A study of rap in Egypt as a multi-layered form of expression
This ethnographic study of the Egyptian underground hip-hop scene examines the artists who collectively molded the scene and analyzes their practices and explores how these artists have interacted with and responded to political and social upheaval and change. It reveals how rappers approached and reformulated the genre in times of revolution and stasis to reveal how rap acts as a multi-layered form of expression. More specifically, it examines the location of the art form within the broader history of oppositional cultural expression in Egypt, outlining the artists' oppositions to various hegemonic structures and critically deconstructing them to reveal that they often reflect dominant ideology.
By:
Ellen R. Weis
Imprint: American University in Cairo Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 140mm,
Spine: 5mm
ISBN: 9781649032317
ISBN 10: 1649032315
Series: Cairo Papers in Social Science
Pages: 130
Publication Date: 12 December 2023
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Acknowledgments Arabic Abstract Note on Song Translation 1. Introduction 2. Genealogies, Origins, and Narratives: Egyptian Rap 3. Degrees of Opposition: Hip-Hop and Expression 4. Artistic Practices and Aesthetic Aims 61 5. Identity Formation in the Egyptian Underground 6. Conclusion Bibliography About the Author
Ellen R. Weis is a freelance researcher who has an MA in Middle East Studies from the American University in Cairo.
