Mazen El Sayed

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Mazen El Sayed, also known as El Rass, is a Lebanese hip-hop artist [1] with over 200 singles and 9 albums to date. [2] El Rass' incorporation of both Classical Arabic and modern street slang in his lyrics has resulted in scholarly attention regarding his music as works of poetry. [3]

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Arab News listed his album Ard El Khof in their list of best Arab alternative albums of 2022 [4] .

Biography

El Rass was born in 1984 [3] in Tripoli, Lebanon [2] to a kindergarten teacher and a left-wing Arab nationalist engineer. According to El Rass, he attended one of the best high schools in Tripoli, a French lyceum. After 7 years in Paris where he studied and worked as a banker, he returned to Lebanon to dedicate himself to music and journalism. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Marrouch, Rima (2013-03-30). "Arab hip-hop's El Rass takes on rap and revolution". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  2. 1 2 "El Rass • Contemporary • Kings Place". Kings Place. 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  3. 1 2 Blasio, Emanuela De (2021-05-25). "Language and style of the contemporary poet El Rass: a peculiar artist in the Lebanese musical scenario". Anaquel de Estudios Árabes. 32: 117–140. doi: 10.5209/anqe.73651 . ISSN   1988-2645.
  4. ↑ "The best Arab alternative albums of 2022". Arab News . 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2024-11-01.


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