Since i do appreciate (rap) songs even if i don’t understand them, I need some recommendations from YOU for non-english rap songs or artists.
(I can’t really distinguish genres, so I’m trusting your judgment whether your recommendation fits)
(I’m also not a fan of german rap but you can recommended that regardless)
Edit: Thank you all for the recommendations 🐐. I did find a lot of new songs.
Creepy nuts
If you want a taste of Greek rap (please don’t)
MC Solaar (French rap) Obsolète
Racionais MC and Marcelo D2 for PTBR rap, with the latter being more “hip hop with samba”
Bloodywood are metal, but they also rap in Hindi
One of the things I love to hear most in music is artists adding traditional or folk elements from their countries. Even though I find Bloodywood’s English lyrics corny, they’re doing something original, and the harsh vocals in Hindi are great.
The Herd - Unpredictable has some English, but it also has a few other languages and it keeps getting faster. I enjoy it a lot.
Creepy Nuts’ album LEGION from last year is quite good if you want some Japanese rap. They’ve gotten pretty big over the last few years due to being featured on Anime intros for shows like DanDaDan and Mashle.
Romanian (with a tiny bit of Spanish)
Spanish from Spain (with some Arabic too)
Так!
I’ve been listening to Ukrainian hiphop for awhile and it’s way better than I expected.
Kneecap when they sing in Gaelic
It’s not a genre I listen to often, especially not the new music, but these would be my top choices for Balkan rap:
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Beogradski Sindikat
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Edo Maajka
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Gru
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Tram 11
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Dubioza Kolektiv
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Not much of a domestic rap listener.
For japanese:
Some tracks by Mori Calliope are primarily Rap
Anything from TokyoHealthClubPalestinian Rappers
Daboor & Shabjdeed - Inn Ann (Prod. Al Nather) ضبــور وشب جديد - إن أن
Egypt: CairoKee
Though they don’t classify exactly as rap, a bunch of their songs have strong rap elements. This one is with a sample of the legendary Umm Kulthum :)MC Solaar and Guru’s Le Bien, Le Mal had some attention at some point in the history of humans
Came here to mention MC Solaar. His talent is mind blowing.
On the topic of French Hip Hop, here are some more:
Saian Supa Crew: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOHvTmQfXxk
Suprême NTM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biYdUZXfz9I
Hocus Pocus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HSmnIMvgyE (feat the Procussions who also rap in English)
Mafia K’1 Fry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzoBB9NO9Dc
If you don’t mind a throwback, this was popular in French class circa 2002. Manau - La tribu De Dana
Finnish rap slaps. Here’s a classic: youtu.be/DsfSLemDYQg
