Although it’s been there for years, Rap as part of the Hip-Hop movement, only thrived in Egypt over the past couple of years.
Presented to us in an all-male manner, we couldn’t help but wonder about all the female rappers.
They are indeed present and doing great too. But, they remain a minority in this male-dominated music scene. Let’s meet the new ones and remember some of the old ones too!
Felukah
The new blood to the Egyptian rap scene is, Felukah. An Egyptian-American 21 year old who has been going viral for a while. Although she hasn’t been around for long, we feel she’ll be taking the rap scene by storm in no time!
Malikah
Lebanese born Malikah, aka Queen of Arabic Hip-Hop, is the first ever female rapper in the Middle East. She is so big, she even opened the stage for Snoop Dogg Back-up 2016 when Egypt took the first glimpse at her with a Ramy Essam collaboration!
Soultana
Soultana is the first female rapper to ever make it big in Morocco. She is a feminist who uses her lyrics to combat sexual harassment, sexism and gender inequality in her country. Impressive, right?
Shadia Mansour
Shadia Mansour is a half Palestinian/ half British rapper who thinks that her lyrics are part of the “musical uprising” in the Palestine struggle. She also made some significant collaborations with international rappers!
Leesa
A Saudi Arabian female rapper? That in itself is a statement right there. Last year, Leesa managed to make a name for herself and we are stanning this girl hard. Go progression!