This week's playlist is dominated by Egyptian artists with fresh cuts

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