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one of the leading artists in the growing genre of Arab hip-hop, Yassin Alsalman, aka The Narcicyst. Yassin, an Iraqi-Canadian, has been making music for over seven years. In one of his latest songs, #Jan25, Yassin raps in English about the Egyptian Revolution. The song features fellow Arab artists Omar Offendum, Freeway, Ayah, and Amir Sulaiman.
Yassin and fellow Arab hip-hop artists are featured in a short documentary titled ‘Broken Records: The Rise of Arab Hip-Hop‘ which can be found on the National Geographic Music website.
Shannon Farhoud is a student at Northwestern University in Qatar and an intern with National Geographic Weekend.
