do you know any good non-english rap you’d recommend?

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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.

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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.




manu chao’s mi gustas tu

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.



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.



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




This is my favourite Romanian hip-hop song.


Porta, its peak was in the late and early 2010s. This is a fucking anthem for every mexican.

wowww that flow!!




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)


Gatas Parlament

Example: Sekstiårslaget. One of their older songs, critical of Israel and their occupation of Palestine.


MC Solaar (French rap) Obsolète


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


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


If you want a taste of Greek rap (please don’t)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBnbIM6neeA


French (not mainstream at all cuz I don’t really follow French music): Zaho and Tunisiano


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


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.


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


My favorite Austrian rapper (You already know who it is!!!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-bgiiTxhzM - Herr Kommissar


Not a rap fan but I do know a luxembourgish rapper!

https://youtu.be/MCAN-BxT0XM


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.


The Herd - Unpredictable has some English, but it also has a few other languages and it keeps getting faster. I enjoy it a lot.


2H Company (in russian)


I used to listen to the French Mafia K-1 Fry.


If you want something a little weird go for GEZAN and the million wish collective. My fav is death penalty dog.


Romanian (with a tiny bit of Spanish)

Spanish from Spain (with some Arabic too)


I like CRO, it’s in German.


The 90s in Italy brought some decent rap. Here is Jo Vanotti’s Serenata Rap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MgKG87M0sc


Italian rapper Ele A, my fave rn



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!


Racionais MC and Marcelo D2 for PTBR rap, with the latter being more “hip hop with samba”


Deichkind?
Halcali?
Jovanotti?

I don’t have much for this one.


Digi ghetto for mandarin

Baker boy for yolgnu


Tres coronas
Ali aka mind
Lotfi double kanon
Ceza


Finnish rap slaps. Here’s a classic: youtu.be/DsfSLemDYQg



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.


I had a German roommate once. Great guy. Loved his German rap. It was utterly hellish.


I didn’t think I saw it mentioned. The 257ers are a good German duo.


Umse and Morlockk Dilemma. German, but different than mainstream…


KOHH went viral recently for his Megan Thee Stallion collab but this one is an old classic


Not much of a domestic rap listener.
For japanese:
Some tracks by Mori Calliope are primarily Rap
Anything from TokyoHealthClub


It’s possible you have listened to the wrong German rap. Check out Eins Zwo - Ich so, er so


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