Hip-hop has taken root in Egypt. Authorities are trying suppress it. But the raw power of the music may be unstoppable. Yasmine el Rashidi, author of “Laughter in the Dark: Egypt to the Tune of Change,” tells host Carolyn Beeler how young Egyptians are pushing hip-hop to the limit.
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