Rap of the Week | Oct 29 - Nov 4

We’re back with another edition of our Rap of the Week playlist, highlighting some of the best hip-hop releases from across the MENA region. The list covers a range of rap subgenres, from classic trap cuts to more experimental styles, and features new music from ElGrandeToto and BabyGang, Marwan Pablo and Molotof, as well as Soulja.

One of the biggest topics in the Egyptian scene this past week has been the reunion of Egypt's favorite rapper-producer duo, Marwan Pablo and Molotof. The two influential figures reconciled on the first episode of the new season of ‘Red Bull Salonat’, reuniting in the studio after nearly five years. Their collaboration took us back to the golden era of trap-shaabi, rekindling their chemistry on the track ‘Ab3ad Mada’.

The playlist also features a collaboration between two of the region’s biggest names, ElGrandeToto and the Moroccan-Italian phenomenon BabyGang, on the track ‘Coltellino’. Teased as part of ElGrandeToto's new album, the track is a piano-driven boom-bap piece with melodic, layered arrangements, where BabyGang and EGT bring dynamic energy. Here, Toto delivers one of the week’s standout verses.

Rounding out the playlist are new releases by KairoKid, Mousv and Double Zuksh on ‘Tuta’, Diib X 7liwa with ‘Dmou3 l'Croco’, and BLTNM’s Fawzi x Al Nather on ‘Ma6a6 II’.

Full Playlist:

ElGrandeToto - Coltellino feat. Baby Gang

KairoKid - Tuta ft. Double Zuksh & Mousv

Marwan Pablo x Molotof - Ab3ad Mada

Fawzi & Al Nather - Ma6a6 II

Soulja, Montiyago, 77 - SUITS (ft. ZIAD ZAZA)

Diib X 7liwa - Dmou3 l'Croco

Asayel - Miskeen ft. Hyper 249

LIL EAZY Ft. DR SLIM - SALATEEN

Nessyou - Une Deux (feat. Mehdi Black Wind)

Vala x Kok Da Boss - Darbar

Bitter Mouthfeel : Ouwet El Tarkeez

AJ TRUTH - راحوا الطيبين (ft. Randar)