El Mahdi Lyoubi (Black Wind) is appearing before the Casablanca Court of First Instance on charges of «insulting a ...
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Free Outspoken Moroccan Rap Star

Imprisoned, Charged for 'Insulting Royalty'"Through rap, I'll stage a coup d'Étatwith my spiteful homies, 'cause their lives ...
Moroccan rapper and activist Mehdi El Youbi, better known by his stage name Mehdi Black Wind, has been placed in custody in Morocco.
From sunrise to sunset, the Medina in Marrakesh, Morocco, is a bustling area that is crowded with nationals and tourists dressed in anything from traditional Moroccan attire to casual clothing. While ...
“Bon shit, Karan w barida, Guala, big thune Darija Darija”: the refrain of the song ‘Salina (It’s the street)’ oscillates between Latin American slang, French, English and Darija, the Moroccan dialect ...
The music video for the song “NIKEY” takes place in an unlikely destination for Moroccan rapper Stormy: a small town in the old wild west of 1800s America. Paying homage to film director Quentin ...
Moroccan rap has its own idiosyncrasies, its own identity and an Arabic dialect not immediately understood even in neighbouring Tunisia or Algeria. According to Khtek, a rising talent and one of the ...