Word: farras
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...lyrics are full of death (by falling bombs, Israeli Mossad agents or feuding Palestinian gangs) and set to an ominous, rumbling beat that sounds like an approaching Israeli tank. "Traditionally, Palestinian songs are all about love," says one member, Mohammed al Farra, whose rap handle is D.R., the Dynamic Rapper, "but our reality in Gaza is about suffering. Gaza is like a big prison, and we get our message across with rap music." At concerts, PR ignites a dervish-like frenzy among Palestinian teenagers. When they sing, "Just because we're Palestinians/ America and everyone suspects us of being terrorists...
...rappers have turned to MySpace.com and other Internet sites to find their audiences. No record deals are in the works for the Gaza crew, but fans abound in the Middle East, Europe and the U.S.; PR's website has had thousands of visitors since last June, according to Al Farra...
...kids are listening to hip-hop, so why not give them spirituality too?" Meanwhile, in Gaza, there are signs that hip-hop is gaining wider acceptance. After all, it's been nearly a year now since any critics have used their fists to try to silence Al-Farra and his rapper friends...
...squandered his country's available resources and mutilated its economy. In the early 1980s, his army killed 20,000 innocent people in the northern Syrian city of Hama. I went to Hama last year, and I could still see the fear in the people's eyes. Some legacy! ADAM FARRA, AGE 14 Ann Arbor, Mich...
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