"If Facebook provided the medium that made the (Tunisian) revolution possible, underground rap frequently provided the message."

September 1, 2011 10:02 AM

Inside Tunisia's Hip-Hop Revolution: a look back at the Tunisian Revolution, and the role played by El Général and other rappers. 5 song YT playlist | Tunisia Is Our Country | Vive la Tunisie || previously: hip-hop songs of North African solidarity
posted by filthy light thief (3 comments total)

Thank you for posting this - some truly amazing stuff. El General lyrics leading to real-world chants in Tahrir? Hip-hop surely ain't dead or dying.
posted by Chipmazing at 4:30 PM on September 1, 2011

This is cool, thanks for posting!
posted by carter at 5:32 PM on September 1, 2011

Cheers for this, I've been loving the Mish B3eed album but was finding it difficult to get much good info on artists in English.
posted by fido~depravo at 3:48 AM on September 2, 2011