Ahmed
Yaseen, aka Al Hattab, aka Al Sumarai Al Sabeaa, aka Jordanian rapper, Satti,
is very much a student of hip-hop and it shows in his latest track, ‘Forever
Ever’. Produced by Big Murk, with cuts by DJ Ramy O, the song is something of
an ode to the hip-hop game that the Irbid native has been so entrenched in
since the 90s.
While
trap-inspired hip-hop is the en vogue thing across the Middle East right now, there’s
something to be said for this type of old-school, classic hop-hop production.
The soul-inspired piano melody, a break dedicated to some record scratching and
the faint sound of a second layer of vocals playing the part of hype-man – this
is hip-hop in its purest form for those of us who got hooked on it in the mid-to-late
90s/early 2000s. Having first emerged on the scene in the early 2010s, Satti
has always had soft spot for this kind of rich and raw turntablist style of hip-hop
and it comes as a breath of fresh air against the backdrop of more experimental
rap in the region. 'Forever Ever' is just the latest in a string of tracks put out by the founder of online performance project, The Closet Sessions, and production house, Mama’s Productions. Check out more here.
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