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Hamza Mohamed

Rap music finds a home in Somalia as its youth embrace the genre

Until recently, rap in Somalia had a bad reputation. Cabdalla ‘Rasaas’ Mohamed, one of the genre's best known artistes says that has changed [Hamza Mohamed/Al Jazeera]

Mogadishu, Somalia – Cabdalla ‘Rasaas’ Mohamed is an artist famous beyond his tender years.

On the streets of Mogadishu, his piercing voice can be heard blaring from the speakers on the back of the numerous tricycles ferrying passengers to different parts of the Somali capital. He just turned 14 but is one of the most famous faces on the city’s rap scene.

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