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 Tehran,
Iran, Feb. 28 – Rap music is rapidly becoming a popular in Iran and a new CD which mocks the
Islamic Republic’s ruling ayatollahs is taking the country by storm.
The latest in the line of music making fun of Iran’s top clerics is an album
made by a group called Dalu.
The artists have taken popular rap beats and replaced the lyrics with their
own versions, blasting the ayatollahs iron rule, incompetence in economic
affairs, and even their unfashionable attire.
Iranian youths, who make up over 70 percent of the total population, have
taken a liking to rap music, and the combo of hip beats and anti-mullah
lyrics have been turning into a huge hit in Iran’s urban areas.
The music is banned by Iran’s
strict cultural vetting body even without the sharp lyrics for being too
Western.
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