Lil Uzi Horizontal

1y

My favorite Palestinian adjacent music, electronic/ ambient by Muslimgauze. Lots of albums, Elucid from Armand Hammer put me on with a tweet

I will look into this, thanks for the thread

Lil Uzi Horizontal

1y

My favorite Palestinian adjacent music, electronic/ ambient by Muslimgauze. Lots of albums, Elucid from Armand Hammer put me on with a tweet

I will look into this, thanks for the thread

Vox

1y

Thanks for putting me on

Man was prolific sheesh

Do you have any recommendations for where to start?

beflygelt

1y

I just watched the half hour Boiler Room documentary they made on the music scene in Palestine, really great.

it's so crushing to hear how hard they make it for artists from different areas to connect, it's really as much a war on their culture as on their lives

from 9:40 about the hip-hop scene, all of it worth watching though

MONIA

1y

Free Palestine

MONIA

1y

Free Palestine

MONIA

1y

Free Palestine

MONIA

1y

Free Palestine

Vox

1y

Thanks for putting me on

Man was prolific sheesh

Do you have any recommendations for where to start?

stellarhaus

1y

Izlamaphobia & Deciever are my favourite albums of his

Vox

1y

The Palestinian duo Shabjdeed and Al Nather finally dropped their much-anticipated second album Sultan, mixing a wide-and-wild array of sounds from pop to Russian post-punk, collaged soundscapes to intricate electronics—all topped up with broken beats

Amit Nerukar, Hip-Hop Artist & Label Ambassador.
Younger Brother, A Flock of Beeps

https://daily.bandcamp.com/lists/i-found-it-on-bandcamp-friday-march-2024

beflygelt

1y

I'll be honest so far I dunno if it quite lives up to how amazing their debut collab was you could say it's more cohesive... but also maybe too samey throughout.

could be it's just more subtle tho so def gonna give it more listens

perilous pearl

10mo

OP too real for this

beflygelt

10mo

yh like even apart from how vital it is to shine light on and celebrate Palestinian culture rn this is just actually some of the most exciting rap music I've come across in a while tbh. about time ppl stop snoozing !

sick u got to meet muqata'a !! I rly wanna catch him live, this 1 vid of him in Amsterdam is ridiculous also

beflygelt

1y

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A friend put me onto the BLTNM label about a year ago with the track NKD GLG by Shabjdeed (rap) & Al Nather (rap+beats), still a fav:

this 5 HOUR SPOTIFY PLAYLIST co-curated by two producers in this scene is a perfect primer - literally, just put this on shuffle and you'll have consistently amazing music on.

since the situation escalated so extremely in October I've been checking out the other BLTNM (Al Nather label) releases and amazed by how amazing their entire catalog is.

I mean it makes a lot of sense, hip-hop was born from resistance and especially as a reaction to racism, I was just never aware of much rap in Arabic - I've since also found some overlap w the Egyptian club scene, Aphex Twin-cosigned ZULI (also hip hop + club producer) dropped an insane EP last year featuring Palestinians Dakn and Haykal.

one of the things which impressed me most is how experimental their sound is, Muqata'a who's been given the title of the "godfather" of the Palestinian underground being at it for a decade+ now is also a rapper but a lot of his releases are instrumental FLYING LOTUS type weird wonky electronics, mixed w club, glitch, vaporwave - but all of it w uniquely Arabic flavor (his Boiler Room is one of the best BR's ever imo).

Muqata'a - the godfather and mad wizard

he also mentored Jumud who's maybe the most fascinating artist in the scene to me just for being the most wildly experimental and versatile.

the "star" of the scene is most definitely rapper/producer Al Nather, who works a lot w other prominent rapper Shabjdeed but also produced for Fawzi for example (another of my faves so far)

Al Nather & Shabjdeed - underground superstars

there's so much to dig here! Yesterdy I stumbled on this Spotify playlist which is a pretty great primer, really great selections including all the prominent artists as well as even more underground ppl, linked above.

also big shoutout to Boiler Room (rare W) for doing a whole series as well as documentary on the club and hip-hop scene (there's a lot of overlap between the 2), including many of the most prominent artists from this scene who all deliver amazing sets.

full Boiler Room series
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx3QyNMosJdyi6i1CoAvtHJ-YsB2F7h7t

also highly recommend watching the excellent documentary by Boiler Room on underground music in the West Bank to see the environment this came out of and let them talk about it themselves (focussing more on clubs at first but from 9:40 following the hip-hop scene - highly rec watching the whole thing for context, both scenes very connected too)

beflygelt

1y

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A friend put me onto the BLTNM label about a year ago with the track NKD GLG by Shabjdeed (rap) & Al Nather (rap+beats), still a fav:

this 5 HOUR SPOTIFY PLAYLIST co-curated by two producers in this scene is a perfect primer - literally, just put this on shuffle and you'll have consistently amazing music on.

since the situation escalated so extremely in October I've been checking out the other BLTNM (Al Nather label) releases and amazed by how amazing their entire catalog is.

I mean it makes a lot of sense, hip-hop was born from resistance and especially as a reaction to racism, I was just never aware of much rap in Arabic - I've since also found some overlap w the Egyptian club scene, Aphex Twin-cosigned ZULI (also hip hop + club producer) dropped an insane EP last year featuring Palestinians Dakn and Haykal.

one of the things which impressed me most is how experimental their sound is, Muqata'a who's been given the title of the "godfather" of the Palestinian underground being at it for a decade+ now is also a rapper but a lot of his releases are instrumental FLYING LOTUS type weird wonky electronics, mixed w club, glitch, vaporwave - but all of it w uniquely Arabic flavor (his Boiler Room is one of the best BR's ever imo).

Muqata'a - the godfather and mad wizard

he also mentored Jumud who's maybe the most fascinating artist in the scene to me just for being the most wildly experimental and versatile.

the "star" of the scene is most definitely rapper/producer Al Nather, who works a lot w other prominent rapper Shabjdeed but also produced for Fawzi for example (another of my faves so far)

Al Nather & Shabjdeed - underground superstars

there's so much to dig here! Yesterdy I stumbled on this Spotify playlist which is a pretty great primer, really great selections including all the prominent artists as well as even more underground ppl, linked above.

also big shoutout to Boiler Room (rare W) for doing a whole series as well as documentary on the club and hip-hop scene (there's a lot of overlap between the 2), including many of the most prominent artists from this scene who all deliver amazing sets.

full Boiler Room series
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx3QyNMosJdyi6i1CoAvtHJ-YsB2F7h7t

also highly recommend watching the excellent documentary by Boiler Room on underground music in the West Bank to see the environment this came out of and let them talk about it themselves (focussing more on clubs at first but from 9:40 following the hip-hop scene - highly rec watching the whole thing for context, both scenes very connected too)

beflygelt

1y

· edited

A friend put me onto the BLTNM label about a year ago with the track NKD GLG by Shabjdeed (rap) & Al Nather (rap+beats), still a fav:

this 5 HOUR SPOTIFY PLAYLIST co-curated by two producers in this scene is a perfect primer - literally, just put this on shuffle and you'll have consistently amazing music on.

since the situation escalated so extremely in October I've been checking out the other BLTNM (Al Nather label) releases and amazed by how amazing their entire catalog is.

I mean it makes a lot of sense, hip-hop was born from resistance and especially as a reaction to racism, I was just never aware of much rap in Arabic - I've since also found some overlap w the Egyptian club scene, Aphex Twin-cosigned ZULI (also hip hop + club producer) dropped an insane EP last year featuring Palestinians Dakn and Haykal.

one of the things which impressed me most is how experimental their sound is, Muqata'a who's been given the title of the "godfather" of the Palestinian underground being at it for a decade+ now is also a rapper but a lot of his releases are instrumental FLYING LOTUS type weird wonky electronics, mixed w club, glitch, vaporwave - but all of it w uniquely Arabic flavor (his Boiler Room is one of the best BR's ever imo).

Muqata'a - the godfather and mad wizard

he also mentored Jumud who's maybe the most fascinating artist in the scene to me just for being the most wildly experimental and versatile.

the "star" of the scene is most definitely rapper/producer Al Nather, who works a lot w other prominent rapper Shabjdeed but also produced for Fawzi for example (another of my faves so far)

Al Nather & Shabjdeed - underground superstars

there's so much to dig here! Yesterdy I stumbled on this Spotify playlist which is a pretty great primer, really great selections including all the prominent artists as well as even more underground ppl, linked above.

also big shoutout to Boiler Room (rare W) for doing a whole series as well as documentary on the club and hip-hop scene (there's a lot of overlap between the 2), including many of the most prominent artists from this scene who all deliver amazing sets.

full Boiler Room series
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx3QyNMosJdyi6i1CoAvtHJ-YsB2F7h7t

also highly recommend watching the excellent documentary by Boiler Room on underground music in the West Bank to see the environment this came out of and let them talk about it themselves (focussing more on clubs at first but from 9:40 following the hip-hop scene - highly rec watching the whole thing for context, both scenes very connected too)