BIG HASS: History of Arab Hip-Hop & Thinking Outside the Box | Sarde (after dinner) Podcast #60

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 Don't forget to like and subscribe to our channel for more episodes & clips! https://bit.ly/SardeAfterDinner Watch More of Sarde https://bit.ly/SardeEpisodes This Sarde is brought to you by our incredible patrons at   / sardeafterdinner   Without you guys, there is no Sarde (after dinner). Thank you. --- 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 --- Connect with Sarde | @sardeafterdinner   / sardeafterdinner     / sardeafterdinner     / sardeaftrdinner   Listen to Sarde on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3nBjBGW Anghami - https://play.anghami.com/album/101474... Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/3kE9MGn Google Podcasts - https://bit.ly/2I6ndjS --- Connect with Médéa   / medea.azouri     / medea.azouri   https://www.lorientlejour.com/author/... Connect with Mouin   / mouin.jaber   Links mentioned: Hip-Hop & Shakespeare? Akala at TEDxAldeburgh    • Hip-Hop & Shakespeare? Akala at TEDxAldeburgh   Connect with Big Hass   / big_hass      / bighass     / big_hass     / bighass121   ---- Executive Producer Jad Banjarian Edited by Dana Abdessamad Translated by Elodie Finestres Subtitling by Image Production House ---- 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. Digital Distribution: concast.me #Sardeafterdinner #BigHass #MouinJaber #MedeaAzouri