Marwan Pablo

Marwan Ahmed Metaweh (مروان أحمد مطاوع)[1] (born November 22, 1996), known by his stage names, Marwan Pablo or Dama, is an Egyptian rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer from Alexandria, Egypt. Being referred to by the Vice Media and himself as "Egypt's Godfather of Trap", Pablo is considered one of the most important voices of the new generation of trap/hip-hop musical landscape in Egypt.[2][3] He is most known for his hits ‘Free’, ‘El Gemeza’, and 'SINdBAD'.

Marwan Pablo
مروان بابلو
Born
Marwan Ahmed Metaweh

(1996-11-22) November 22, 1996
NationalityEgyptian
Other namesDama
Years active2015–2020
TitleGodfather of Trap

Influenced by the emerging electronic music in Egypt, Pablo and other trap musicians of his age are aiming to redefine the popularity of New School Hip Hop and Trap music in Egypt, taking it from underground into mainstream.[4]

Career

Marwan Pablo first started making music in 2015, being known with the moniker "Dama" at the time. At one point, he decided to disappear and rediscover himself, only to came back in late 2017 with the single “Al Gholaf X Ozoris” under the name of "Marwan Pablo". Pablo began his career writing his own lyrics and eventually evolved into producing the tracks as well.[5]

Cairo has long been the city for up and coming musicians, but Marwan Pablo was trying to change that by popularizing trap music in his hometown of Alexandria.[6][7] For that end, Pablo shot to fame in 2018, starring in the "Rabka" documentary and releasing his first hits 'SINdBAD', 'Abu Meca' and 'Folklor' in collaboration with the rising Egyptian producer "Molotof".

Retirement

On February 14 of 2020, Pablo announced that, for personal and religious reasons, he will no longer be making music.[8][9] Shortly after, he blanked both his YouTube channel and Instagram account.[10] The artist explained that the main reason he retired is "the pressure that was forced on him, the different levels of expectations that people have cornered him within, and the constant labeling". He said that he needed a break to "recharge himself without being cornered".[11]

On March 9, 2020, Pablo went live on Instagram in response to rumors of his illness or death. He expressed fury over the anecdotes and denied any relation between the retirement and his health or family members.[12]

Despite the retirement, his Denamet (with Molotof) was the runner-up in Egypt's top 5 list as of July 2020.[13]

Return

In January 2021, Pablo's name was trending again when news circulated of his prospective return after his profile picture on Facebook was changed. The new picture gained a hundred thousand likes in a couple of hours, but he didn't announce it.[14][15][16]

References
  1. Abu Taleb, Maan (2016-07-27). معادلة صعبة فشخ | مقابلة مع داما [A damn difficult equation | An interview with Dama]. Ma3azef (in Arabic). Retrieved 26 Jan 2021.
  2. Marwan Pablo: Egypt's Godfather of Trap (Documentary) (in Arabic). Vice Media. 3 Oct 2019.
  3. Pillault, Théophile (7 Sep 2020). "Skrrt Skrrt Habibi! Introducing Egyptian trap". PAM - Pan African Music.
  4. Hdeena (12 Feb 2020). "Egyptian Rapper, Marwan Pablo, Makes a Bold Statement in his newest song "Free"". The Hip Hop African.
  5. Zahran, Yassin (15 May 2018). "10 Tracks to Hook you on the Egyptian Hip Hop Scene". Scene Noise.
  6. Wefy, Hazem (2020). ‎مروان بابلو .. العالم السفلي وموسيقى “التراپ” [Marwan Pablo ... the underworld and "trap" music]. arageek (in Arabic).
  7. "19 Rappers Who Dominated the Game in the Middle East in 2019". SceneArabia. 26 Dec 2019.
  8. Ibrahim, Khalid (2020-03-18). مروان بابلو يعلن اعتزاله الغناء: "أنا بتوب لربنا حاليا" [Marwan Pablo announces his retirement from singing: "I am repenting to our Lord now"]. Youm7 (in Arabic).
  9. ""This is Not Up for Discussion": Marwan Pablo's Out of the Game for God". SceneNoise. 18 Mar 2020.
  10. "What's Going On with Marwan Pablo? Egyptian Trap Trailblazer Deletes All Videos from His YouTube Channel". SceneNoise. 15 Mar 2020.
  11. من النجاح الهائل للاعتزال المفاجئ و «التوبة».. هل يعود مروان بابلو للفن مجددا؟ [From tremendous success to sudden retirement and "repentance" .. Will Marwan Pablo return to art again?]. Akhbarak (in Arabic). 7 Jan 2021.
  12. Ahmed, Youssef (14 Mar 2020). "Marwan Pablo, Egyptian Trap "Godfather", Quits his Music Career at 24". Egyptian Millennials.
  13. Adel, Alaa (15 Jul 2020). مروان بابلو يتصدر قائمة التوب 5 رغم اعتزاله [Marwan Pablo leading the top 5 chart despite his retirement]. Al Bawaba (in Arabic).
  14. Abdel Nasser, Gamal (8 Jan 2021). Marwan Pablo .. اعتزل الفن خوفا من الله ورجع بدون تبرير ويستعد لأغنية جديدة [Marwan Pablo: Quit art for fear of God; now returning and preparing for a new song, no reasons given]. Youm7 (in Arabic). Retrieved 26 Jan 2021.
  15. Nasser, Nehal (7 Jan 2021). مشوار مروان بابلو من الاعتزال المفاجئ إلي العودة الغامضة [The Journey of Marwan Pablo from Abrupt Retirement to Mysterious Return]. filfan (in Arabic).
  16. Abdullah, Sarah (7 Jan 2021). عودة بعد الاعتزال.. مروان بابلو يتصدر تويتر بعد غياب طويل [Comeback after retirement .. Marwan Pablo topping Twitter after a long disappearance]. Sada El Balad (in Arabic).
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