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Genre
middle east hip hop
Parent Genre: hip hop

Middle East hip hop is a genre that blends traditional Middle Eastern music with modern hip hop beats and lyrics. It often incorporates Arabic language and cultural references, and addresses social and political issues faced by the region. The genre has gained popularity in recent years, with artists like Siilawy, Bigsam, and A5rass - الاخرس emerging as prominent figures in the scene. Their music reflects the diversity and complexity of the Middle East, while also pushing the boundaries of traditional hip hop.


Top artists of middle east hip hop genre

siilawy
Bigsam
Shabjdeed
Al Nather
A5rass - الاخرس
The Synaptik
Bu Kolthoum
MoJaNaD
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List of middle east hip hop artists

Here is a list of middle east hip hop artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the middle east hip hop genre. You can find out what middle east hip hop genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
siilawy
50 6 61 38 56 29 114 548201
2
Bigsam
49 0 51 46 48 35 105 186313
3
Shabjdeed
46 0 59 76 22 57 143 143208
4
Al Nather
44 0 0 0 0 0 0 45617
5
A5rass - الاخرس
44 0 65 37 48 34 112 231532
6
The Synaptik
42 0 70 55 45 38 118 82066
7
Bu Kolthoum
39 1 51 66 36 49 109 90775
8
MoJaNaD
39 0 47 37 62 31 106 24728
9
Zaid Khaled
34 0 73 64 31 41 118 32488
10
Daboor
34 0 72 47 39 44 154 53499
11
Salameh
34 3 77 50 47 31 110 37848
12
Narcy
33 0 52 67 38 47 173 16555
13
El Far3i
31 0 53 44 69 40 105 101610
14
Illiam
31 0 61 50 34 43 145 31934
15
Ismaeil Tamr
30 0 66 59 39 29 106 37703
16
Emsallam
30 0 70 59 20 36 119 26281
17
TMX
28 0 70 47 43 18 87 14628
18
El Rass
28 0 65 56 24 39 97 23349
19
Tamer Nafar
27 0 66 66 34 53 112 17456
20
DAM
27 1 79 65 14 55 114 27025
21
47SOUL
27 1 67 82 11 51 109 53723
22
Shadia Mansour
27 0 60 71 4 80 172 17027
23
Volcano963
25 0 69 72 31 53 100 13104
24
Mahasneh
24 0 50 53 43 25 119 12308
25
El Faouri
24 0 69 46 51 41 147 14862
26
Zuhair Francis
22 0 38 35 87 33 119 1942
27
Anas Arabi Katbi
22 0 66 64 40 41 124 10694
28
Almukhtar
21 0 0 0 0 0 0 513
29
Bader Azem
21 0 72 52 62 21 85 4274
30
Shouly & Al Basha
20 4 63 47 78 42 87 7436
31
BilalShabib
20 0 69 40 32 21 119 14028
32
Fawzi
19 1 69 81 54 38 140 9671
33
Muqata'a
19 38 23 42 4 21 70 4596
34
Shouly
19 0 0 0 0 0 0 3197
35
Tin Nen
18 55 54 35 58 23 85 12114
36
Dodix
17 0 0 0 0 0 0 3270
37
Nurulez
17 0 63 69 27 49 140 12839
38
Marwan Asad
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 321
39
Sammy Shiblaq
14 0 88 55 8 71 138 1635
40
Haykal
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 3692
41
Dj Goadman
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 5083
42
Janzeer
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 3663
43
Chyno with a Why?
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 2379
44
Mahmood Jrere
11 0 66 75 26 55 110 982
45
AlDarwish
11 0 44 53 38 31 86 3965
46
Fun 'Da' Mental
11 43 62 89 31 56 92 2385
47
Ortega
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 3765
48
Edd Abbas
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 187
49
Hamorabi
10 0 56 69 10 53 83 6435
50
Jundi Majhul
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5567
51
Mc 9aD
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1151
52
Fadi Ammous
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 133
53
Amer Wakka
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1622
54
Sameh "SAZ" Zakout
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 425
55
Elos Byuri
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 356
56
Lil Asaf
5 0 46 85 13 29 107 1645
57
Moody Kablawi
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 218
58
PNGWNG
5 0 69 65 49 38 128 1118
59
Ayoub Da 47
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 879
60
Satti
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 258
61
Malikah
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 995
62
Tamtameh
3 0 59 63 9 59 114 179
63
El Tafeh
2 0 80 45 21 61 75 192
64
Abu Baker
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 350
65
Asifeh
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 346