. ▁Although ▁he ▁had ▁grown ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁A J ▁has ▁successfully ▁reached ▁Y em eni ▁audience ▁by ▁address ing ▁to ▁local ▁issues ▁and ▁incorpor ating ▁traditional ▁musical ▁language ▁into ▁his ▁hits . ▁This ▁vers at ility ▁was ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁reasons ▁he ▁drew ▁international ▁recognition , ▁since ▁he ▁entered ▁in ▁the ▁Y em eni ▁music ▁scene , ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁partner ing ▁up ▁with ▁several ▁Y em eni ▁artists , ▁such ▁as ▁Hus sein ▁Mu hib , ▁Fu ad ▁Al - K ib isi , ▁Fu ad ▁Al - Sh ar j abi , ▁I bra him ▁Al - T a ef i , ▁Abd ur ah man ▁Al - A kh f ash ▁and ▁others , ▁and ▁helping ▁new ▁ones ▁to ▁develop ▁their ▁tal ents . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁played ▁a ▁major ▁role ▁on ▁propag ating ▁the ▁understanding ▁of ▁rap ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁change . ▁ ▁One ▁contrib uting ▁factor ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁music ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁Y emen ▁Music ▁House ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁ ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁providing ▁assets ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁contemporary ▁music ▁scene ▁ ▁. ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁took ▁place ▁the ▁first ▁Y em eni ▁Rap ▁public ▁festival , ▁co - sp ons ored ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁German ▁foreign - m issions ▁ ▁. ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁this ▁event , ▁A J ▁draw s ▁a ▁comparison ▁between ▁it ▁and ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁Berlin ▁wall . ▁ ▁Sy