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M3a L3echrane

"M3a L3echrane"[a] (Moroccan Arabic: مع العشران, romanized: mʿa lʿešrān, lit. 'with the homies') is a song by the Moroccan rapper Dizzy DROS released February 14, 2023.[1][2][3][4] The song is in the invective tradition of a diss track, making a variety of social and political critiques. The music video was viewed over 10 million times on YouTube in the first five days of its release, with 3 million views in the first 24 hours alone.[5][6][7]

"مع العشران"
Song by Dizzy DROS
LanguageMoroccan Arabic (Darija)
English titleM3a L3echrane
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2023 (2023-02-14)
Music videos
"M3a L3echrane" on YouTube

Music video

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The music video for M3a L3echrane, directed by WLDRB (ولدّرب), Oualid and Youness Bouslame, begins with a disclaimer:

تنبيه: كل الأحداث حقيقية وليست من خيال المؤلف. واللي جا قدّو السبّاط يلبسو.[8]
''Disclaimer: This is not a work of fiction, all the characters in this film are real and are not a product of the author's imagination. And if the shoe fits, wear it.''

The clip features impersonations of various public figures, with Dizzy Dros performing the likenesses of the pop star Manal Benchlikha,[9] the Prime Minister of Morocco and Akwa Group CEO Aziz Akhannouch,[10][11] and the Al-Jazeera al-Ittijah al-Muʿākis debate show host Faisal al-Qassem.[12] Other figures are also represented in the clip, including the rapper Don Bigg,[13] the influencer Asmaa Beauty, the secular Amazigh scholar-activist Ahmed Assid, and the Islamist politician and former prime minister Abdelilah Benkirane.[14]

Freedom of the press is another theme; in one scene, Dizzy Dros, dressed as a reporter, is dragged away from a news conference and imprisoned after having thrown a shoe, an allusion to Muntadhar al-Zaidi's throwing of his shoes at George W. Bush in 2008.[4][15][16]

Reception

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The Moroccan literary critic Chouaib Halifi [ar] lauded "M3a L3echrane" and likened Dizzy DROS to Antarah ibn Shaddad in the use of creative artistic expression to courageously challenge an unjust reality, and to Al-Mutanabbi in the use of veiled and explicit messages and in impressing colleagues with artistic ability.[8]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "M3a L3echrane"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
MENA (IFPI)[17] 3

Notes

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  1. ^ The 3 represents the letter ʿayn.

References

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  1. ^ Zouiten, Sara. "Dizzy DROS' M3a L3echrane Song Hits Over 7 Million Views, Trends Worldwide". Morocco World News. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  2. ^ Firdaous, Kawtar (2023-02-16). "" M3a L3echrane " : Dizzy Dros explose les compteurs". LobservateurDuMaroc (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  3. ^ "Vidéo. Dizzy Dros clashe dans son dernier clip politiciens et artistes, H24info". h24info.ma (in French). 14 February 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  4. ^ a b "ديزي دْرُوسْ يلقّن الحكومة دُروسه... هل أصبح الراب المغربي سيّد المشهد؟". رصيف 22 (in Arabic). 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  5. ^ Dizzy DROS - M3A L3ECHRANE (Official Music Video), retrieved 2023-02-19
  6. ^ "في 4 أيام.. أزيد من 10 ملايين مشاهدة لـ "مع العشران" لديزي دروس (فيديو)". كيفاش (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  7. ^ ""ديزي دروس" يكتسح المنصات الموسيقية.. انتقادات مباشرة ورسائل مشفرة". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). 2023-02-15. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  8. ^ a b "قوس الساحر ...!!". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). 2023-02-19. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  9. ^ Daoudi, Assia (2023-02-18). "بعد كلاش "مع العشران".. منال بنشليخة تلغي متابعتها لحساب "ديزي دروس" والأخير يردّ". 24 ساعة (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  10. ^ "أغنية تنتقد عزيز أخنوش للراپور الشهير "ديزي دروس" تتصدر "الطوندوس" (فيديو)". شمالي chamaly.ma (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  11. ^ طنجة7 (2023-02-15). "ديزي دروس يهاجم أخنوش: كيفاش غادي تربي المغاربة وانت مكتعرفش حتى تهضر (فيديو)". طنجة7 (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-02-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Daoudi, Assia (2023-02-19). "فيصل القاسم يتفاعل مع أغنية "مع العشران" للرابور المغربي ديزي در". 24 ساعة (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  13. ^ التحرير, هيئة (2023-02-15). "بعد طرح أغنية "مع العشران".. دون بيغ يرد على "ديزي دروس"". 24 ساعة (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  14. ^ Yabiladi.com. "Des messages à Akhannouch et aux influenceuses dans la chanson de Dizzy Dros". www.yabiladi.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  15. ^ AlAkhbar (2023-02-19). "العشران". الأخبار جريدة إلكترونية مغربية مستقلة (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  16. ^ ""ديزي دروس" يكتسح المنصات الموسيقية.. انتقادات مباشرة ورسائل مشفرة". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). 2023-02-15. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  17. ^ "The Official Mena Chart - This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20 from 24/02/2023 to 04/03/2023". theofficialmenachart.com. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. 7 March 2023. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
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