ic ▁hip ▁hop ▁artists ▁have ▁used ▁full ▁Arab ic ▁orch est ras ▁in ▁beat - making ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁be ats ▁inspired ▁by ▁traditional ▁Arab ic ▁music ▁styles . ▁ ▁C ertain ▁regional ▁variations ▁of ▁the ▁music , ▁most ▁not ably ▁French ▁and ▁Northern ▁African ▁styles , ▁incorpor ate ▁influ ences ▁from ▁the ▁musical ▁genre ▁known ▁as ▁Ra ï , ▁" a ▁form ▁of ▁folk ▁music ▁that ▁origin ated ▁in ▁O ran , ▁Al ger ia ▁from ▁Bed ou in ▁she ph erd s , ▁mixed ▁with ▁Spanish , ▁French , ▁African ▁and ▁Arab ic ▁musical ▁forms , ▁which ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ." ▁ ▁Political ▁and ▁social ▁influence ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁hip - h op ▁generated ▁in ▁the ▁Arab ▁World ▁de als ▁with ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁social ▁circumstances , ▁such ▁as ▁pover ty , ▁violence , ▁and ▁drug ▁use , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁political ▁reality , ▁in so far ▁as ▁this ▁is ▁possible ▁given ▁c ensor ship . ▁The ▁hip - h op ▁of ▁Palest ine ▁in ▁particular ▁has ▁generated ▁much ▁interest ▁in ▁this ▁respect ▁and ▁the ▁music ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁opposition . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁song ▁" Me en ▁Er h abe " ▁by ▁D AM ▁align s ▁itself ▁with ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁occupation , ▁and ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁crit ically ▁as ▁a ▁" theme ▁song ▁for ▁Ham as ". ▁ ▁Arab ic ▁hip - h op ▁has ▁been ▁both ▁an ▁active ▁player ▁in ▁and ▁directly ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁changing