{"id":18956,"date":"2023-04-06T14:35:39","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T19:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/?p=18956"},"modified":"2025-10-09T10:36:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T15:36:42","slug":"chicago-rap-shouly-music-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2023\/04\/06\/chicago-rap-shouly-music-album\/","title":{"rendered":"El rapero de Chicago Shouly explora su \"doble identidad\" y desaf\u00eda los estereotipos \u00e1rabes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e7434eb3f53\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/shouly\">Bilal Shouly<\/a> calls his music socio-political Arabic rap.<\/p>\n<p>Shouly is a Palestinian-Jordanian musician who raps about identity politics, Arab stereotypes in American film and media, and his take on the Palestinian and Arab American experience. He says his goal is to &#8220;humanize the Arab experience in the West.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Since the late 1990s and the events of the Arab Spring, <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/thepitch\/arabic-music-is-on-the-brink-of-a-global-breakthrough\/\">Arabic hip-hop<\/a> has gained notoriety for its blending of traditional melodies and modern beats, its efforts to raise political awareness for Palestine, and its calls for peace and unity. These are some themes Shouly touches on in his music.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"templatera_shortcode\">\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e7434eb56ea\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle small\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_color_909090 border_style_solid \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e7434eb69f0\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle large top_margin_20px bottom_margin_20px\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"true\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row-bg-overlay row-bg-layer\" style=\"background: #FFFFFF; background: linear-gradient(90deg,#FFFFFF 0%,#FFFFFF 100%);  opacity: 1; \"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent force-phone-text-align-center inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_top_desktop_1px border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_FFFFFF border_style_solid \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e7434eb7200\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-7 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<h4 id=\"news-that-puts-power-under-the-spotlight-and-communities-at-the-center\"><strong>News that puts power under the spotlight and communities at the center.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Sign up for our free newsletter and get updates twice a week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div style=\"margin-top: -20px; \" class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column neg-marg no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"_form_1\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.bluelena.io\/f\/embed.php?id=1\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>Shouly\u2019s passion for music and the arts started in middle school in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Amman\">Amman<\/a>, where he grew up. But even after he moved to Chicago in 2014 to earn his bachelor&#8217;s degree in history and political science from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sxu.edu\/index.aspx\">St. Xavier University<\/a>, his love for storytelling through music persisted.<\/p>\n<p>His music catalog, including his debut album, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/47d8T7wnzMZWzXGEUGueaJ\">Empty Quarter<\/a>,&#8221; has over 10 million views across YouTube, SoundCloud, Spotify and Apple Music. He has collaborated with Arab artists such as <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/5yDir1Zre16NmvTBH0X3ss\">Al Basha<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/704S90MD8gMqUNd9LsXvd1\">Emsallam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/5cpak5QYgNCYdiEPqiiXz2\">Smokable<\/a>. He has performed in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Abu Dhabi and in his home of Amman. He is now working on his second solo album called \u201cMawsam El Zaal\u201d (which means \u201cSeason of Sorrow\u201d in Arabic).<\/p>\n<p>Borderless talked with Shouly about how his Palestinian Jordanian American identity influences his music.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_30 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_sep_color_black wpb_content_element\" ><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e7434eb9a24\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<h2 id=\"how-did-you-first-get-into-music-and-rap\">How did you first get into music and rap?<\/h2>\n<p>I was always a fan of hip-hop and the arts. As a kid, I started as a theater student, and I did poetry, participated in battle-style poetry competitions, and won. I bought a five-dollar mic in middle school. I just had a little setup. Writing music started as a form of just self-expression.<\/p>\n<p>Being Palestinian and born in Qatar, I had to immigrate to Jordan when I was five. But, I have been aware of this double identity since childhood. I never felt like an outsider in Jordan; it felt like a natural home. But when you&#8217;re 18, you have a new freedom; I found myself looking outwards, and even then, coming here [to the U.S.], I started struggling with a part of my identity, feeling neither Arab enough or American enough.<\/p>\n<p>Music has always been a way for me to quell that, make that less severe, because who can you talk to about these things? These philosophical or existential debates? So, I just put my Arab American experience into music.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e7434ebacb6\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BorderlessMag_BilalShouly_Sweep_0680_websmall.jpg\" alt=\"\"  \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Palestinian-Jordanian musician Bilal Shouly, moved from Amman, Jordan to Chicago in 2014, pictured in Chicago, Ill, March 16, 2023. <\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Samer Almadani for Borderless Magazine<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e7434ebc2d2\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<h2 id=\"what-are-some-misconceptions-about-arabs-or-palestinians-that-you-try-to-address-through-your-music\">What are some misconceptions about Arabs or Palestinians that you try to address through your music?<\/h2>\n<p>One of the things Palestinians lost since the occupation was the ability to speak for themselves. We were drawn out as a community only defined by occupation apartheid. That&#8217;s the best case. And the worst-case scenario, we&#8217;re defined as this homophobic, antisemitic, hate teaching\/preaching community because that&#8217;s how we were drawn by these neoliberal agendas and Hollywood. In films, especially in the &#8217;50s, the villain was always wearing a Keffiyeh or portrayed as Arab people. We were drawn as hateful and radical-Islam-loving people. Because if you talk to anybody about the Palestinian cause, all they say is, &#8220;What about Hamas?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When you tell someone you&#8217;re Palestinian, it is automatically an uncomfortable setting. Because to them, when they hear Palestine, that&#8217;s the enemy of Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Being Palestinian is such a politicized problem that the moment you stand on the weaker side, you automatically support a, b, and c. Ideally, identity should be who you are, with no ramifications. You should be able to just exist and receive basic human rights, the benefit of the doubt, and all those great things without having to struggle, lie, or pretend to be someone else.<\/p>\n<p>At first, I thought [the music] was only talking to my audience in the Middle East, Palestine, Jordan, and Egypt. And then, when it got traction, views, and listenership in Jordan, I realized the music I wrote in my bedroom doesn&#8217;t only speak for me; it speaks to other people; going through a similar thing. There were guys just like me that when they moved here, went to school and worked two other jobs to make ends meet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e7434ebd361\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  media-caption\" >\n\t<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vALmc0vLAOw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Bilal Shouly\u2019s song, \u201cWanakaman,\u201d (which means \u201cme too\u201d in Arabic). <em>Video courtesy of Bilal Shouly<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e7434ebdcdc\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<h2 id=\"where-does-your-inspiration-stem-from-when-writing-a-song\">Where does your inspiration stem from when writing a song?<\/h2>\n<p>As someone who lives a somewhat corporate life, doubling as an artist, I need to break out of the daily routine. I do that by blocking out people and Monday problems and focusing on my part of the world, the Middle East. Reminding myself of who I am at my core, meaning my problems, my people, our issues and not this alternative reality that I live in here in the U.S. On paper, I work for one of the biggest companies in the world. I live in a big flashy city. But I am not really from here. I lock myself in my studio, which is home. I start writing. I am inspired by music from the region and my peers. And it grounds me. I have a feeling that I will never belong here, and music is a great way to express that. I don&#8217;t live a typical rapper life. Music allows me to get in touch with a deeper side that I cannot access on a daily basis. I do anything to find that place and express that part.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Without a pulse, there&#8217;s no life, and the pulse is the music.&#8221; I use this analogy because that&#8217;s how I write music. I like to write relatable and conversation-style music. I create a topic in my head, and I start freestyling. I record noises, beats and harmonies. 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It represents the journey from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Rub-al-Khali\">Rub&#8217; al-Khali<\/a> (which means \u201cthe Empty Quarter\u201d in Arabic), the largest sand sea, to a more fertile and forgiving place. Empty Quarter is also a metaphor for my first 25 years.<\/p>\n<p>The song \u201cTaboor\u201d [in-line] talks about being an Arab American man. We do all these things to come to the United States, but suddenly you could be a victim of random and belligerent violence. I could be shot for the way I look or speak. I could be in the supermarket, Taboor &#8220;in line,&#8221; and be a victim of random and belligerent violence. 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I experience life in a different form, more confident, less dependent and overall mature. It touches on the aftermath of my decisions as an independent young Arab man in the diaspora. The themes in the second album are growth, stability, overcoming obstacles and doing what you can with what you have.<\/p>\n<p>Identity is such a fluid concept at this point. I am using music to address who I am and my identity. I am being more proactive and exploring a brighter side of my culture using music, whether that means finding new sounds from our region or exploring my own.<\/p>\n<p>Writing is a journal of where I am right now. When I was 25, I thought I was a lost millennial in a strange land, so my music sounded like that. Now, I realize that my identity is what I make, and I get to approach it more liberally. I don&#8217;t have to look or sound a certain way. Since I lean on music for self-expression, it allows me to explore my identity and a component of who I am wherever I am. I am learning in this new album to be unapologetically myself while leading a less isolated life, like in the first album. In simpler terms, I thought identity was supposed to be a problem, and now it fuels my endeavors in life artistically and professionally. 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