The Tunisian rap scene: an intersectional analysis of women rappers

This article focuses on Tunisian women rappers and shows how these artists have carved a space for themselves in the masculine musical genre of rap. This paper highlights the complexity of the issues depicted in female rappers' songs. The article sheds light on the rappers: Medusa, Sabrina, Tun...

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Published in:The journal of North African studies 2025-01, Vol.30 (1), p.69-91
Main Author: Kebsi, Jyhene
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Artists
Classism
Corruption
Dominance
Employment
Geopolitics
Intersectionality
Marginality
Masculinity
Patriarchy
Poverty
rap
Sexism
Socioeconomic factors
Songs
Tunisia
Women
Women rappers
Womens rights
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Summary:This article focuses on Tunisian women rappers and shows how these artists have carved a space for themselves in the masculine musical genre of rap. This paper highlights the complexity of the issues depicted in female rappers' songs. The article sheds light on the rappers: Medusa, Sabrina, Tuny Girl and Queen Nesrine. These female rappers defend women's rights in their songs, while also stressing the multi-layeredness of Tunisian women's lives and struggles. Their songs target multiple forms of marginalisation relating to sexism, poverty, corruption, classism, security, employment and law and justice. Despite their awareness of and resistance to male dominance, these rappers do not reduce Tunisian women's problems to patriarchy. Rather, they emphasise the impact of the intersection between geopolitical and socio-economic issues on women and girls. This paper demonstrates that Tunisian women rappers use their art in order to expose women's intersectional realities and the various challenges they face.
ISSN:1362-9387
1743-9345
DOI:10.1080/13629387.2024.2338069