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{{Short description|Music genre}}'''[[Algeria]]n hip hop music''' ({{Lang-ar|الراب الجزائري|translit=Alrāb al-Jazāʼirī}}) as a genre includes the [[Hip Hop music]] of both native Algerians and Algerians abroad. Algerians living abroad have contributed much to this genre,<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Wiedemann|first=Felix|date=2019|title=The Local and the Global in Networks of Lebanese and Algerian Rappers|journal=Open Library of Humanities|volume=5|issue=1|pages=1–40|language=en|doi=10.16995/olh.419|doi-access=free}}</ref> especially in [[France]], where they are also considered part of the [[French hip hop]] scene. Some of these Algerians have become prominent. Algeria also has a hip hop scene, which, while less well-known internationally, is among the most developed in [[Africa]] and the [[Arab world]].
Algerian rap began in 1988; the first group of rappers was [[Intik]], followed by Hamma Boys. By 1990, Hip Hop was well known among the youth and in October that year thousands of schoolchildren and young adults rose up to fight against rising [[food prices]] and neglect of the education system.
Youcef of the group Intik began writing "about the system, the government, because the more that you asked questions, the more you discovered... And as soon as you begin to reflect, you begin to have answers."<ref>Meghelli, Samir. "Interview with Youcef (Intik)". ''Tha Global Cipha: Hip Hop Culture and Consciousness'', ed. [[James G. Spady]], H. Samy Alim, and Samir Meghelli. 656–67. Philadelphia: Black History Museum Publishers, 2006.</ref> Algerian rap speaks about the reality of day-to-day life torn by "political injustice, terror, and war", its goal being to give hope to the younger generation.<ref name="islamonline.net">[http://www.islamonline.net/english/ArtCulture/2006/01/article02.shtml IslamOnline - Art & Entertainment Section]</ref>
The Algerian crew [[MBS (hip hop)|MBS]], founded in the late 1980s, is considered the most popular Algerian hip hop group. Another group is [[Intik]], which mixes different type of music and languages.
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