Deeb ft. Edd Abbas - Stand Up, Egyptian!

Deeb ft. Edd Abbas - Stand Up, Egyptian! (a.k.a. Rise, Egyptian!)

قوم يا مصري - ديب مع إد عباس

Egypt and Lebanon

Released on August 5, 2011

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIxIHjUWA_I

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Lyrics courtesy of Rayya El Zain's Shahadat's Winter 2012 issue (16 professionally translated Arabic rap songs with English and Arabic side-by-side. Check it out!)

 

Full Arabic lyrics with their English translation after the jump...

Rayess Bek - Seller of a Dream

Rayess Bek - Seller of a Dream

(or "Merchant of a Dream")

بياع منام - ريس بيك - Bayeh Manam / Bya3 Mnam

Lebanon

Originally released in 2002

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKazTgC49nU

Arabic lyrics and their English translation from the Goethe Institute's excellent "Translating Hip-Hop" initiative

Arabic lyrics and their English translation after the jump...

Touffar - Min Al Awal ("From the Beginning")

Touffar - Min Al Awal (From the Beginning)
من الأوّل - طفّار

Lebanon
Released on March 27, 2012
Re-released as part of the Khat Thaleth ("The Third Rail") album on February 1, 2013
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrDVhIgCoXg

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"Fight the Power," Esquire, February 2010
"Touffar, 'Habr 'Awaraq'," mepop, September 6, 2010.

"Rebel Raps from the Outlaws of Hermel," Al-Akhbar, November 16, 2011

Review of Khat Thalet, Hot Arabic Music, March 2013

"Looking for a Third Way," Qantara, January 24, 2013 

"A third perspective: Stronghold Sound’s new hip hop album, Khat Thalet, reviewed,"

Interview with Dub Snakkr, curator of Khat Thaleth, World Hip Hop Market

Arabic lyrics and their English translation adapted from Khat Thaleth's PDF Lyrics Sheet.
Full Arabic lyrics and their English translation after the jump.

El Rass - The Volcano of Beirut

El Rass - The Volcano of Beirut

بركان بيروت - السيّد الرأس

Lebanon

Released in December 2011 (from the upcoming album "Kachf el Mahjoub")

Source: http://soundcloud.com/el-rass-the-head/borkan-beirut

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Lyrics courtesy of Rayya El Zain, Nizar Ghanem, & Shadia Mansour in Shahadat's Winter 2012 issue (16 professionally translated Arabic rap songs with English and Arabic side-by-side. Check it out!

Full Arabic lyrics with their English translation after the jump...

Malikah - ya imra2a ("Woman")

Malikah - ya imra2a ("Woman")

ملكة - يا امرأة

Performed on March 7, 2008

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcQrdSxchuk

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English lyrics and Arabic lyrics via the Goethe Institute's translatinghiphop.de - check it out!

Click here for Mashallah News' interview with Malikah

Full English and Arabic lyrics after the jump...

Rayess Bek - Herbes Folles ("Crazy Weeds")

Rayess Bek - Herbes Folles ("Crazy Weeds")

ريّس بيك - Herbes Folles

Lebanon
Released in 2010

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1Te9lNxbqk

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English lyrics and French lyrics via the Goethe Institute's translatinghiphop.de - check it out! Thank you as well to Ugo Tovil for his corrections to the Italian chorus and the English translation of it in the comments.

Click here for Mashallah News' interview with Rayess Bek

Full English and French/Italian lyrics after the jump...

Rayess Bek - I'm Speaking in Silence

Rayess Bek - I'm Speaking in Silence

ريّس بيك - عم بحكي بالسكوت

Released in 2003

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEKvt6tFk6U

Click here to download the mp3

English lyrics and Arabic lyrics via the Goethe Institute's translatinghiphop.de - check it out!

Click here for Mashallah News' interview with Rayess Bek

Full English and Arabic lyrics after the jump...