Middle Eastern hip hop

Music genre

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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.

## Arab hip hop

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Main article: Arabic hip hop

Arabic hip-hop refers to hip-hop developed in the Arab world. It is heavily influenced by American hip-hop, although it also fuses many aspects of local poetic traditions and culture.[1] Common themes include social and political realities, such as poverty, drug use, and resistance to occupation.[2] Hip-hop played an important role during the Arab Spring as a rallying chant for protesters.[3]

## Iranian hip hop

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Main article: Iranian hip hop

Iranian hip-hop, also known as Persian hip-hop, refers to hip-hop developed in Iran. Due to government repression, a large portion of the Iranian hip-hop scene lies underground.[4]

## Israeli hip hop

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Main article: Israeli hip hop

Israeli hip-hop refers to hip-hop developed in Israel. Since its development in the mid-1990s, it has grown largely free from government repression. Although some inspiration is taken from American hip-hop, hip-hop in Israel usually deals with situations in their countries, addressing issues such as poverty, criminality, and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.[5]

## References

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1. ^ Wiedemann, Felix (2019), Remixing Battle Rap and Arabic Poetic Battling, doi:10.20378/irbo-54191
2. ^ Allen, Harry (March 2008). "Straight Outta Palestine". VIBE Magazine.
3. ^ Fernandes, Sujatha (January 30, 2012). "Opinion | The Mixtape of the Revolution". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
4. ^ Chopra, Anuj (April 16, 2008). "Rebels of rap reign in Iran". SFGATE. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
5. ^ Vens, Hartwig (November 20, 2003). "Hip-Hop - Israel - Worldpress.org". www.worldpress.org. Retrieved January 17, 2023.

## External links

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* https://flypaper.soundfly.com/discover/powerful-arab-hip-hop-artists-middle-east/

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Hip hop

* Breaking
* DJing
* Graffiti
* Emceeing
* Beatboxing

Culture|

* Battle rap
* Dance
* Fashion
* Activism
* Feminism
* Feminist activism
* LGBT
* Festivals
* Music
* Production
* Theater
* Genres

History|

* Five-Percent Nation
* Universal Zulu Nation
* Old-school
* New school
* Golden age
* Bristol underground scene

Subgenres|

| General|

* Alternative
* Hipster hop
* Boom bap
* Bounce
* British
* Road rap
* Chipmunk soul
* Chopped and screwed
* Chopper
* Cloud rap
* Comedy
* Crunk
* Crunkcore
* East Coast
* Freestyle rap
* Hyphy
* Jerkin'
* Instrumental
* Latin
* Chicano rap
* Lofi
* Miami bass
* Mumble rap
* Nerdcore
* Chap hop
* Political
* Conscious
* Progressive rap
* Religious
* Christian
* Jewish
* Snap music
* Southern
* Turntablism
* Underground

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Hardcore|

* Dirty rap
* Gangsta rap
* Mafioso rap
* G-funk
* Horrorcore
* Memphis rap

Trap music|

* Afro trap
* Drill
* Brooklyn drill
* Jersey drill
* Sample drill
* UK drill
* Latin trap
* Phonk
* Plugg
* Rage
* Tread
* UK trap

Fusion genres|

| General|

* Country rap
* Electro
* Emo rap
* Hip hop soul
* Hip house
* Industrial
* Jazz rap
* New jack swing
* Pop rap
* Psychedelic rap
* Punk rap
* Ragga
* Rap opera
* Rap rock
* Trip hop

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Rap metal|

* Trap metal
* Nu metal

Regional|

* Afroswing
* Bongo flava
* Boomba music
* Cumbia rap
* Genge
* Hip hop galsen
* Hipco
* Hiplife
* Igbo rap
* Kwaito
* Low bap
* Motswako
* Na mele paleoleo
* Nuyorican rap
* Romany hip hop
* Songo-salsa
* Scam rap
* Stronda
* Urban Pasifika
* Vigilante rap
* Zenji flava

Derivatives|

| Electronic|

* Breakbeat
* Baltimore club
* Florida breaks
* Ghetto house
* Ghettotech
* Glitch hop
* Grime
* Illbient
* Freestyle
* Wonky

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Other|

* Funk carioca
* Reggaeton
* Alternative reggaeton

Regional scenes|

| African|

* Algerian
* Angolan
* Beninese
* Botswana
* Gambian
* Ghanaian
* Ivorian
* Kenyan
* Malawian
* Mauritian
* Moroccan
* Namibian
* Nigerian
* Port Harcourt
* Nigerien
* Senegalese
* South African
* Tanzanian
* Togolese
* Zambian
* Zimbabwean

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Asian|

* Armenian
* Azerbaijani
* Bangladeshi
* Burmese
* Chinese
* Indian
* Desi
* Indonesian
* Japanese
* Korean
* Malaysian
* Mongolian
* Nepalese
* Pakistani
* Philippine
* Singapore
* Sri Lankan
* Taiwanese
* Thai

European|

* Albanian
* Austrian
* Belgian
* Bosnian and Herzegovinian
* British
* Celtic
* Scottish
* Bulgarian
* Croatian
* Czech
* Dutch
* Finnish
* French
* German
* Greek
* Portuguese
* Hungarian
* Icelandic
* Irish
* Italian
* Macedonian
* Montenegrin
* Norwegian
* Polish
* Romanian
* Romany
* Russian
* Serbian
* Slovak
* Slovenian
* Spanish
* Swedish
* Swiss
* Ukrainian

Middle Eastern|

* Arabic
* Egyptian
* Iranian
* Israeli
* Lebanese
* Palestinian
* Saudi Arabian
* Tunisian
* Turkish
* Yemeni

North American|

United States:

* East Coast
* Baltimore
* New Jersey
* New York City
* Philadelphia
* Washington, D.C.
* Midwestern
* Chicago
* Detroit
* Minneapolis/St. Paul
* Wisconsin
* Omaha
* Southern
* Atlanta
* Memphis
* Miami
* West Coast
* Northwest
* Alaska
* Asian American
* Latin
* Native American

Outside the US:

* Canadian
* Cuban
* Dominican
* Haitian
* Mexican
* Salvadoran

Oceanian|

* Australian
* New Zealand

South American|

* Brazilian
* Brasília
* Chilean
* Colombian

Other topics|

* Auto-Tune
* Contemporary R&B
* Disc jockey
* DJ mixer
* Record player
* Turntablism
* Drum machine
* Hip hop skit
* Music sequencer
* Sampler
* Social injustice
* Synthesizer
* Video vixen
* Partner violence in hip hop
* LGBT representations in hip hop music
* Feminist activism in hip hop

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Middle Eastern music

By style|

* Arabesque (Turkish)
* Arabic (al-jeel, Bedouin, khaliji, samri, sawt)
* Coptic
* Folk (Assyrian, Iranian, Turkish)
* Hip hop (Arabic, Egyptian, Iranian, Israeli (Jewish), Lebanese, Palestinian, Turkish)
* Iranian classical
* Jewish
* Ottoman classical
* Pop (Arabic, Iranian, Turkish)
* Luri music

By region|

* Bahraini
* Cypriot
* Egyptian (Coptic)
* Emirati
* Iranian
* Iraqi
* Israeli
* Jordanian
* Kurdish
* Kuwaiti
* Lebanese
* Omani
* Palestinian
* Qatari
* Saudi Arabian
* Syrian
* Turkish
* Yemeni

Related topics|

* Dance (Arab, Assyrian folk, belly, Israeli folk, Jewish, Kurdish, Persian, Pontic Greek, Turkish)
* Dastgah
* Fantezi
* Iqa'
* Kanto
* Khigga
* Arabic maqam (Iraqi maqam), Turkish makam
* Usul

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