The album “The Light and the Shadow” with partner Shadow has sold over 1 million records world wide. Subliminal was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. After the outbreak of the Al-Aqsa Intifada in 2000 the two began writing patriotic songs. They became known as creators of "Zionist hip-hop", a label still applied to them. With occasional Arabic lyrics and songs like "Peace in the Middle East", they take a stance that can be described as desirous of a better future but unapologetic about the present. Subliminal and Ha'Tzel also helped discover the Arab Israeli rapper Tamer Nafar; they collaborated but eventually fell out over political differences. The bitter end of their musical relationship is chronicled in the documentary film, Channels of Rage. SHI 360--Shai Haddad was born in Haifa, Israel then moved to Montreal, Canada. SHI 360’s lyrics reflect political and social themes as opposed to feel good pop that dominates the Israeli radio. In the song “Break the silence” he talks to kids speaking up about abuse from home life. He considers himself a conscious emcee. SHI 360 hopes to change the view on how radio is supposed to sound in Israel. KUWAIT There is a popular Kuwait i hip hop band called Army Of One {Link without Title} , who perform in English. They released an album called "Reprezentin", which received much success around the region. LEBANON AKS'SER , an Arabic hip-hop group from Lebanon, was formed by two Beirut-based rappers whose music is a discourse about a society marked by civil war. Rayess Bek , one of AKS'SER members, has gone on with a solo career, releasing a widely aclaimed album, Aks'ser was recently signed by EMI. Clotaire K, another Lebanese rapper, recently released an album. Ashekman (Lebanese Rap Crew) and Clotaire K are also from Lebanon . PALESTINE See Also: Palestinian hip hop Palestinian hip hop supposedly started in 1998 with Tamer Nafar's group ) but can also be an acronym for "Da Arabic MCs." The group's lyrics often deal with the frustration at the feeling of being second class citizens in Israel, as well as other issues familiar to hip-hop fans around the world, including drug-related violence. Despite not having a formal recording contract, DAM's 2001 single "Meen Irhabi? - Who's the Terrorist?" - was downloaded more than a million times from their website. The group has also delivered their message outside Israel and the Palestinian territories on four European tours. DAM's latest single "Born Here" is in Hebrew and they are hoping they can bring the Palestinian message to an Israeli audience. "Arabs already know how they live - we have to educate Israelis on what's going on." On the 17th of November 2006 they released their first album: "Dedication". Other Palestinian rappers include , founded in 2003 by two Palestinian refugees in Egypt, is an electro/hop band using Palestinain Arabic. OTHER From other Arab nations, Arab Legion , Iron Sheik , Patriarch Son Of A Refugee , Euphrates , h2Z, and Adam A. Shoucair also known as (A.M.A) All.mighty.ameer {Link without Title} . Other successful rappers, producers and DJ's of Arabic origin are Cilvaringz (Wu-Tang Clan), DJ Cut Killer ( France ), DJ Abdel (France), Freeman (IAM), Isam Bachiri (Outlandish), producer Fred Wreck ( Snoop Dogg , G-Unit ), DJ Lady S ( Belgium ), and All.mighty.ameer ( Detroit ). EXTERNAL LINKS
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