arr at ▁al - N uman , ▁in ▁the ▁Id lib ▁Governor ate , ▁an ▁opposition - h eld ▁area ▁that ▁suffered ▁several ▁bomb ing ▁campaign s ▁during ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁civil ▁u pr ising ▁and ▁war . ▁He ▁gained ▁world wide ▁recognition ▁after ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁his ▁latest ▁composition ▁" On ▁all ▁front s ", ▁receiving ▁coverage ▁by ▁Arab ic ▁and ▁international ▁media , ▁where ▁he ▁ra ges ▁against ▁all ▁those ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁fighting ▁and ▁repr ession ▁of ▁the ▁population . ▁ ▁The ▁music ▁video ▁was ▁fil med ▁entirely ▁in ▁Id lib ▁between ▁August ▁and ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁while ▁the ▁Governor ate ▁faced ▁shell ing ▁by ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁regime ▁and ▁Russia . ▁It ▁features ▁ 6 2 ▁civ ili ans ▁def ying ▁repr is als ▁from ▁local ▁and ▁external ▁authorities . ▁ ▁Al mu ar ri ▁c ites ▁American ▁rapp ers ▁Wu - T ang ▁Cl an ▁and ▁T up ac ▁as ▁his ▁main ▁musical ▁influ ences , ▁and ▁the ▁poetry ▁of ▁his ▁fellow ▁country ▁man ▁Ab u ▁al - ʿ A la ʾ ▁al - Ma ʿ ar ri ▁as ▁his ▁literary ▁insp iration . ▁He ▁follows ▁the ▁tr end ▁of ▁Sy rian ▁rapp ers ▁that ▁deal ▁with ▁" issues ▁such ▁as ▁identity , ▁opp ression ▁and ▁culture ▁( ...) ▁and ▁have ▁contributed ▁toward ▁the ▁adv ancement ▁of ▁the ▁hip ▁hop ▁scene ▁and ▁given ▁it ▁a ▁flav or ▁of ▁its ▁own , ▁quite ▁distinct ▁from ▁American ▁hip ▁hop ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁