Egypt ian rapper Dareen performs during a concert at American University , in downtown Cairo on September 30, 2023. For a long time, Egypt ian rap had ‘an underground status’, but now party boats on the Nile River blast Wegz through the Egypt ian capital, and rappers are getting multinational advertising deals. The genre’s women performers—out of the spotlight for years—are vying for a piece of that success, but there’s still a class divide for them to cross.
For a long time, Egyptian rap had “an underground status”, according to music researcher Amr Abdelrahim. Although Cairo’s line-ups increasingly feature women rappers donning stylish streetwear for larger-than-life performances, there is still a class divide for them to cross.Far from the working-class African American communities where rap was born half a century ago, the Egyptian version and its audience are still “on the margins, because they’re middle and upper class, while ‘Mahraganat’ is much more popular”, said Abdelrahim.
Stepping off stage to raucous applause, she says she wants to talk about “everything”, uncensored, even her most vulnerable moments.“Claiming our freedom as rappers is hard, whether from our families or from society,” Dareen said, adding that the industry is “far from peaceful” and harsh on women.
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