▁as ▁artists ▁and ▁activ ists ▁share ▁their ▁music ▁via ▁Facebook , ▁YouTube , ▁and ▁Twitter . ▁ ▁Out side ▁of ▁the ▁Arab ▁World , ▁artists ▁focus ▁on ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁types ▁of ▁issues , ▁but ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁stronger ▁focus ▁on ▁issues ▁associated ▁with ▁imm igration ▁and ▁living ▁as ▁eth nic ▁minor ities . ▁In ▁France , ▁for ▁example , ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁" soci ally ▁critical " ▁music ▁focus es ▁on ▁" m igration ▁related ▁problems ▁such ▁as ▁disc rim ination , ▁x en oph ob ia , ▁and ▁the ▁problem atic ▁ident ities ▁of ▁young ▁people ▁of ▁foreign ▁descent ." ▁Furthermore , ▁these ▁artists ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁government ▁enfor ced ▁imp et us ▁for ▁assim ilation ▁" cou ple d ▁with ▁the ▁age - old ▁s tere ot ypes ▁root ed ▁in ▁colonial ▁references ▁and ▁the ▁st igma ▁of ▁the ▁marg inal ized ▁ban lie ue ." ▁ ▁Arab ic ▁hip - h op ▁artists ▁in ▁the ▁west , ▁particularly ▁Great ▁Britain ▁and ▁North ▁America , ▁who ▁also ▁deal ▁with ▁rac ism ▁and ▁marg inal ization ▁in ▁their ▁content , ▁specifically ▁mention ▁an ▁experience ▁of ▁" d ou bl eness " ▁– ▁internal ▁conflict ▁between ▁traditional ▁and ▁modern ▁culture . ▁For ▁some ▁rap ▁and ▁spoken ▁word ▁artists , ▁hip - h op ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁being ▁true ▁to ▁both , ▁due ▁both ▁to ▁the ▁rich ▁Arab ic ▁po etic ▁history ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁utility ▁of ▁hip - h op ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁expression ▁for ▁marg inal ized ▁or ▁demon