▁states ▁like ▁Tun is ia , ▁a ▁state ▁that ▁previously ▁cens ored ▁all ▁negative ▁public ▁statements ▁against ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁was ▁character ized ▁as ▁having ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁least ▁free ▁media ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁hip - h op ▁music ▁became ▁a ▁visible ▁representation ▁of ▁the ▁resistance ▁and ▁sign aled ▁the ▁imp ending ▁social ▁and ▁political ▁changes . ▁Several ▁rapp ers ▁were ▁arrested ▁for ▁their ▁music , ▁including ▁El ▁General ▁in ▁Tun is ia ▁and ▁El ▁Ha q ed ▁of ▁Mor oc co , ▁which ▁only ▁generated ▁more ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁c ensor ship ▁and ▁the ▁artists ▁themselves . ▁ ▁Regional ▁Arab ic ▁hip ▁hop ▁ ▁H ip ▁hop ▁communities ▁in ▁different ▁Arab ▁countries ▁are ▁inter connected ▁with ▁each ▁other ▁to ▁varying ▁degrees ▁and ▁also ▁have ▁connections ▁to ▁their ▁respective ▁di as por a ▁communities ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁▁ ▁H ip - h op ▁in ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁emer ged ▁around ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁H ip ▁hop ▁emer ged ▁as ▁an ▁on - line ▁community ▁as ▁rapp ers ▁shared ▁their ▁work ▁on ▁line ▁and ▁competed ▁for ▁fans ▁in ▁the ▁" under ground ▁field ". ▁A ▁ra pper ▁called ▁Kl ash ▁became ▁inf am ous ▁due ▁to ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁rac ism ▁in ▁his ▁lyr ics . ▁Kl ash , ▁along ▁with ▁friends ▁he ▁ra pped ▁with , ▁initially ▁focused ▁on ▁social ▁issues ▁such ▁as ▁un emp loyment ▁and ▁ne pot ism . ▁It ▁was ▁common ▁for