Marwan Moussa Explained

Marwan Moussa is an Egyptian rapper, producer, and EDM trap artist.^[1] He won the award for Best Artiste in African Hip-Hop at the All Africa Music Awards in 2022.^[2]

Career

Moussa's career began in 2017 and released his hit song Nhayt El 3alam in 2019. He performed the 27th Men's Handball World Championship Cup 2021.^[3]

On 18 August 2022, Coke Studio released an African fusion remix of Pasoori featuring Ali Sethi singing a modified version of the song along with Marwan and Reekado Banks.^[4]

In 2023, Spotify data showed he was the third top-streamed Arab hip-hop artist of all time across the MENA region.^[5] He was featured in Rajieen alongside 24 other artists from 11 Middle Eastern and North African countries.^[6] The single was to raise awareness of the suffering of the Palestinian population amid the 2023 Israel-Hamas war.^{[7] [8]}

Discography

!Year!Song!Notes!Ref

2022	Batal 3alam
2023	Rajieen	Featured	^[9]

Albums

• 2020 - Bel Monasba
• 2022 - Florida Dark Mode^[10]

Awards

Moussa won awards for the best African Rapper, Breakthrough Artist of the Year, and Best Artist in African Hip-Hop in the All Africa Music Awards.^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Marwan Moussa is hungry for more | Esquire Middle East – The Region’s Best Men’s Magazine. February 6, 2023.
2. Web site: Egyptian star Marwan Moussa voted AFRIMA’s Best African Rapper - Music - Arts & Culture - Ahram Online.
3. Web site: Mughal . Waqar . Marwan Moussa - The Celebrity List: Arab Music Stars 2021 . 2024-01-31 . Forbes Lists . en-US.
4. Web site: 2022-08-19 . Coke Studio Africa revamps Sethi's 'Pasoori' . 2024-01-31 . The Express Tribune . en.
5. Web site: Spotify's New 'Hip-Hop Turns Fifty Hub' Celebrates Middle Eastern Artists Driving Streaming Growth - GQ Middle East. August 16, 2023.
6. Web site: 2023-11-01 . Twenty five Middle Eastern artists collaborate in 'Ra'geen' song to support Palestine . 2024-01-31 . EgyptToday.
7. Web site: Saeed . Saeed . 2023-10-31 . Issam Alnajjar and Marwan Pablo among 25 Arab artists featured in a song for Palestine . 2024-01-31 . The National . en.
8. Web site: 2023-11-02 . 25 artists unite for an anthem of resistance for Palestine . 2024-01-31 . The Express Tribune . en.
9. Web site: Kijamii . Jordanian Producer Nasir Al-Bashir On The Significance Of His Song "Rajieen" NileFM EGYPT'S#1 FOR HIT MUSIC . 2024-01-31 . nilefm.com.
10. Web site: Egyptian rappers Marwan Moussa and Afroto to perform in UK, Germany - Music - Arts & Culture - Ahram Online.
11. Web site: Here Are All the Winners at the AFRIMA Awards - Okayplayer . 2024-01-31 . www.okayafrica.com . en.