do you know any good non-english rap you’d recommend?
Since i do appreciate (rap) songs even if i don't understand them, I need some recommendations from YOU for non-english rap songs or artists.
(I can't really distinguish genres, so I'm trusting your judgment whether your recommendation fits)
(I'm also not a fan of german rap but you can recommended that regardless)
Edit: Thank you all for the recommendations 🐐. I did find a lot of new songs.
Kneecap when they sing in Gaelic
MC Solaar and Guru's Le Bien, Le Mal had some attention at some point in the history of humans
Came here to mention MC Solaar. His talent is mind blowing.
On the topic of French Hip Hop, here are some more:
PNL - Onizuka
Saian Supa Crew: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOHvTmQfXxk
Suprême NTM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biYdUZXfz9I
Hocus Pocus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HSmnIMvgyE (feat the Procussions who also rap in English)
If you don't mind a throwback, this was popular in French class circa 2002. Manau - La tribu De Dana
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80hMEKlLVgQ
IAM (Cross-reference)
Mafia K'1 Fry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzoBB9NO9Dc
(Cross-Reference)
Creepy Nuts’ album LEGION from last year is quite good if you want some Japanese rap. They’ve gotten pretty big over the last few years due to being featured on Anime intros for shows like DanDaDan and Mashle.
Bloodywood are metal, but they also rap in Hindi
One of the things I love to hear most in music is artists adding traditional or folk elements from their countries. Even though I find Bloodywood’s English lyrics corny, they’re doing something original, and the harsh vocals in Hindi are great.
manu chao's mi gustas tu and his classic album Clandestino in entirety.
edit: i changed choice of manu chao songs because i'm fickle; but Welcome to Tijuana and el disapericdo are more greatness from them.
I love Many Chao, but I would have never interpreted it as rap? Anyway, OP said they cannot distinguish genres so it does not matter.
IAM - L'École du Micro d'Argent
A fantastic French Rap album, including a feature from Wu Tang
My all time favorite album. Glad someone recommended it
Porta, its peak was in the late and early 2010s. This is a fucking anthem for every mexican.
wowww that flow!!
Calle 13, El Aquante
https://youtu.be/LUk73pUe9i4
Lyrics (in english):
https://lyricstranslate.com/en/el-aguante-resilience.html
This is my favourite Romanian hip-hop song.
EDIT: come to think of it, I'm also much into Kalash Criminel, the only french hip-hop I can play endlessly next to Shuriken's Samurai, Bouga's Belsunce Breakdown and DJ Cutkiller's Nique La Police.
K.I.Z - Frieden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnsf4b69JbI
Waving The Guns - In diesen Zeiten tanzen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqn5Z-1Jzr8
Antilopengang - Baggersee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-dGuZXvKXI
(just read you're not a fan of German rap, sorry. But those aren't typical examples)
Palestinian Rappers
Daboor & Shabjdeed - Inn Ann (Prod. Al Nather) ضبــور وشب جديد - إن أن
Egypt: CairoKee
Though they don't classify exactly as rap, a bunch of their songs have strong rap elements. This one is with a sample of the legendary Umm Kulthum :)
https://song.link/y/ixeWiRGspM0
MC Solaar (French rap) Obsolète
Polish cow?
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Vy8moBcKVIM
If you want a taste of Greek rap (please don't)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBnbIM6neeA
Gatas Parlament
Example: Sekstiårslaget. One of their older songs, critical of Israel and their occupation of Palestine.
Так!
I've been listening to Ukrainian hiphop for awhile and it's way better than I expected.
PVNCH - Як
Гонка - Бронепоїзд
H8.HOOD - Андерграунд
АрХангел - Голка
It’s not a genre I listen to often, especially not the new music, but these would be my top choices for Balkan rap:
Beogradski Sindikat
Edo Maajka
Gru
Tram 11
Dubioza Kolektiv
Lithuania has pretty active rap scene. Trap didn't pick up much here. Here are my picks:
Ade
Atikin
Despotin Fam - Greičio
G&g sindikatas - Tomas
G&g sindikatas - muzika kuri saugo
My favorite Austrian rapper (You already know who it is!!!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-bgiiTxhzM - Herr Kommissar
Pat Boy - Mayan, which sounds amazing in songs. Eg. Xiimbal Kaaj
Ana Tijoux - Chilean Spanish. Eg. 1977
CEZA - Neyim Var ki feat. Sagopa K
Has an English intro, but then it's Turkish.
French (not mainstream at all cuz I don't really follow French music): Zaho and Tunisiano
I used to listen to the French Mafia K-1 Fry.
VAVA has some good Chinese rap such as the famous hit "my new swag" but I also like "man in a ghost town" and "new world" (mostly English with some mandarin) featuring her.
Tres coronas
Ali aka mind
Lotfi double kanon
Ceza
I got you fam
Universumin Gangsterit - Tuote
Odezenne - Tu pu du cu
Fatal Bazooka - Trankillement
Fünf Sterne Deluxe - Champagneros
Deichkind - So`ne Musik
Das Bo - Türlich, Türlich
Mostly older stuff, but these should all be a pretty good starting point for their respective artists, hope you find something you like!
The 90s in Italy brought some decent rap. Here is Jo Vanotti's Serenata Rap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MgKG87M0sc
I like CRO, it's in German.
Digi ghetto for mandarin
Baker boy for yolgnu
Deichkind?
Halcali? Jovanotti?
I don't have much for this one.
Italian rapper Ele A, my fave rn
2H Company (in russian)
If you want something a little weird go for GEZAN and the million wish collective. My fav is death penalty dog.
Svinkels can be fun, here's le morceau que tu connais déjà
Not a rap fan but I do know a luxembourgish rapper!
https://youtu.be/MCAN-BxT0XM
Finnish rap slaps. Here's a classic: youtu.be/DsfSLemDYQg
Romanian (with a tiny bit of Spanish)
Spanish from Spain (with some Arabic too)
The Herd - Unpredictable has some English, but it also has a few other languages and it keeps getting faster. I enjoy it a lot.
Racionais MC and Marcelo D2 for PTBR rap, with the latter being more "hip hop with samba"
Creepy nuts
Umse and Morlockk Dilemma. German, but different than mainstream…
I had a German roommate once. Great guy. Loved his German rap. It was utterly hellish.
Not much of a domestic rap listener.
For japanese:
Some tracks by Mori Calliope are primarily Rap
Anything from TokyoHealthClub
I didn't think I saw it mentioned. The 257ers are a good German duo.
Hero's Come Back!! - nobodyknows+
https://youtu.be/o2Dw_lf3JMg
It's the first opening song for the anime Naruto Shippuden and it's a banger.
KOHH went viral recently for his Megan Thee Stallion collab but this one is an old classic
It's possible you have listened to the wrong German rap. Check out Eins Zwo - Ich so, er so