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This page was created by: __Shanisha Johnice India Shakya__ We chose Egypt because no one talks about Egyptian Hip-Hop. We figured it will be difficult trying to find information about an Egyptian artist so we want to give ourselves the challenge. ** Hip-Hop in Egypt started when a man named Shaaban Abdel-Rehim released his hit “I hate Israel.” He brought ghetto culture to the main stream. The first local rap album came out in the early 1990’s and they were doomed to failure. Hip-Hop artist that succeeded in the market hits had to base their lyrics and beats towards the middle class. We got our information from [|www.blogspot.com]. ** __//http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaaban_Abdel_Rahim// __
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 Artist /Group : Provide a biography (In your own words; 3 - 5 sentences) about a notable artist from one of the countries listed above. This should be written in your own words. You should use more than two sources to create the biography. What type of hip-hop does this person produce? When, where, why do they perform hip-hop? Who inspires them?  Shaaban Abdel-Rehim is an Egyptian singer who mostly has political lyrics to catch his audience. He was born in Cairo. He started off working as a laundry worker. He began performing his hip hop in 2000. He performs hip hop because that's what he finds that interest him.

 Themes: What does this artist speak to in his/her music?   Mr. Rehim mostly speaks about politics. He touches the issues going on in Israel. He also speaks about the issues from 9/11, and the war going on in Iraq. Shaaban also tells how he feels that the United State and Egypt is alike.

What is being conveyed as an important message? What does hip-hop mean to the artist(s)? Provide 2-3 sentences to answer each question. The information you provide should come from more than two sources.  The message he is trying to tell his listeners is there is a lot of negativity going in the world. He feels we all need to stand up and fight for whats right. He uses hip-hop to say all this so that his people will know whats going on while listening to music. Hip-hop to Shaaban is a great way of expressing yourself and feelings. 

Your opinion: What do you think about the music? How does it compare to your favorite songs and/or current music?  The Hip-Hop music we listen to in the United States is very different from different countries across the world. When we listen to the music it really doesn’t sound like Hip-Hop music, I can’t really tell you what it sounds like because we are use to the music here in the United State. The artist we are listening to have the same beat sounds to the beats here in the United States. He talked about the war problem that is going on between U.S.A and Egypt then he say that Egypt is a good country like the United States.

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