Moroccan hip-hop

Moroccan hip-hop (also Moroccan rap) is a Moroccan musical style related to rap and hip hop culture. Hip-hop emerged in Morocco during the mid-1980s as an underground movement among urban youth, mostly in cities like Casablanca, Rabat and Meknes. Moroccan rap was influenced by French and American hip-hop and often integrated local musical traditions and sounds. Lyrics are predominantly performed in Darija, the Moroccan Arabic dialect, and to less extent in Tamazight and French, and frequently address themes such as social inequality, corruption, and political dissent. Rap music has grown into one of Morocco's most popular and influential musical styles, especially among the youth.