Where does it come from? Much has been said recently in the press, on the streets, and even in the world of academia about Arab hip-hop, its new found popularity, impetus and influences.  Catalyzed and shot to the realms of ‘serious’ debate with relative haste because of its relationship to the Arab uprisings, Arab hip-hop has already reached a stage it took US hip-hop a … Continue reading The roots of Arab hip-hop