ized ▁communities . ▁The ▁poet ▁Lawrence ▁Joseph ▁addresses ▁the ▁conflict ▁explicitly ▁in ▁his ▁poem ▁" S and ▁N igger ". ▁ ▁The ▁view ▁of ▁main stream ▁America ▁towards ▁the ▁Arab ▁population , ▁dom est ically ▁and ▁world wide , ▁and ▁military ▁inter vention ▁in ▁the ▁M EN A ▁region ▁factor ▁prom in ently ▁in ▁Arab - American ▁hip - h op ▁and ▁other ▁western ▁forms . ▁C ertain ▁artists ▁from ▁the ▁Arab ▁world ▁approach ▁the ▁western ▁view point ▁similarly , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Em ir ati ▁group ▁Des ert ▁He at ▁who ▁rap ▁in ▁English ▁specifically ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁" ed uc ating " ▁western ers ▁on ▁a ▁real istic ▁view ▁of ▁Arab ic ▁culture ▁and ▁history . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁extreme , ▁Moh ammed ▁Kam el ▁Most af a , ▁whose ▁father ▁Ab u ▁Ham za ▁al - M as ri ▁is ▁in ▁prison ▁on ▁terror ism ▁charges , ▁uses ▁hip - h op ▁to ▁express ▁solid ar ity ▁with ▁groups ▁such ▁as ▁H iz bol lah ▁and ▁Ham as , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁gl or ify ▁violent ▁J ih ad . ▁His ▁message ▁is ▁different ▁from ▁other ▁opposition ▁rapp ers ▁who ▁have ▁gained ▁popular ity ▁in ▁the ▁genre ▁in so far ▁as ▁he ▁explicitly ▁establish es ▁his ▁credentials ▁by ▁referencing ▁his ▁military ▁skill ▁and ▁ability ▁to ▁cause ▁violence . ▁ ▁C ensor ship ▁Associ ative ▁life ▁and ▁media ▁are ▁restricted ▁to ▁varying ▁degrees ▁throughout ▁the ▁Arab ▁world . ▁Re asons ▁for ▁c ensor ship , ▁whether ▁state ▁enfor