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"https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/artist/5e5ng4yqjWiz08kIGBQqGD", "sourceUrl": "https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/artist/5e5ng4yqjWiz08kIGBQqGD", "needsReview": false }, "city": "Rabat", "country": "Morocco", "collectives": [], "genres": [ "Moroccan rap", "Hip-hop" ], "sceneTier": "rising", "moroccanSceneScore": 75, "sceneEvidence": [ { "type": "city", "strength": "medium", "description": "Qobuz's matching artist biography identifies ONZY with Rabat and the exact catalog.", "url": "https://www.qobuz.com/be-fr/interpreter/onzy/10062269", "sourceTitle": "qobuz.com" } ], "discography": [ { "title": "So7ba", "type": "single", "year": 2024, "source": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/onzy/1531774867", "sources": [ "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/onzy/1531774867" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "Mâle-Chanceux", "type": "ep", "year": 2024, "source": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/onzy/1531774867", "sources": [ "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/onzy/1531774867" ], 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"sources": [ "https://open.spotify.com/artist/2iHkY7NEHJSOF6O7rQaDww" ], "creditType": "primary" } ], "links": { "spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/2iHkY7NEHJSOF6O7rQaDww", "officialWebsite": "https://www.thefader.com/2018/09/13/issam-naar-caviar-morroccan-trap-interview" }, "researchSources": [ { "title": "NAAR research", "url": "https://www.thefader.com/2018/09/13/issam-naar-caviar-morroccan-trap-interview", "type": "secondary", "publisher": "thefader.com" }, { "title": "NAAR public artist profile", "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/2iHkY7NEHJSOF6O7rQaDww", "type": "music_database", "publisher": "Spotify" }, { "title": "NAAR research", "url": "https://www.booska-p.com/musique/actualites/naar-fete-la-sortie-de-son-projet/", "type": "secondary", "publisher": "booska-p.com" } ], "researchNotes": "Entity is a collective/project, not a solo rapper. 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City should not be narrowed beyond the documented Casablanca/El Jadida discrepancy without direct confirmation.", "addedAt": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z", "lastChecked": "2026-08-25T21:15:00.000Z" }, { "id": "curated:qaayel", "name": "Qaayel", "aliases": [ "Qaayel", "Qayeel", "Khalil El Yaayoubi" ], "entityType": "rapper", "image": { "url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5ebe1b4a194ebbec024e3aa5355", "source": "Spotify artist profile", "originalUrl": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/2T6efS085VLyjvrFPnkYDv", "sourceUrl": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/2T6efS085VLyjvrFPnkYDv", "needsReview": false }, "country": "Morocco", "collectives": [], "genres": [ "Moroccan rap", "Hip-hop" ], "sceneTier": "established", "moroccanSceneScore": 91, "sceneEvidence": [ { "type": "media", "strength": "strong", "description": "Le Matin identifies Moroccan Khalil El Yaayoubi as Qaayel and reports that he represented Morocco through the Ibis Music/Sziget selection.", "url": "https://lematin.ma/journal/2019/marocain-qaayel-choisi-cadre-programme-ibis-music/320534.html", "sourceTitle": "lematin.ma" } ], "discography": [ { "title": "Ceiling Talk", "type": "single", "year": 2019, "source": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/qaayel/1194254632", "sources": [ "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/qaayel/1194254632" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "Lore", "type": "unknown", "year": 2021, "source": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/qaayel/1194254632", "sources": [ "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/qaayel/1194254632" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "PRELUDE", "type": "unknown", "year": 2025, "source": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/qaayel/1194254632", "sources": [ "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/qaayel/1194254632" ], "creditType": "primary" } ], "links": { "spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/2T6efS085VLyjvrFPnkYDv", "appleMusic": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/qaayel/1194254632", "soundcloud": "https://soundcloud.com/qaayel", "officialWebsite": "https://lematin.ma/journal/2019/marocain-qaayel-choisi-cadre-programme-ibis-music/320534.html" }, "researchSources": [ { "title": "Qaayel research", "url": "https://lematin.ma/journal/2019/marocain-qaayel-choisi-cadre-programme-ibis-music/320534.html", "type": "moroccan_media", "publisher": "lematin.ma" }, { "title": "Qaayel research", "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/qaayel/1194254632", "type": "music_database", "publisher": "music.apple.com" }, { "title": "Qaayel public artist profile", "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/2T6efS085VLyjvrFPnkYDv", "type": "music_database", "publisher": "Spotify" } ], "researchNotes": "Le Matin gives the civil name and Moroccan representation at Sziget; spelling Qayeel appears on an older SoundCloud URL but Qaayel is the current platform display.", "externalIds": { "spotify": "2T6efS085VLyjvrFPnkYDv", "appleMusic": "1194254632" }, "manualResearch": { "batchId": "manual-candidates-2026-08-25", "candidates": [ "Qaayel" ], "disposition": "added", "enrichedAt": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z" }, "discoveryPass": "recent", "discoveryReason": "Le Matin gives the civil name and Moroccan representation at Sziget; spelling Qayeel appears on an older SoundCloud URL but Qaayel is the current platform display.", "addedAt": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z", "lastChecked": "2026-08-25T21:15:00.000Z" }, { "id": "curated:sipo", "name": "Sipo", "aliases": [ "SIPO" ], "entityType": "rapper", "image": { "url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5ebde61103cbd6cf96d07f760f3", "source": "Spotify artist profile", "originalUrl": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3oMj4UHfEpUEtClL0pcT8o", "sourceUrl": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3oMj4UHfEpUEtClL0pcT8o", "needsReview": false }, "city": "Casablanca / Salé", "country": "Morocco", "collectives": [ "Street Scientists (association needs final confirmation)" ], "genres": [ "Moroccan rap", "Hip-hop" ], "sceneTier": "established", "moroccanSceneScore": 89, "sceneEvidence": [ { "type": "media", "strength": "strong", "description": "Spotify's Moroccan Rap Essentials includes the matched Inkonnu and Sipo recording Échec, anchoring this exact Sipo ID in the domestic catalog.", "url": "https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX4yQsz19DvhD", "sourceTitle": "open.spotify.com" }, { "type": "media", "strength": "medium", "description": "Tabadoul's Salé program lists SIPO as a member of Street Scientists on a local hip-hop bill.", "url": "https://www.tabadoul.org/?p=2682", "sourceTitle": "tabadoul.org" } ], "discography": [ { "title": "3Asba", "type": "single", "year": 2021, "source": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3oMj4UHfEpUEtClL0pcT8o", "sources": [ "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3oMj4UHfEpUEtClL0pcT8o" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "Sa3ba", "type": "single", "year": 2023, "source": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3oMj4UHfEpUEtClL0pcT8o", "sources": [ "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3oMj4UHfEpUEtClL0pcT8o" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "Échec", "type": "unknown", "year": 2023, "source": "https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX4yQsz19DvhD", "sources": [ "https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX4yQsz19DvhD" ], "creditType": "primary" } ], "links": { "spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3oMj4UHfEpUEtClL0pcT8o", "officialWebsite": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3oMj4UHfEpUEtClL0pcT8o" }, "researchSources": [ { "title": "Sipo public artist profile", "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3oMj4UHfEpUEtClL0pcT8o", "type": "music_database", "publisher": "Spotify" }, { "title": "Sipo research", "url": "https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX4yQsz19DvhD", "type": "music_database", "publisher": "open.spotify.com" }, { "title": "Sipo research", "url": "https://www.tabadoul.org/?p=2682", "type": "secondary", "publisher": "tabadoul.org" } ], "researchNotes": "Correct Moroccan Spotify ID is 3oMj4UHfEpUEtClL0pcT8o, fingerprinted by Inkonnu collaboration Échec. Explicitly exclude German artist Sipo at Spotify ID 1vLew3o8JIJ9XTCRkOCCbb.", "externalIds": { "spotify": "3oMj4UHfEpUEtClL0pcT8o" }, "manualResearch": { "batchId": "manual-candidates-2026-08-25", "candidates": [ "Sipo" ], "disposition": "added", "enrichedAt": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z" }, "discoveryPass": "recent", "discoveryReason": "Correct Moroccan Spotify ID is 3oMj4UHfEpUEtClL0pcT8o, fingerprinted by Inkonnu collaboration Échec. Explicitly exclude German artist Sipo at Spotify ID 1vLew3o8JIJ9XTCRkOCCbb.", "addedAt": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z", "lastChecked": "2026-08-25T21:15:00.000Z" }, { "id": "curated:west", "name": "West", "aliases": [ "West" ], "entityType": "rapper", "image": { "url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5eb303a248ca023abc1fd1d3f9b", "source": "Spotify artist profile", "originalUrl": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/6pwVHVJPBAWa6bczsHapxv", "sourceUrl": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/6pwVHVJPBAWa6bczsHapxv", "needsReview": false }, "city": "Casablanca", "country": "Morocco", "collectives": [], "genres": [ "Moroccan rap", "Hip-hop" ], "sceneTier": "established", "moroccanSceneScore": 89, "sceneEvidence": [ { "type": "media", "strength": "strong", "description": "Shayfeen's official OMG video credits West alongside Tagne, Madd and Xcep, a distinctive Morocco-scene fingerprint.", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncPfswrWfRc", "sourceTitle": "youtube.com" }, { "type": "media", "strength": "strong", "description": "Apple's Tcha Ra credit links the same West to Ouenza, ElGrandeToto and Madd.", "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/tcha-ra-feat-ouenza-elgrandetoto-madd-west-single/1478920968", "sourceTitle": "music.apple.com" } ], "discography": [ { "title": "Diali", "type": "single", "year": 2021, "source": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/6pwVHVJPBAWa6bczsHapxv", "sources": [ "https://open.spotify.com/artist/6pwVHVJPBAWa6bczsHapxv" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "OMG", "type": "unknown", "year": 2017, "source": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncPfswrWfRc", "sources": [ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncPfswrWfRc" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "Tcha Ra", "type": "unknown", "year": 2018, "source": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/tcha-ra-feat-ouenza-elgrandetoto-madd-west-single/1478920968", "sources": [ "https://music.apple.com/us/album/tcha-ra-feat-ouenza-elgrandetoto-madd-west-single/1478920968" ], "creditType": "primary" } ], "links": { "spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/6pwVHVJPBAWa6bczsHapxv", "officialWebsite": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncPfswrWfRc" }, "researchSources": [ { "title": "West research", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncPfswrWfRc", "type": "official", "publisher": "youtube.com" }, { "title": "West public artist profile", "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/6pwVHVJPBAWa6bczsHapxv", "type": "music_database", "publisher": "Spotify" } ], "researchNotes": "Short-name identity is fixed by the same catalog fingerprint across Shayfeen's OMG, Tcha Ra and ElGrandeToto's Nodawanod. Do not merge with unrelated artists named West or infer that Mobb West is the same person.", "externalIds": { "spotify": "6pwVHVJPBAWa6bczsHapxv" }, "manualResearch": { "batchId": "manual-candidates-2026-08-25", "candidates": [ "West" ], "disposition": "added", "enrichedAt": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z" }, "discoveryPass": "recent", "discoveryReason": "Short-name identity is fixed by the same catalog fingerprint across Shayfeen's OMG, Tcha Ra and ElGrandeToto's Nodawanod. 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"soundcloud.com" }, { "type": "media", "strength": "strong", "description": "His official link hub joins all public profiles, preventing namesake contamination.", "url": "https://linktr.ee/XCEP", "sourceTitle": "linktr.ee" } ], "discography": [ { "title": "The Outline", "type": "album", "year": 2015, "source": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/xcep/1083988496", "sources": [ "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/xcep/1083988496" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "Memo", "type": "single", "year": 2022, "source": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/xcep/1083988496", "sources": [ "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/xcep/1083988496" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "The Fate", "type": "single", "year": 2023, "source": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/xcep/1083988496", "sources": [ "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/xcep/1083988496" ], "creditType": "primary" } ], "links": { "spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/0eLoiWLwWeaHGNkYke5G1k", "appleMusic": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/xcep/1083988496", "youtube": "https://www.youtube.com/@XCEPOfficial", "soundcloud": "https://soundcloud.com/thexcep", "officialWebsite": "https://linktr.ee/XCEP" }, "researchSources": [ { "title": "XCEP research", "url": "https://linktr.ee/XCEP", "type": "official", "publisher": "linktr.ee" }, { "title": "XCEP research", "url": "https://soundcloud.com/thexcep", "type": "music_database", "publisher": "soundcloud.com" }, { "title": "XCEP research", "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/xcep/1083988496", "type": "music_database", "publisher": "music.apple.com" }, { "title": "XCEP public artist profile", "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/0eLoiWLwWeaHGNkYke5G1k", "type": "music_database", "publisher": "Spotify" } ], "researchNotes": "Linktree, Spotify, Apple, YouTube and SoundCloud converge on the same rapper/producer/singer-songwriter and catalog.", "externalIds": { "spotify": "0eLoiWLwWeaHGNkYke5G1k", "appleMusic": "1083988496" }, 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"strong", "description": "The matched Spotify artist has a continuous Darija catalog and appears in Spotify's Moroccan Rap Essentials with Lappel.", "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3IRAzpoLeNDGv7kqwNK3bp", "sourceTitle": "open.spotify.com" }, { "type": "city", "strength": "medium", "description": "Wikidata identifies the same stage name as a Moroccan rapper from Casablanca.", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q114713317", "sourceTitle": "wikidata.org" } ], "discography": [ { "title": "Lappel", "type": "single", "year": 2017, "source": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3IRAzpoLeNDGv7kqwNK3bp", "sources": [ "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3IRAzpoLeNDGv7kqwNK3bp" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "Zarga", "type": "album", "year": 2019, "source": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3IRAzpoLeNDGv7kqwNK3bp", "sources": [ "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3IRAzpoLeNDGv7kqwNK3bp" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "BANDANA", "type": "album", "year": 2022, "source": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3IRAzpoLeNDGv7kqwNK3bp", "sources": [ "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3IRAzpoLeNDGv7kqwNK3bp" ], "creditType": "primary" } ], "links": { "spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3IRAzpoLeNDGv7kqwNK3bp", "officialWebsite": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3IRAzpoLeNDGv7kqwNK3bp" }, "researchSources": [ { "title": "7-Toun public artist profile", "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3IRAzpoLeNDGv7kqwNK3bp", "type": "music_database", "publisher": "Spotify" }, { "title": "7-Toun research", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q114713317", "type": "secondary", "publisher": "wikidata.org" } ], "researchNotes": "Distinctive 7-Toun spelling and long catalog make this identity safe; retain uppercase as alias rather than a second entity.", "externalIds": { "spotify": "3IRAzpoLeNDGv7kqwNK3bp" }, "manualResearch": { "batchId": "manual-candidates-2026-08-25", "candidates": [ "7-Toun" ], "disposition": "added", "enrichedAt": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z" }, 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"description": "Apple and SoundCloud show a continuous LHAJ catalog linked to Moroccan collaborators Anys, Ramoon and Furelise.", "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/lhaj/1496098544", "sourceTitle": "music.apple.com" }, { "type": "media", "strength": "strong", "description": "Shazam's LABAS record credits performer Lhaj and songwriter Omar Ouasmine under label LHAJ.", "url": "https://www.shazam.com/song/1706549493/labas", "sourceTitle": "shazam.com" } ], "discography": [ { "title": "ROMEO", "type": "single", "year": 2023, "source": "https://music.apple.com/de/song/1694332639", "sources": [ "https://music.apple.com/de/song/1694332639" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "LABAS", "type": "single", "year": 2023, "source": "https://music.apple.com/ae/song/1706549493", "sources": [ "https://music.apple.com/ae/song/1706549493" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "Chanel", "type": "single", "year": 2024, "source": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/lhaj/1496098544", "sources": [ "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/lhaj/1496098544" ], "creditType": "primary" } ], "links": { "spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Rn9VGYBgWB83nWmPAU0I", "appleMusic": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/lhaj/1496098544", "soundcloud": "https://soundcloud.com/lhaj-music", "officialWebsite": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/lhaj/1496098544" }, "researchSources": [ { "title": "LHAJ research", "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/lhaj/1496098544", "type": "music_database", "publisher": "music.apple.com" }, { "title": "LHAJ research", "url": "https://www.shazam.com/song/1706549493/labas", "type": "music_database", "publisher": "shazam.com" }, { "title": "LHAJ research", "url": "https://soundcloud.com/lhaj-music", "type": "music_database", "publisher": "soundcloud.com" } ], "researchNotes": "LABAS provides the exact release and songwriter fingerprint Omar Ouasmine. 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(label)" ], "genres": [ "Moroccan rap", "Hip-hop" ], "sceneTier": "established", "moroccanSceneScore": 92, "sceneEvidence": [ { "type": "city", "strength": "strong", "description": "Grünt #39 is explicitly a Casablanca cypher and includes 8ird, whose verse names Derb Sultan.", "url": "https://ruclips.net/video/jpnYfomzQoQ/casablanca-x-dollypran-kouz1-damost-fell-g-8ird-snowflake-fkalouis-gr%C3%BCnt-39.html", "sourceTitle": "ruclips.net" }, { "type": "media", "strength": "strong", "description": "Shazam credits Anass Moujahid as songwriter on 8Urn under Alien Degree Ent., matching the Spotify catalog.", "url": "https://www.shazam.com/track/564604065", "sourceTitle": "shazam.com" } ], "discography": [ { "title": "9 VS 3", "type": "album", "year": 2019, "source": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QmZDh7Hz0zasHGHK6NZkw", "sources": [ "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QmZDh7Hz0zasHGHK6NZkw" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "No Gravity", "type": "single", "year": 2020, "source": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QmZDh7Hz0zasHGHK6NZkw", "sources": [ "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QmZDh7Hz0zasHGHK6NZkw" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "8Urn", "type": "single", "year": 2021, "source": "https://www.shazam.com/track/564604065", "sources": [ "https://www.shazam.com/track/564604065" ], "creditType": "primary" } ], "links": { "spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QmZDh7Hz0zasHGHK6NZkw", "officialWebsite": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QmZDh7Hz0zasHGHK6NZkw" }, "researchSources": [ { "title": "8ird public artist profile", "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QmZDh7Hz0zasHGHK6NZkw", "type": "music_database", "publisher": "Spotify" }, { "title": "8ird research", "url": "https://www.shazam.com/track/564604065", "type": "music_database", "publisher": "shazam.com" }, { "title": "8ird research", "url": "https://ruclips.net/video/jpnYfomzQoQ/casablanca-x-dollypran-kouz1-damost-fell-g-8ird-snowflake-fkalouis-gr%C3%BCnt-39.html", "type": "secondary", "publisher": "ruclips.net" } ], "researchNotes": "Distinctive spelling and songwriter credit Anass Moujahid make the identity safe.", "externalIds": { "spotify": "3QmZDh7Hz0zasHGHK6NZkw" }, "manualResearch": { "batchId": "manual-candidates-2026-08-25", "candidates": [ "8ird" ], "disposition": "added", "enrichedAt": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z" }, "discoveryPass": "recent", "discoveryReason": "Distinctive spelling and songwriter credit Anass Moujahid make the identity safe.", "addedAt": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z", "lastChecked": "2026-08-25T21:15:00.000Z" }, { "id": "curated:akra", "name": "Akra", "aliases": [ "AKRA", "Akraborntoshine", "Aymane Assoudi" ], "entityType": "rapper", "image": { "url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5eba5e47d94b01ac53a38f6ed93", "source": "Spotify artist profile", "originalUrl": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3IXJ9wGIgVm3tAbHHGw5Yj", "sourceUrl": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3IXJ9wGIgVm3tAbHHGw5Yj", "needsReview": false }, "country": "Morocco", "collectives": [], "genres": [ "Moroccan rap", "Hip-hop" ], "sceneTier": "rising", "moroccanSceneScore": 86, "sceneEvidence": [ { "type": "media", "strength": "strong", "description": "The matched Spotify biography explicitly describes Akra as an artist in Morocco and is discovered through Spotify's Moroccan New Wave editorial context.", "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3IXJ9wGIgVm3tAbHHGw5Yj", "sourceTitle": "open.spotify.com" }, { "type": "city", "strength": "strong", "description": "Shazam's B2S page credits Aymane Assoudi and contains the explicit lyric 'Sda3 mn Maroc l Abidjan,' matching the profile slogan 'Akra born to shine.'", "url": "https://www.shazam.com/song/1759845813/b2s", "sourceTitle": "shazam.com" } ], "discography": [ { "title": "445", "type": "ep", "year": 2022, "source": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3IXJ9wGIgVm3tAbHHGw5Yj", "sources": [ "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3IXJ9wGIgVm3tAbHHGw5Yj" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "Alive", "type": "single", "year": 2023, "source": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3IXJ9wGIgVm3tAbHHGw5Yj", "sources": [ "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3IXJ9wGIgVm3tAbHHGw5Yj" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "B2S", "type": "single", "year": 2024, "source": "https://www.shazam.com/song/1759845813/b2s", "sources": [ "https://www.shazam.com/song/1759845813/b2s" ], "creditType": "primary" } ], "links": { "spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3IXJ9wGIgVm3tAbHHGw5Yj", "officialWebsite": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3IXJ9wGIgVm3tAbHHGw5Yj" }, "researchSources": [ { "title": "Akra public artist profile", "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3IXJ9wGIgVm3tAbHHGw5Yj", "type": "music_database", "publisher": "Spotify" }, { "title": "Akra research", "url": "https://www.shazam.com/song/1759845813/b2s", "type": "music_database", "publisher": "shazam.com" } ], "researchNotes": "Exclude the French KLON musician also named Akra. 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Hyphen/space/case variants are aliases, not separate artists.", "addedAt": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z", "lastChecked": "2026-08-25T19:35:43.528Z" }, { "id": "curated:naafri8", "name": "NAAFRI8", "aliases": [ "Naafri8", "Naafri" ], "entityType": "rapper", "image": { "url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music211/v4/ba/39/d9/ba39d96a-439d-da2c-18b8-d45486993f03/artwork.jpg/1200x630cw.png", "source": "Apple Music artist profile", "originalUrl": "https://music.apple.com/ae/artist/naafri8/1738122085", "sourceUrl": "https://music.apple.com/ae/artist/naafri8/1738122085", "needsReview": false }, "country": "Morocco", "collectives": [], "genres": [ "Moroccan rap", "Hip-hop" ], "sceneTier": "rising", "moroccanSceneScore": 82, "sceneEvidence": [ { "type": "media", "strength": "strong", "description": "DimaTOP's 2025 awards places Naafri among the nominees for Morocco's upcoming/underground rapper of the year.", "url": "https://dimatopmagazine.com/hip-hub/top-picks/dimatop-awards-2025/", "sourceTitle": "dimatopmagazine.com" }, { "type": "media", "strength": "strong", "description": "The matched Apple page carries LLAMA and collaborations with Yorpen and KPV 14.5mm.", "url": "https://music.apple.com/ae/artist/naafri8/1738122085", "sourceTitle": "music.apple.com" } ], "discography": [ { "title": "LLAMA", "type": "album", "year": 2024, "source": "https://music.amazon.com/tracks/B0CZQ35RX5", "sources": [ "https://music.amazon.com/tracks/B0CZQ35RX5" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "8th Day", "type": "single", "year": 2024, "source": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/8th-day-single/1768366371", "sources": [ "https://music.apple.com/us/album/8th-day-single/1768366371" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "Aboubakar", "type": "single", "year": 2025, "source": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/aboubakar-feat-yorpen-single/1851804507", "sources": [ "https://music.apple.com/us/album/aboubakar-feat-yorpen-single/1851804507" ], "creditType": "primary" } ], "links": { "appleMusic": "https://music.apple.com/ae/artist/naafri8/1738122085", "officialWebsite": "https://dimatopmagazine.com/hip-hub/top-picks/dimatop-awards-2025/" }, "researchSources": [ { "title": "NAAFRI8 research", "url": "https://dimatopmagazine.com/hip-hub/top-picks/dimatop-awards-2025/", "type": "moroccan_media", "publisher": "dimatopmagazine.com" }, { "title": "NAAFRI8 public artist profile", "url": "https://music.apple.com/ae/artist/naafri8/1738122085", "type": "music_database", "publisher": "Apple Music" } ], "researchNotes": "Distinctive spelling and LLAMA catalog. 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Explicitly exclude Spotify ID 3PxhB0OiQ9zWvzfSGUmORM, whose own bio says it is a fan archive account.", "externalIds": { "spotify": "068M7gzfvpZ7YdaNV17zea", "appleMusic": "1593429249" }, "manualResearch": { "batchId": "manual-candidates-2026-08-25", "candidates": [ "Quatrehuit" ], "disposition": "added", "enrichedAt": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z" }, "discoveryPass": "recent", "discoveryReason": "Correct Spotify ID is 068M7gzfvpZ7YdaNV17zea. Explicitly exclude Spotify ID 3PxhB0OiQ9zWvzfSGUmORM, whose own bio says it is a fan archive account.", "addedAt": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z", "lastChecked": "2026-08-25T21:15:00.000Z" }, { "id": "curated:zeronin", "name": "Zeronin", "aliases": [ "Zeronin", "Zehronin", "Zahrane Karfa" ], "entityType": "rapper", "image": { "url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music126/v4/14/30/85/14308543-a158-a320-d556-3e4db357b2cf/pr_source.png/1200x630cw.png", "source": "Public artist profile", "originalUrl": "https://music.apple.com/by/artist/zeronin/1524692815", "sourceUrl": "https://music.apple.com/by/artist/zeronin/1524692815", "needsReview": false }, "city": "Casablanca", "country": "Morocco", "collectives": [ "L'FAREE9" ], "genres": [ "Moroccan rap", "Hip-hop" ], "sceneTier": "established", "moroccanSceneScore": 90, "sceneEvidence": [ { "type": "city", "strength": "strong", "description": "Zeronin's Bandcamp describes him as a Casablanca hip-hop artist, co-founder of L'FAREE9 and a young artist living in Morocco.", "url": "https://zeronin.bandcamp.com/album/reborn-2", "sourceTitle": "zeronin.bandcamp.com" }, { "type": "city", "strength": "strong", "description": "Karton Zine interviews L'Faree9 members Zehronin and Selfmy in Casablanca and documents the trio's formation and individual solo work.", "url": "https://www.karton-zine.com/en/lfaree9-2/", "sourceTitle": "karton-zine.com" } ], "discography": [ { "title": "D'Afterlife", "type": "single", "year": 2018, "source": "https://music.apple.com/fr/album/dafterlife-single/1558396137", "sources": [ "https://music.apple.com/fr/album/dafterlife-single/1558396137" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "Dini", "type": "single", "year": 2020, "source": "https://www.shazam.com/song/1535120819/dini-feat-diib", "sources": [ "https://www.shazam.com/song/1535120819/dini-feat-diib" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "Reborn", "type": "album", "year": 2022, "source": "https://zeronin.bandcamp.com/album/reborn-2", "sources": [ "https://zeronin.bandcamp.com/album/reborn-2" ], "creditType": "primary" } ], "links": { "officialWebsite": "https://zeronin.bandcamp.com/album/reborn-2", "appleMusic": "https://music.apple.com/by/artist/zeronin/1524692815" }, "researchSources": [ { "title": "Zeronin research", "url": "https://zeronin.bandcamp.com/album/reborn-2", "type": "music_database", "publisher": "zeronin.bandcamp.com" }, { "title": "Zeronin research", "url": "https://www.karton-zine.com/en/lfaree9-2/", "type": "secondary", "publisher": "karton-zine.com" }, { "title": "Zeronin research", "url": "https://music.apple.com/by/artist/zeronin/1524692815", "type": "music_database", "publisher": "music.apple.com" } ], "researchNotes": "Zeronin is the current release spelling; Karton transcribes Zehronin in the group interview. Shazam credits songwriter Zahrane Karfa on Dini.", "externalIds": { "appleMusic": "1524692815" }, "manualResearch": { "batchId": "manual-candidates-2026-08-25", "candidates": [ "Zeronin" ], "disposition": "added", "enrichedAt": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z" }, "discoveryPass": "recent", "discoveryReason": "Zeronin is the current release spelling; Karton transcribes Zehronin in the group interview. Shazam credits songwriter Zahrane Karfa on Dini.", "addedAt": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z", "lastChecked": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z" }, { "id": "curated:lquinze", "name": "Lquinze", "aliases": [ "Lquinze", "Hamza Rakeb" ], "entityType": "rapper", "image": null, "country": "Morocco", "collectives": [], "genres": [ "Moroccan rap", "Hip-hop" ], "sceneTier": "established", "moroccanSceneScore": 93, "sceneEvidence": [ { "type": "city", "strength": "strong", "description": "MusicBrainz identifies Lquinze as Moroccan rapper Hamza Rakeb, born in Morocco, and supplies the correct identity fingerprint.", "url": "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ca9f8842-27a6-4d7b-b608-6d3e716b7503", "sourceTitle": "musicbrainz.org" }, { "type": "media", "strength": "strong", "description": "Spotify's matched track catalog includes Diamond, Trips and H2R collaborations with Raid, distinct from the Brazilian namesake.", "url": "https://open.spotify.com/track/0iblD5jLoBaH0Yk42aukO7", "sourceTitle": "open.spotify.com" } ], "discography": [ { "title": "π", "type": "single", "year": 2016, "source": "https://www.shazam.com/song/1757030562/%CF%80", "sources": [ "https://www.shazam.com/song/1757030562/%CF%80" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "Trips", "type": "album", "year": 2021, "source": "https://open.spotify.com/track/0iblD5jLoBaH0Yk42aukO7", "sources": [ "https://open.spotify.com/track/0iblD5jLoBaH0Yk42aukO7" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "Diamond", "type": "single", "year": 2021, "source": "https://open.spotify.com/track/0iblD5jLoBaH0Yk42aukO7", "sources": [ "https://open.spotify.com/track/0iblD5jLoBaH0Yk42aukO7" ], "creditType": "primary" } ], "links": { "officialWebsite": "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ca9f8842-27a6-4d7b-b608-6d3e716b7503" }, "researchSources": [ { "title": "Lquinze research", "url": "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ca9f8842-27a6-4d7b-b608-6d3e716b7503", "type": "music_database", "publisher": "musicbrainz.org" }, { "title": "Lquinze research", "url": "https://open.spotify.com/track/0iblD5jLoBaH0Yk42aukO7", "type": "music_database", "publisher": "open.spotify.com" } ], "researchNotes": "Exclude Brazilian L.QUINZE at Spotify ID 4KsQp4DLSOHbAJY2PcCqyv. The Moroccan Lquinze is fingerprinted by Hamza Rakeb, Diamond, Trips and Raid collaborations.", "externalIds": {}, "manualResearch": { "batchId": "manual-candidates-2026-08-25", "candidates": [ "Lquinze" ], "disposition": "added", "enrichedAt": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z" }, "discoveryPass": "recent", "discoveryReason": "Exclude Brazilian L.QUINZE at Spotify ID 4KsQp4DLSOHbAJY2PcCqyv. The Moroccan Lquinze is fingerprinted by Hamza Rakeb, Diamond, Trips and Raid collaborations.", "addedAt": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z", "lastChecked": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z" }, { "id": "curated:raid", "name": "Raid", "aliases": [ "Raid", "Hamza Raid" ], "entityType": "rapper", "image": { "url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5eb0b2c5c3aafc4470d73faf0bc", "source": "Spotify artist profile", "originalUrl": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/4BuamTRrqjMmqrCnJ2pUQg", "sourceUrl": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/4BuamTRrqjMmqrCnJ2pUQg", "needsReview": false }, "city": "El Kelaa des Sraghna", "country": "Morocco", "collectives": [], "genres": [ "Moroccan rap", "Hip-hop" ], "sceneTier": "established", "moroccanSceneScore": 97, "sceneEvidence": [ { "type": "media", "strength": "strong", "description": "Institut Français identifies RAID as a rapper from El Kelaa des Sraghna and a singular voice in Moroccan rap, with five independent EPs and major local collaborations.", "url": 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"publisher": "Spotify" } ], "researchNotes": "Short name is safely fixed by Aréopage, Ether, Sommaire, protest-rap coverage and Hamza Raid civil/public name.", "externalIds": { "spotify": "4BuamTRrqjMmqrCnJ2pUQg", "appleMusic": "1455365136" }, "manualResearch": { "batchId": "manual-candidates-2026-08-25", "candidates": [ "Raid" ], "disposition": "added", "enrichedAt": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z" }, "discoveryPass": "recent", "discoveryReason": "Short name is safely fixed by Aréopage, Ether, Sommaire, protest-rap coverage and Hamza Raid civil/public name.", "addedAt": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z", "lastChecked": "2026-08-25T21:15:00.000Z" }, { "id": "curated:alnasser", "name": "Al Nasser", "aliases": [ "AL NASSER", "Enmiry Nabil" ], "entityType": "rapper", "image": { "url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music211/v4/08/b7/fd/08b7fde3-8e9a-d9f1-662b-a54e19b5037c/199316065381_cover.jpg/1200x630cw.png", "source": "Apple Music artist profile", "originalUrl": "https://music.apple.com/ma/artist/al-nasser/1506423799", "sourceUrl": "https://music.apple.com/ma/artist/al-nasser/1506423799", "needsReview": false }, "country": "Morocco", "collectives": [], "genres": [ "Moroccan rap", "Hip-hop" ], "sceneTier": "established", "moroccanSceneScore": 91, "sceneEvidence": [ { "type": "media", "strength": "strong", "description": "Hip Hop Maroc archived Al Nasser's SEM LFA3I from the 2013 mixtape Kima Bghit Ana, establishing a decade-plus local rap history.", "url": "https://soundcloud.com/hip-hop-maroc/al-nasser-sem-lfa3i-feat-mr", "sourceTitle": "soundcloud.com" }, { "type": "media", "strength": "strong", "description": "Apple links the same exact catalog from Kima Bghit Ana through Lwassakh to the 2025 album L'BARZAKH.", "url": "https://music.apple.com/ma/artist/al-nasser/1506423799", "sourceTitle": "music.apple.com" } ], "discography": [ { "title": "Kima Bghit Ana", "type": "album", "year": 2013, "source": 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Identity is fixed by Kima Bghit Ana (2013), Lwassakh and L'BARZAKH plus local collaborators.", "externalIds": { "appleMusic": "1506423799" }, "manualResearch": { "batchId": "manual-candidates-2026-08-25", "candidates": [ "Al Nasser" ], "disposition": "added", "enrichedAt": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z" }, "discoveryPass": "recent", "discoveryReason": "Exclude Quran reciters, sports clubs and unrelated Nasser artists. Identity is fixed by Kima Bghit Ana (2013), Lwassakh and L'BARZAKH plus local collaborators.", "addedAt": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z", "lastChecked": "2026-08-25T21:15:00.000Z" }, { "id": "curated:unclevato", "name": "Uncle Vato", "aliases": [ "Uncle Vato" ], "entityType": "rapper", "image": { "url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music116/v4/6d/3d/4d/6d3d4df7-fd28-921c-58fc-370a9fe1241c/artwork.jpg/1200x630cw.png", "source": "Apple Music artist profile", "originalUrl": "https://music.apple.com/ma/artist/uncle-vato/1553343807", "sourceUrl": "https://music.apple.com/ma/artist/uncle-vato/1553343807", "needsReview": false }, "city": "Casablanca", "country": "Morocco", "collectives": [], "genres": [ "Moroccan rap", "Hip-hop" ], "sceneTier": "established", "moroccanSceneScore": 90, "sceneEvidence": [ { "type": "media", "strength": "strong", "description": "Apple shows a substantial primary catalog and Moroccan-scene collaborations including KUFA with Diib and Kira7.", "url": "https://music.apple.com/ma/artist/uncle-vato/1553343807", "sourceTitle": "music.apple.com" }, { "type": "city", "strength": "strong", "description": "Spotify's Sony-licensed Haut et Fort soundtrack credits Uncle Vato on Talef and Mi Vida Loca in the Casablanca hip-hop film ecosystem.", "url": "https://open.spotify.com/track/1ZRisWPTRTSmE5FepnKbm7", "sourceTitle": "open.spotify.com" } ], "discography": [ { "title": "Wu Iam", "type": "album", "year": 2020, "source": "https://music.apple.com/ma/artist/uncle-vato/1553343807", "sources": [ "https://music.apple.com/ma/artist/uncle-vato/1553343807" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "Breakfast", "type": "album", "year": 2022, "source": "https://music.apple.com/ma/artist/uncle-vato/1553343807", "sources": [ "https://music.apple.com/ma/artist/uncle-vato/1553343807" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "KUFA", "type": "single", "year": 2024, "source": "https://music.apple.com/ma/artist/uncle-vato/1553343807", "sources": [ "https://music.apple.com/ma/artist/uncle-vato/1553343807" ], "creditType": "primary" } ], "links": { "appleMusic": "https://music.apple.com/ma/artist/uncle-vato/1553343807", "officialWebsite": "https://music.apple.com/ma/artist/uncle-vato/1553343807" }, "researchSources": [ { "title": "Uncle Vato public artist profile", "url": "https://music.apple.com/ma/artist/uncle-vato/1553343807", "type": "music_database", "publisher": "Apple Music" }, { "title": "Uncle Vato research", "url": "https://open.spotify.com/track/1ZRisWPTRTSmE5FepnKbm7", "type": "music_database", "publisher": "open.spotify.com" } ], "researchNotes": "Distinctive name and continuous catalog with Diib, Kira7, Art Smoke and NAB FAKE. The Sony-licensed Haut et Fort soundtrack fingerprint helps separate this identity from any namesakes.", "externalIds": { "appleMusic": "1553343807" }, "manualResearch": { "batchId": "manual-candidates-2026-08-25", "candidates": [ "Uncle Vato" ], "disposition": "added", "enrichedAt": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z" }, "discoveryPass": "recent", "discoveryReason": "Distinctive name and continuous catalog with Diib, Kira7, Art Smoke and NAB FAKE. 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Treat them as one person using the civil-name credit, Evidence/PV catalog, Pré Sigma and L'Morphine collaborations; retain both platform IDs in links.", "externalIds": {}, "manualResearch": { "batchId": "manual-candidates-2026-08-25", "candidates": [ "Jntyyy" ], "disposition": "added", "enrichedAt": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z" }, "discoveryPass": "recent", "discoveryReason": "Distributor splits created at least two Spotify and Apple profiles. Treat them as one person using the civil-name credit, Evidence/PV catalog, Pré Sigma and L'Morphine collaborations; retain both platform IDs in links.", "addedAt": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z", "lastChecked": "2026-08-25T21:15:00.000Z" }, { "id": "curated:pause", "name": "Pause", "aliases": [ "PAUSE", "Pause Flow", "Jawad Asradi", "Jouad Asradi" ], "entityType": "rapper", "image": { "url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5eb48017003ba1530eba96424ce", "source": "Spotify artist profile", "originalUrl": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ZwAwymAUb2hTFTMxmNbL5", "sourceUrl": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ZwAwymAUb2hTFTMxmNbL5", "needsReview": false }, "city": "Imouzzer Kandar", "country": "Morocco", "collectives": [ "Halfin" ], "genres": [ "Moroccan rap", "Hip-hop" ], "sceneTier": "major", "moroccanSceneScore": 99, "sceneEvidence": [ { "type": "media", "strength": "strong", "description": "Spotify's matched biography gives Jawad Asradi, Imouzzer Kandar birth, Halfin membership from 2009 and a solo Moroccan rap career from 2016.", "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ZwAwymAUb2hTFTMxmNbL5", "sourceTitle": "open.spotify.com" }, { "type": "media", "strength": "strong", "description": "TelQuel identifies Jouad Asradi as rapper Pause Flow in reporting on his Moroccan court case, confirming the public alias/civil-name pair.", "url": "https://telquel.ma/instant-t/2025/11/28/faute-de-pouvoir-regler-sa-caution-de-100-000-dh-le-rappeur-pause-flow-reste-derriere-les-barreaux_1963093/", "sourceTitle": "telquel.ma" } ], "discography": [ { "title": "SOLARIS", "type": "ep", "year": 2019, "source": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ZwAwymAUb2hTFTMxmNbL5", "sources": [ "https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ZwAwymAUb2hTFTMxmNbL5" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "Metamorphose", "type": "ep", "year": 2023, "source": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ZwAwymAUb2hTFTMxmNbL5", "sources": [ "https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ZwAwymAUb2hTFTMxmNbL5" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "112", "type": "album", "year": 2024, "source": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ZwAwymAUb2hTFTMxmNbL5", "sources": [ "https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ZwAwymAUb2hTFTMxmNbL5" ], "creditType": "primary" } ], "links": { "spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ZwAwymAUb2hTFTMxmNbL5", "youtube": "https://www.youtube.com/@PauseFlow", "officialWebsite": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ZwAwymAUb2hTFTMxmNbL5" }, "researchSources": [ { "title": "Pause public artist profile", "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ZwAwymAUb2hTFTMxmNbL5", "type": "music_database", "publisher": "Spotify" }, { "title": "Pause research", "url": "https://telquel.ma/instant-t/2025/11/28/faute-de-pouvoir-regler-sa-caution-de-100-000-dh-le-rappeur-pause-flow-reste-derriere-les-barreaux_1963093/", "type": "moroccan_media", "publisher": "telquel.ma" }, { "title": "Pause research", "url": "https://h24info.ma/culture/musique-le-rappeur-marocain-pause-flow-poursuivi-en-etat-darrestation/", "type": "moroccan_media", "publisher": "h24info.ma" } ], "researchNotes": "Pause and Pause Flow are one artist, not two. Spotify gives Jawad Asradi while TelQuel spells Jouad; preserve both transliterations. Tour dates shown on the generic Spotify page may include namesake event contamination, so they were not used.", "externalIds": { "spotify": "1ZwAwymAUb2hTFTMxmNbL5" }, "manualResearch": { "batchId": "manual-candidates-2026-08-25", "candidates": [ "Pause" ], "disposition": "added", "enrichedAt": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z" }, "discoveryPass": "recent", "discoveryReason": "Pause and Pause Flow are one artist, not two. Spotify gives Jawad Asradi while TelQuel spells Jouad; preserve both transliterations. Tour dates shown on the generic Spotify page may include namesake event contamination, so they were not used.", "addedAt": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z", "lastChecked": "2026-08-25T21:15:00.000Z" }, { "id": "curated:mehdiklibre", "name": "Mehdi K-Libre", "aliases": [ "Mehdi K-libre", "K-Libre" ], "entityType": "rapper", "image": { "url": "https://www.bladi.net/img/logo/arton17739.webp", "source": "Bladi.net profile", "originalUrl": "https://www.bladi.net/mehdi-k-libre.html", "sourceUrl": "https://www.bladi.net/mehdi-k-libre.html", "needsReview": false }, "city": "Meknes", "country": "Morocco", "collectives": [], "genres": [ "Moroccan rap", "Hip-hop" ], "sceneTier": "established", "moroccanSceneScore": 98, "sceneEvidence": [ { "type": "city", "strength": "strong", "description": "Le Matin identifies Mehdi Sbaii as a Meknes rapper with ten years in Morocco's national rap scene and documents his Moroccan collaborators.", "url": "https://lematin.ma/journal/2008/Portrait_Mehdi-K-Libre-la-force-du-verbe-/90434.html", "sourceTitle": "lematin.ma" }, { "type": "media", "strength": "strong", "description": "The L'Boulevard press dossier records his 2005 Rap/Hip-Hop first prize and 2008 album L'Mraya.", "url": "https://ccme.org.ma/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/LBoulvart_DossierTremplin.pdf?x16388=", "sourceTitle": "ccme.org.ma" } ], "discography": [ { "title": "L'Mraya", "type": "album", "year": 2008, "source": "https://lematin.ma/journal/2008/Portrait_Mehdi-K-Libre-la-force-du-verbe-/90434.html", "sources": [ "https://lematin.ma/journal/2008/Portrait_Mehdi-K-Libre-la-force-du-verbe-/90434.html" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "L3amer", "type": "single", "year": 2020, "source": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/mehdi-k-libre/447061914", "sources": [ "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/mehdi-k-libre/447061914" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "Machi Omar Li 9telni", "type": "single", "year": 2021, "source": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/mehdi-k-libre/447061914", "sources": [ "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/mehdi-k-libre/447061914" ], "creditType": "primary" } ], "links": { "appleMusic": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/mehdi-k-libre/447061914", "youtube": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SI5e2SsPps", "soundcloud": "https://soundcloud.com/k-libre2012", "officialWebsite": "https://www.bladi.net/mehdi-k-libre.html" }, "researchSources": [ { "title": "Mehdi K-Libre research", "url": "https://www.bladi.net/mehdi-k-libre.html", "type": "moroccan_media", "publisher": "bladi.net" }, { "title": "Mehdi K-Libre research", "url": "https://lematin.ma/journal/2008/Portrait_Mehdi-K-Libre-la-force-du-verbe-/90434.html", "type": "moroccan_media", "publisher": "lematin.ma" }, { "title": "Mehdi K-Libre research", "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/mehdi-k-libre/447061914", "type": "music_database", "publisher": "music.apple.com" } ], "researchNotes": "Clear domestic-scene veteran; no current curated record or alias matches him.", "externalIds": { "appleMusic": "447061914" }, "manualResearch": { "batchId": "manual-candidates-2026-08-25", "candidates": [ "Mehdi K-libre" ], "disposition": "added", "enrichedAt": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z" }, "discoveryPass": "recent", "discoveryReason": "Clear domestic-scene veteran; no current curated record or alias matches him.", "addedAt": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z", "lastChecked": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z" }, { "id": "curated:nizzybee", "name": "Nizzy Bee", "aliases": [ "Nizzy Bee" ], "entityType": "rapper", "image": { "url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5eb18fe1bd6027b51fa4ae352b3", "source": "Spotify artist profile", "originalUrl": "https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/artist/5CoTcZkVFRhSWlyVThwdfo", "sourceUrl": "https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/artist/5CoTcZkVFRhSWlyVThwdfo", "needsReview": false }, "country": "Morocco", "collectives": [], "genres": [ "Moroccan rap", "Hip-hop" ], "sceneTier": "established", "moroccanSceneScore": 86, "sceneEvidence": [ { "type": "media", "strength": "medium", "description": "The verified Spotify artist catalog is editorially connected to Moroccan Rap playlists and Moroccan peers, with a long catalog dating to 2010.", "url": "https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/artist/5CoTcZkVFRhSWlyVThwdfo", "sourceTitle": "open.spotify.com" } ], "discography": [ { "title": "Boite Vocal", "type": "album", "year": 2010, "source": "https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/artist/5CoTcZkVFRhSWlyVThwdfo", "sources": [ "https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/artist/5CoTcZkVFRhSWlyVThwdfo" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "INFINITY", "type": "album", "year": 2013, "source": "https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/artist/5CoTcZkVFRhSWlyVThwdfo", "sources": [ "https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/artist/5CoTcZkVFRhSWlyVThwdfo" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "9talni bghit nmoot", "type": "album", "year": 2015, "source": "https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/artist/5CoTcZkVFRhSWlyVThwdfo", "sources": [ "https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/artist/5CoTcZkVFRhSWlyVThwdfo" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "Gofast", "type": "album", "year": 2021, "source": "https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/artist/5CoTcZkVFRhSWlyVThwdfo", "sources": [ "https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/artist/5CoTcZkVFRhSWlyVThwdfo" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "GHALAT", "type": "ep", "year": 2021, "source": "https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/artist/5CoTcZkVFRhSWlyVThwdfo", "sources": [ "https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/artist/5CoTcZkVFRhSWlyVThwdfo" ], "creditType": "primary" } ], "links": { "spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/artist/5CoTcZkVFRhSWlyVThwdfo", "instagram": "https://instagram.com/nizzy_bee", "officialWebsite": "https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/artist/5CoTcZkVFRhSWlyVThwdfo" }, "researchSources": [ { "title": "Nizzy Bee public artist profile", "url": "https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/artist/5CoTcZkVFRhSWlyVThwdfo", "type": "music_database", "publisher": "Spotify" } ], "researchNotes": "Long-running, identity-consistent Moroccan rap catalog; missing from the curated dataset.", "externalIds": { "spotify": "5CoTcZkVFRhSWlyVThwdfo", "instagram": "nizzy_bee" }, "manualResearch": { "batchId": "manual-candidates-2026-08-25", "candidates": [ "Nizzy Bee" ], "disposition": "added", "enrichedAt": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z" }, "discoveryPass": "recent", "discoveryReason": "Long-running, identity-consistent Moroccan rap catalog; missing from the curated dataset.", "addedAt": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z", "lastChecked": "2026-08-25T21:15:00.000Z" }, { "id": "curated:bludinero", "name": "BLUDINËRO", "aliases": [ "BLUDINERO", "Bludi Bludinero" ], "entityType": "rapper", "image": { "url": "https://linktr.ee/og/image/rarebludinero.jpg", "source": "Artist-owned Linktree", "originalUrl": "https://linktr.ee/rarebludinero", "sourceUrl": "https://linktr.ee/rarebludinero", "needsReview": false }, "city": "Meknes", "country": "Morocco", "collectives": [], "genres": [ "Moroccan rap", "Hip-hop" ], "sceneTier": "underground", "moroccanSceneScore": 79, "sceneEvidence": [ { "type": "city", "strength": "medium", "description": "The artist-owned Linktree connects the exact stylized name to YouTube, Instagram and Spotify; the same catalog collaborates with Aujiss on 'Meknes Jacks' and uses Moroccan Darija.", "url": "https://linktr.ee/rarebludinero", "sourceTitle": "linktr.ee" }, { "type": "media", "strength": "medium", "description": "Apple and Shazam agree on the same exact spelling, credits and 2024-2026 catalog.", "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/bludin%C3%ABro/1710930580", "sourceTitle": "music.apple.com" } ], "discography": [ { "title": "DABAB", "type": "single", "year": 2024, "source": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/bludin%C3%ABro/1710930580", "sources": [ "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/bludin%C3%ABro/1710930580" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "ZAMAN", "type": "single", "year": 2025, "source": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/bludin%C3%ABro/1710930580", "sources": [ "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/bludin%C3%ABro/1710930580" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "BIZZARE!!!", "type": "single", "year": 2025, "source": "https://www.shazam.com/song/1826491896/bizzare-feat-aujiss", "sources": [ "https://www.shazam.com/song/1826491896/bizzare-feat-aujiss" ], "creditType": "primary" }, { "title": "AKHIR AYAM DAYAE", "type": "album", "year": 2026, "source": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/bludin%C3%ABro/1710930580", "sources": [ "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/bludin%C3%ABro/1710930580" ], "creditType": "primary" } ], "links": { "officialWebsite": "https://linktr.ee/rarebludinero", "youtube": "https://www.youtube.com/@rarebludevil", "instagram": "https://www.instagram.com/rarebludevil", "appleMusic": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/bludin%C3%ABro/1710930580" }, "researchSources": [ { "title": "BLUDINËRO research", "url": "https://linktr.ee/rarebludinero", "type": "official", "publisher": "linktr.ee" }, { "title": "BLUDINËRO research", "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/bludin%C3%ABro/1710930580", "type": "music_database", "publisher": "music.apple.com" }, { "title": "BLUDINËRO research", "url": "https://www.shazam.com/fr-fr/song/1795532791/meknes-jacks-feat-bludin%C3%ABro", "type": "music_database", "publisher": "shazam.com" } ], "researchNotes": "Artist-owned identity hub and a consistent Morocco-linked new-wave catalog make this a defensible underground addition; home city should remain qualified.", "externalIds": { "appleMusic": "1710930580", "instagram": "rarebludevil" }, "manualResearch": { "batchId": "manual-candidates-2026-08-25", "candidates": [ "BLUDINËRO" ], "disposition": "added", "enrichedAt": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z" }, "discoveryPass": "recent", "discoveryReason": "Artist-owned identity hub and a consistent Morocco-linked new-wave catalog make this a defensible underground addition; home city should remain qualified.", 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