my goat rknddn currently dropping daily

EDIT: made him his own thread
ktt2.com/if-you-dont-follow-palestinian-rapper-rknddn-already-youre-not-up-32592279

daily.bandcamp.com/features/ramallah-palestine-music-bilnaes-guide

nice! missed this. first time I hear about a proper release from Gaza sending my prayers to them all >.<

bilna-es is super crucial, Dakn and Julmud is def the younger-ish talent to watch bridging experimental and rap, and that El Kontessa record is absolute heat

tbh I thought the label was just muqataa for some reason, good to learn it's them as a trio again - they also formed a multimedia performance group a while ago, which produced this sick collage video
youtu.be/VbuB_OOVeYs

came here to post the new Muqata'a interview which just dropped on NINA, again amazing read. he rly paints you a picture on working in Ramallah and his creative process. brilliant dude. giving shoutouts to mos def and aya ha
ninaprotocol.com/articles/web-of-influences-muqataa

said to bloodz two months ago since he's working w .cutspace (Syrian ambient plugg producer and DJ) anyway as an exec producer on the bloodzebra tape (+ cause he was new to palestinian rap) that he could prolly make him a great mix for his NTS show highlighting palestinian rap

so yeah that's exactly what we got now, full hour takeover of Palestinian rap mixed with a selection of Levantine experimental electronic and ambient listen back here
nts.live/shows/bloodz-boi/episodes/bloodz-boi-25th-august-2025

lots of Palestinian rap in new .cutspace mix for bloodzboi NTS (he's Syrian)

nts.live/shows/bloodz-boi/episodes/bloodz-boi-25th-august-2025

@survival_horror

Boiler room and spotify shoutout aged poorly dam

yh it is what it is tho... I already said then BR are no saints, the event they put on and documentary they made is still super important. Spotify been cursed too

dunno if there's any platform big enough to dominate its field which isn't Zionist lol

smoomgang out of Jericho got maybe some of the most unique taste in production even for the generally pretty eclectic underground in Palestine, this new collab w Egyptian-born, Prague-based experimental music and visual artist QOW is crazy as hell, super fried and unique stuff.

amazed that there's still so little buzz around all these artists, they're next up fr.

smoom.bandcamp.com/album/smoom-presents-rablawindy

@proper @Vox @Andre_Mackonen @nuwanda @Beach_kneega @worldpower

some fire smoom singles

also older smoomgang collab EP w rknddn fire as well

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thanks for the ping bro, will def check it out

new collab EP by James Massiah (of Babyfather) prod by DJ Gawad on drowned by locals, rly one of the goat labels rn

drownedbylocals.bandcamp.com/album/contact-high

DJ Gawad Vol. 1 tape also released on DBL is a great primer to the scene, featuring Julmud, rknddn and MrF13 of Smoomgang - a tribute to memphis
drownedbylocals.bandcamp.com/album/dj-gawad-presents-volume-1

Ramallah king Haykal on the radar 🗿