Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The sounds and beats of Arabic hip-hop are being introduced to U.S. audiences through a new Universal Arabic Music (UAM) project ...

Long before streaming platforms, short-form algorithms, and industry-backed playlists pushed Arabic hip-hop toward mainstream visibility, rap culture across the Gulf region existed almost entirely ...

In the Middle East, hip-hop music is emerging rapidly. The streaming of hip-hop music in the Middle East since 2020 has grown tremendously, with countries like Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, ...

Looking into the Arab world, there has been a constant and gradual rise in artists taking the hip-hop route. From North Africa to the Middle East talents are steadily exploring global sounds to match ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — MTV is hoping hip-hop and reality television tailored and sanitized for a more conservative Middle East will draw young Arabs away from dozens of locally produced music ...

This transcript is from a CSIS podcast published on December 26, 2023. Listen to the podcast here. Jon Alterman: Danny Hajjar is a Lebanese American music journalist and curator of the weekly ...

Following the spectacular opening ceremony performances by Elyanna and Nora Fatehi, the celebration of Arab music is set to ...