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Noam Tsuriely is a 28-year-old Jewish Israeli hip-hop artist from Jerusalem, whose debut album will drop later this summer.

This Israeli rapper brings people together through multilingual lyrics

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Noam Tsuriely is a 28-year-old Jewish Israeli hip-hop artist from Jerusalem He says he likes to rap in both Hebrew and Arabic to get Israelis and Palestinians to learn both languages, so they can understand each other better. Tsuriely’s story is the latest in The World’s summer “Planet Hip Hop” series.

Critically-acclaimed hip-hop artist Dope Saint Jude performs at the Cape Town Jazz Festival, April 2017.

Planet Hip Hop: The World celebrates 50 years of hip-hop around the globe

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Jace Clayton

Jace Clayton, aka DJ/rupture, explains ‘world music 2.0’

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Toronto MC Jahkoy.

Jahkoy’s music is his personal experiment and his home studio — a laboratory

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Tem Blessed

Hip hop artist Tem Blessed brings a green message to a new generation

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Marcus Teply

Iraqi-American rapper TIMZ faces his hardest task yet — writing about ISIS

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There are more than five million Iraqis living outside Iraq — immigrants and, increasingly, refugees. From all over the world, they’re watching helplessly as their country is coming under new attack by the Islamist extremist group ISIS. Now, an Iraqi American rapper is using his voice to tell the world what’s happening.There are more than five million Iraqis living outside Iraq — immigrants and, increasingly, refugees. From all over the world, they’re watching helplessly as their country is coming under new attack by the Islamist extremist group ISIS. Now, an Iraqi American rapper is using his voice to tell the world what’s happening.

Médine is a French rapper from Le Havre of Algerian heritage.

This is what happens when hip-hop collides with the War on Terrorism

Author Hisham Aidi talks with host Marco Werman about his new book “Rebel Music: Race, Empire and the New Muslim Youth Culture.” Aidi critiques efforts by Western governments to use hip-hop and Sufi music to influence Muslim youth. Author Hisham Aidi talks with host Marco Werman about his new book “Rebel Music: Race, Empire and the New Muslim Youth Culture.” Aidi critiques efforts by Western governments to use hip-hop and Sufi music to influence Muslim youth.