8 Bars Episode Five: Moscow

SceneNoise series, 8 Bars, dives deep into Egypt’s always exciting, often chaotic rap scene, spotlighting eight of the scene’s top young rappers to talk everything from from beefs and branding, to entourages and origins. Episode five sees Moscow open up.

There's something different about Moscow. You can point to the refreshing lack of autotune in his music, or that uniquely gritty aesthetic he’s made his own. Like so many great artists, however, there’s something intangible to him, an x-factor that is owed to his lyrical prowess and his subtle but undeniable charisma in equal amounts.

At 21 years of age, Moscow sits on the cusp of breaking through an Egyptian rap scene that continues to welcome more and more contenders. One might argue that he already has, with tracks such as ‘QUDAS’ racking up millions of streams, while his work with the likes of Wezza Montaser and Rashed Muzik show how the scene itself holds him in high regard, thanks to his unrelenting flow and sharp punchlines.

Maybe the biggest evidence of his potential stardom, however, is that he’s a creature of instinct - and that instinct has served him pretty well. He doesn’t think like other rappers do, refusing to let the static dictionary of rap music get in his way. Whether dealing with trap, drill or even boom-bamp, it’s all rap to him and it’s all up for grabs. He’s a student of rap music and understands the essence of the genre, putting him in prime position to achieve his simple yet ambitious goal: to do rap his way.

في سلسلة سين نيوز الجديدة "8 بارات"، هنتعمق أكتر في مشهد الراب المصري اللي اتطور بشكل كبير ولفت نظر الناس ليه، وهنحاور 8 من نجوم الراب اللي نقدر نقول إنهم بياخدوا خطوات سريعة عشان يكونوا هما رقم 1 اللي جاي. هنتكلم معاهم في كل حاجة، البيفات والمزيكا وبداياتهم والخطوات الجاية في رحلتهم.. في الحلقة الخامسة من السلسلة اتكلمنا مع "موسكو" رقم 1 اللي جاي

في 2019، مشهد الراب المصري شهد ظهور "موسكو"، اللي تقدر تلمس الشيء المختلف فيه بمجرد ما تسمع تراك لِيه، بأسلوبه الفريد والفلو المميز وبراعته الغنائية.

في مجال فيه منافسين كتير، قدر "موسكو" يسيب بصمته الخاصة بتراكات ماتتنسيش زي تراك "قداس" اللي حقق ملايين المشاهدات والاستماعات، وبتعاونه مع موزعين موسيقيين زي وزة منتصر وراشد قدر يثبت نفسه بشكل واضح وملموس.