Hassan Ahmad a.k.a “Big Hass” ( @BIGHASS )is a music blogger and the host of Saudi Arabia’s first and only FM Hip Hop radio show.
In this Sarde, we discuss
- Hip hop culture in the Middle East: English, Arabic & everything in between
- How the new local and regional artists are changing the music scene and challenging traditions
- Finding the balance between your individual identity and being an Arab
- Big Hass’s son, Ahmad and the journey of learning and accepting autism in the family
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Chapters
00:00 – Intro to Big Hass
04:00 – How Hip-Hop Merged with the culture of the Arab world
07:40 – Definition of Hip-Hop vs Rap
09:31 – What’s does “being Arab” mean?
12:00 – Limitations & negative perceptions of Arabic rap
17:02 – Young Egyptian Mahraganat vs Old School Hani Shaker
20:29 – Does being “An Arab” take away from your national cultural identity?
26:43 – How Underground artists fight mainstream media
33:12 – Should varied artists perform in their dialects vs White Dialect
42:55 – Big Hass’s son, Ahmad and the journey of learning and accepting autism
51:09 – Fighting against spoon-fed entertainment & power of radio
58:23 – Dealing with criticisms in the field
01:05:18 – Female Rapper struggles in the world of Arabic hip-hop
01:11:12 – Hardships of non-Arabic rap the Arab world
01:15:28 – Thinking Like Big Hass’s son Ahmad, Outside the box
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Links mentioned:
Hip-Hop & Shakespeare? Akala at TEDxAldeburgh
https://youtu.be/DSbtkLA3GrY
Connect with Big Hass
https://www.instagram.com/big_hass/
https://www.youtube.com/c/BIGHASS/
https://twitter.com/BIG_HASS?
https://www.facebook.com/BIGHASS121
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Executive Producer Jad Banjarian
Edited by Dana Abdessamad
Translated by Elodie Finestres
Subtitling by Image Production House
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Sarde (noun), [Sa-r-de]: A colloquial term used in the Middle East to describe the act of letting go & kicking off a stream of consciousness and a rambling narrative.
The Sarde After Dinner Podcast is a free space based out of the heart of Beirut, Lebanon, where Médéa Azouri & Mouin Jaber discuss a wide range of topics (usually) held behind closed doors in an open and simple way with guests from all walks of life.
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