Rap of the Week | Dec 9 -15

We’re back with another instalment of our flagship playlist, Rap of the Week, spotlighting the sharpest new rap and hip-hop releases from the region and its diaspora. This week’s selection leans heavily into Egypt, capturing a snapshot of the scene’s range and restlessness right now.

ZDAN collaborates with Young Giza on a drill-infused cut, ‘A3lam Magalna’, as part of his new EP, ZSZN (Disc.1), while El Joker, one of the long-standing MCs in Cairo’s underground rap scene, reminds us of his classic rap flows with ‘El Sa7er’, and Mousv teams up with Shobra El General on a trap and mahragrant fusion, ‘El Geded Shedid’.

Elsewhere, Moroccan femcee Frizzy comes through with a scathing diss track, ‘Frizzelda’. Meanwhile, Syrian rapper and producer Bu Kolthoum experiments with new sounds on ‘Shubenni’, from his latest EP, MHD Mounir.

TRACKLIST:

Frizzy - Frizzelda

Bu Kolthoum - SHUBENNI

L5VAV - 404

ZDAN x Young Giza - A3lam Magalna

El Joker - El Sa7er

Haitham - Kam Kam

Mousv x Shobra El General - El Geded Shedid

$avage - Maqam ft. DIDA