MC Abdul, a 15-year-old Palestinian rapper from Gaza, posted a message on Instagram on Wednesday wherein he highlighted his upcoming efficiency at Rolling Loud California, a three-day hip hop music pageant on March 15-17 that includes greater than 100 acts.
“We’re bringing Pali to Cali,” he mentioned in a brief video filmed in Paris with the Eiffel Tower within the background.
MC Abdul, actual identify Abdel-Rahman Al-Shantti, grew to become a viral sensation in 2020 on the age of 10 with an emotional cowl model of “See You Once more” by Wiz Khalifa.
His personal lyrics draw from the tough realities of Palestinian life, and he has earned reward from main figures within the music trade, together with DJ Khaled and Likelihood the Rapper.
This 12 months marks the tenth anniversary of Rolling Loud California, which takes place within the metropolis of Inglewood in Los Angeles County. {The teenager} is ready to carry out on the ultimate day of the occasion, March 17. He joins famend worldwide artists within the lineup together with Future, Submit Malone, Nicki Minaj, Metro Boomin, Don Toliver and Bryson Tiller.
Rapper has reported on his household’s standing all through the conflict
In October, MC Abdul spoke concerning the harrowing circumstances his household in Gaza had been dwelling in through the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, the jihadist group that has ruled the territory since 2006.
“My mom and two of my siblings are presently looking for shelter in a college with hundreds of individuals. My different two siblings are separated, with my uncle in a hospital,” he mentioned in a message posted on October 21.
“They need to be getting their schooling, having household meals and enjoying collectively. They can not sleep. No water, electrical energy or web. They’re dwelling in a nightmare.”
In February, he revealed he had been reunited along with his household after 5 months aside.
