Warped and dragged through the murky underbelly of the Levantine underground comes ‘Volume 1’ the x-rated left-field debut from the pseudonymous DJ GAWAD.

Via pitched up vocals dripping with delay, DJ GAWAD takes us on a tour of the region's most urgent artists, his interjections oscillating between cocky boast and frustrated lament.

Through this new persona, DJ GAWAD pulls back the curtain to reveal himself as the protagonist of the mixtape-like album, as replete with features as it is with expletives, an enigmatic ghoul in the back of the studio with an endless supply of broken sample flips, giving the album its old school feel while still speaking to contemporary hip hop aesthetics.

A Jordanian/Palestinian Memphis gangster rap parody par excellence, the album is infused with satirical commentary on the state of the contemporary music scene, yet DJ GAWAD shows as much as he tells, expertly fashioning a sound that makes you wonder about the identity of the artist behind the braggadocious persona of the self-titled “best producer in the Middle East.”

Drawing heavily from the Memphis rap mixtapes of the mid 1990s, DJ GAWAD has clearly identified the same brooding atmosphere in his own surroundings. On Mat3’anish (feat. Bleng & Fara7) DJ GAWAD makes his most explicit reference to the Memphis sound, twisting the hallmark cowbells that defined that movement to reflect the equally raw nature of his own setting.

Similarly, in Bandana (feat. Jurum), DJ GAWAD finds the perfect tension between his romantic sampling tendencies and the brutal sensibilities of his featured artist. As if liberated by DJ GAWAD's anonymity and irreverence, his menagerie of artists appear to have been emboldened, embracing the obscene free naturedness of the album, setting their lyrical prowess free to wander.

No expense was spared in the post production treatment of DJ GAWAD’s debut, with Iraqi-American artist Mark Gergis incorporating the Nakamichi Dragon cassette deck in the mastering process, as is evidenced by the crisp saturation of the album's sonics.


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DJ GAWAD, the self-proclaimed “best producer in the Middle East”, is the pseudonymous persona of the Arab artist, pioneer, philosopher and lover. The anonymity grants him complete artistic freedom to pursue his creative endeavors in full. DJ GAWAD embarked on a journey from the West to the East to collaborate with local left-field rap artists in the region to produce this masterful debut, released on Drowned By Locals.

DJ GAWAD Presents: Volume 1 is his first feature album, and he will continue releasing more projects under this moniker. Stay tuned. 


Producer: DJ GAWAD
Vocals and Lyrics: Tony Bleng, Fara7, @rknddn, Julmud, Movenwomen, MrF13 @RUUQ , Twinkie, Jurum
Master: Mark Gergis
Kingpin & Executive Producer: Sukk-Leil
Artwork: 3YN
Text: Nihal El Aasar

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DJ GAWAD Presents VOLUME 1

DJ GAWAD - Shout Outs

HARAM.3LEK.SIBAK.3EN

Chi nhar bt choufna 
3al marikh ma3 Elon
L a3de2 b3ad 
law add ma maddo idon
Cha3b bi di3 
malish S7ab ktir 
Chouf damme t2il 
Ana akhtar samm
Ana at2al damm
W bsibon
Wa7ad wara teneh
Msh fer2eneh
Jibon 
Ayre bel as7ab
Ntaza3 siton
Hayde bass lal ekhwe 
Jina nfidonn

Ana el top G
msh andrew tate
Wel baddak yeh
Bss bdalne fout bel 7ett
W besta2al leh la kell
Ma best2alne w bt fell
Ma btesh’had ness bt ell

ellit zo2 3ala ellit zo2
kellik khof 3ala belik mot
ma t3tale hamme 
3tina el dor yhh

ellit zo2 3ala ellit zo2
kellik khof 3ala belik mot
ma t3tale hamme 
3tina el dor yhh

Sma333
Ech3ak 3an b3id 20/20 
(20/20)
btetmnyak ta fajrak
marfa2 2020
(2020)
7atte el jeye ghayyir 7att el sa7
Eza jit bass manzar ha2ak kaff

7att chi tefih 3al akhbar 
Mfakkar cha3bak ahbal
manno ahbal, 3am yetbahdal
ma7soubak kif
mazelak msh metzakar jil
terikh el madi bta3mil 7alak 
jit tebneh mousta2bal
enta bte7ke bass la tbahdil
ba3dak anyak 
khod el zolm w 7atto b3aynak 
manno mrajal 
ra7 yesta3mil noss afkarak 
yomdeh w yensa esmak 
chi yom bss bi koun sar eja
nharak beflat 
Mn yom la wa2ta bdalne reyi2 
Ma benhar, ma boghlatt
Ma benhar, ma boghlatt

billy saybak 3en 
ana msh se2len
3annak w 3an a7welak 
Bkhlle nazra 3lek w 
bkhalle 3ayne b3enak 

billy saybak 3en 
ana msh se2len
3annak w 3an a7welak 
Bkhlle nazra 3lek w 
bkhalle 3ayne b3enak

billy saybak 3en 
ana msh se2len
3annak w 3an a7welak 
Bkhlle nazra 3lek w 
bkhalle 3ayne b3enak wlh

bkhalle 3ayne b3enak
bkhalle 3ayne b3enak
khalle 3ayne b3enak
Nos3en 3al khatt byed3as 3al cha3b 3afena 
Nos3en 3al khatt byed3as 3al cha3b

WARAK.WARAK.WEL.ZAMAN.TAWIL

HARAM.3LEK.SIBAK.3EN // حرام.عليك.صيبك.عين

ya bladddddiiiiiii
prd. me
Artwork: Mrf13

BEAS - BIN ZGEB

30MR1 - BEAS

Dafsheh B3arkeh (Prod. 2lFareed)

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TOR ASWAD

IG : carrl00_
IG : dodongull
IG : _4AMRO
IG : shamhattab
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Prod by : dodongull
Mixed by : carlo
Masterd by : Amro Ayoub
ArtWork : Sham Hattab
البريطان كلاب اصلا
ع ضمان الحكي ع ضمان
ارتطام السيل باعصار
ارتباط شبكات بملفات 

مين هاد شوف فات شبهات
الوفات بتهاجر البلاد
بصمات سلاحي ع الباب
علمشمال مبنامش مرتاح

واذا متت راح اموت مشغول البال 
العيشه بلبلاد لا تطاق 
اتفاق عناصر على ليرات
وشعبي بعيش عل مخدرات 
-
خطوط بيض جو بنطير مطارات
الكل بشم بلم الامو غاد
فعفوا عنا بس بالقرار
لو فش قرار مكانش اشي صار 
.
خطوط بيض جو بنطير مطارات
الكل بشم بلم الامو غاد
فعفوا عنا بس بالقرار
لو فش قرار مكانش اشي صار 
-
انا قبعت طرق الشوك بايدي لوحدي
ورحت اتتبعت طرق دون علم وحيي
بخزي كل ما احكي كلمه عن عربي
لانو مش ادبي احترام دولي
-
ياتي من دولي الى الغرب 
من ملاذي هذا فازي
طئ مك فك كس اخ تك 
بال تئ تئ تئ تئ
-
كسكست وانا تئتئ 
فلتجأ الى تختك واذا تحتك حاف اتغطى
ومن طيزي ازا فيقتك
لانو شكلك عميل جاي تاخذني
-
من بلاصتي مش متحرك 
بحرء كل اطراف الدحله
بحلف بالله انك انت ابن قحبه 
-
 خطوط بيض جو بنطير مطارات
الكل بشم بلم الامو غاد
فعفوا عنا بس بالقرار
لو فش قرار مكانش اشي صار 
.
خطوط بيض جو بنطير مطارات
الكل بشم بلم الامو غاد
فعفوا عنا بس بالقرار
لو فش قرار مكانش اشي صار 
.
مكانش اشي صار ياض هاد فات 
عالحدود في جنود 
ولا حدا حكى عل علن منحسبش على حدا 
في تقرير من الرعب 
.
مكانش اشي صار ياض هاد فات 
عالحدود في جنود 
ولا حدا حكى عل علن منحسبش على حدا 
في تقرير من الرعب.
ايه ده ؟

Carlo - Khtout (Prod. Dongull) كارلو - خطوط

GHEIREK

Lyrics: 

You wont get a chance now i see that your heartless 
You left my shirt stained red, guess i was your target
If she wanted the whole world, i woulda went and bought it 
I cant even stay mad at her, cuz at least shes honest
That dont mean to flaunt it
Youre all that i wanted 
Now im feeling haunted 
Don’t you hear me calling 
Maybe im not good enough 
Maybe youre all out of love 
But your love feels just like a drug
Now i cannot get enough 

Fading in and out man i swear that its the same shit
Can you hear me out when i tell you that im leaving
Tell you that im leaving 
Know you dont believe it 
Baby i done seen it 
Maybe im dreaming 

I could tell you that im leaving, but i don’t believe it 
Could you give a better reason, baby i done seen it 
Know that you dont need me
But you still complete me  
And you make this shit look easy 
Now you gotta go cuz- 

You wont get a chance now i see that your heartless 
You left my shirt stained red, guess i was your target
If she wanted the whole world, i woulda went and bought it 
I cant even stay mad at her, cuz at least shes honest
That dont mean to flaunt it
Youre all that i wanted 
Now im feeling haunted 
Don’t you hear me calling 
Maybe im not good enough 
Maybe youre all out of love 
But your love feels just like a drug
Now i cannot get enough

BOOZA

rknddn