Rap of the Week | May 27 - June 2

This installment of our Rap of the Week playlist is packed with a cluster of fresh releases from some of the biggest rappers across the Middle East and North Africa region. The playlist features Wegz, Lil Baba, Mousv, Flomaine and Tagne.

Rising Libyan rapper WAVE returns with ‘Mozawlat’, a blunt commentary on the current state of the rap scene. She delivers aggressive bars with a strong sense of self-assurance and dismissiveness towards perceived rivals, criticising the lack of intelligence and originality in others’ music, suggesting their efforts are mere ‘strategies’ built on a ‘la la land’ that isn’t promising. She also tackles the notion of gender roles within the region’s scene, dismissing the idea that rap isn’t for women.

Next up, two Moroccan forces, Flomaine and Vargas, teamed up on ‘Gluag’, an afrobeat-tinged playful tune, while Egyptian producer-turned-rapper Lil Baba comes in with ‘Kol El Ana 3aizo’ that feels like a sleep paralysis set to a beat.

Last but not least, Wegz returns with ‘Khesert El Sha3b’, a bold statement on which he asserts his position as the champ of the Egyptian rap scene with utter confidence. The playlist also features new music from BLTNM’s Fawzi and Al Nather, along with Molotof, Tagne, Smallx, Lquinze and Mvndila.

TRACKLIST:

Wegz - Khesert El Sha3b

Lil Baba - Kol El Ana 3aizo

Flomine x Vargas - Gulag

WAVE - Mozawlat

Alvin - Kam Mara

Mousv - SHAR X KHEIR

Smallx, Saib - Nebula

E Evil - El Mawla El Kbeer

Fawzi x Al Nather - 3MAR

Lquinze - Schillaci

Tagne - Saddam

Ahmed Zelzal - Az3ag

Mvndila - Rasta

Molotof - Saradeeb

Maliqi The Artist - Wala Far2a M3aya

Kritic - Basha

Yassein Flamingo - 3ez El Dohr

Scander X - Fenak

Oracle - Habibi