Filling the Head Listening to Rap in Arabic What to Expect There is something magnetic about

There is something magnetic about Marigold

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

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Filling the Head Listening to Rap in Arabic What to Expect There is something magnetic aboutWhen 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