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Publication details [#66286]

Mangialardi, Nicholas. 2019. Deciphering Egyptian Rap Ciphers. Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication 12 (1) : 68–87.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
culture | internet | narration | rapping | ritual | video | youth
Place, Publisher
Brill

Annotation

This study considers hip hop music in Egypt and explores a popular rap activity known as ‘ciphering’, a verbal jam session in which rappers take turns trading lyrics over a beat. Through the ritual of ciphering, Egyptian youth affirm their individuality and establish group membership.