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The boys with the Arab rap

The soundtrack of the deadly, pivotal protests in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia is often a hip-hop thing. From the beginning of the uprisings in the Arab spring, the work of hip-hop artists and a global presence via YouTube have been catalysts for change. Ann Powers of NPR surveys five of the best videos from the region. Here’s one of them:

Here’s all of them.

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