Filling the Head Listening to Rap in Arabic What to Expect author of The London Hanged

author of The London Hanged

His eyes see so much more than mere marks scribbled on a page

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and she explains what happens when communities interact

From the deserts of the Southwest to the shining Atlantic Coast

Filling the Head Listening to Rap in Arabic What to Expect author of The London HangedWhen asked what drew them to experimental Arabic language rap, performers and fans shared a common refrain: various artists or tracks "filled their head" ('abba rasshom), offering relief from their dissatisfaction, cynicism, resignation, and disgust with contemporary politics and society. Based on ethnographic research in Ramallah (Palestine), Amman (Jordan), and Beirut (Lebanon), Filling the Head reveals how youths in these cities have maneuvered the