Algerian hip hop music (Arabic:الراب الجزائري,romanized: Alrāb al-Jazāʼirī) as a genre includes theHip Hop music of both native Algerians and Algerians abroad. Algerians living abroad have contributed much to this genre,[1] especially inFrance, where they are also considered part of theFrench hip hop scene. Some of these Algerians have become prominent. Algeria also has a hip hop scene, which, while less well-known internationally, is among the most developed inAfrica and theArab world.
Algerian rap began in 1983 by takfarinas and Farid ghaya dual the name of the song afen imime,than 2 years later 1985 cheb hamidou created a song jawla fi al lile
Youcef of the group Intik began writing "about the system, the government, because the more that you asked questions, the more you discovered... And as soon as you begin to reflect, you begin to have answers."[2] Algerian rap speaks about the reality of day-to-day life torn by "political injustice, terror, and war", its goal being to give hope to the younger generation.[3]
The Algerian crewMBS, founded in the late 1980s, is considered the most popular Algerian hip hop group. Another group isIntik, which mixes different type of music and languages.
