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What was written here before is silly nonsense and whoever wrote this doesn't know squat about Lebanese Hip Hop. |
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'''Lebanese hip hop'''<ref>[http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0227/p13s02-almp.html Christian Science Monitor article about Lebanese hip hop artists: "Hip-hop's Arabic language kin" ]</ref> is a pioneering movement in [[Arabic hip hop]] as Lebanese youth were among of the first to be affected by [[hip hop]] culture. Also considered Lebanese hip hop is the output of Palestinians living in refugee camps in Lebanon, who add to the Lebanese hip hop culture. There is also great hip hop scene in the [[Lebanese diaspora]] in [[USA]], [[Canada]], [[Australia]] and [[Europe]] which is considered Lebanese rap as well. |
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Lebanese Hip Hop scene is way bigger than the so-called author claims and most of the mentioned names are not Hip Hop, regardless of their use of rap. |
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BW da Blood Wasted Crew started in the middle of the mad 90's with members - Fad-e Water, Omarz, M-Genius and a few others. |
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*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. The act is currently signed with EMI. Rayess Bek, one of AKS'SER members, has gone on with a solo career, releasing a widely acclaimed album. |
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*Clotaire K, another Lebanese rapper was nominated by BBC Radio 3 for Award for World Music in 2005 . |
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*[[RAmez]] a solo Lebanese rap artist signed to an independent producer reaches the highest rap sales at Virgin Megastores in 2007 and became the first Lebanese rapper to hit the top charts on NRJ with the Lebanese rap song "Leich Heik Baladé". Later on he is aired in 2008 on "Lebanon's number one" [[Radio One (Lebanon)|Radio One]] with "Is it too much asking" a controversial song and video calling for Peace and widely viewed on Youtube throughout the world. In 2009 RAmez creates his own company RAMEZ Productions (RAP)and continues to promote Lebanon in a positive way after 10 years of international work on Radio and Rap. |
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*Ashekman (Lebanese rap crew), Khat Ahmar (Lebanese rap and music production crew) are other known Lebanese rappers. Also add RGB, Hamdan and the hip hop collective 961 Underground. |
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Lebanon also enjoys a healthy feminine rap scene with leading artists Malikah and Venus. |
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*Erhab Records (from the word إرهاب "terrorism") is an independently owned record label founded in 1999 by da twin brothers Fared and Mano and was destroyed in 2011 by female MC Venus who murdered their emperor Tony Kheshen with 52 bars. To be found at: http://www.reverbnation.com/artist/song_details/7137486 |
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*Katibe 5 (meaning Battalion 5) is a Palestinian rap act from the [[Bourj el-Barajneh]] Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon. It is composed of OS Loop, Amro "C4", Yousri "Molotov" or Tarek "Jazzar" and Nader "Moscow".<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSL2310023320071029 Reuters article: Refugee rappers voice disgust at Lebanon camps]</ref> |
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International Lebanese acts include: [[K-Maro]], [[Massari]] (Canada), Bass Hill Boyz (Australia) [[RAmez]] and Jboo-Yalla (real name John E. Butrus) (USA) |
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==References== |
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==See also== |
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*[[Arabic hip hop]] |
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{{Middle Eastern music}} |
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{{hiphop}} |
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[[Category:Lebanese hip hop]] |
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Revision as of 12:47, 23 March 2011
What was written here before is silly nonsense and whoever wrote this doesn't know squat about Lebanese Hip Hop. Lebanese Hip Hop scene is way bigger than the so-called author claims and most of the mentioned names are not Hip Hop, regardless of their use of rap.
BW da Blood Wasted Crew started in the middle of the mad 90's with members - Fad-e Water, Omarz, M-Genius and a few others.