Though the album only includes one official feature, one of its more interesting details lies in the involvement of Moroccan rapper Tchubi, who appears in the credits as a composer on track 20. Marking his first credit of the kind, the Rabat-based MC later took to Instagram to share how much the moment meant to him, writing: “Very proud and happy to be part of this, love to you brother.”
A flurry of Moroccan artists from the scene have already begun showing support for the project online, further underlining the kind of momentum Najm is slowly building. Among them was Nisy, who took to Instagram to single out one track in particular, RO7K writing: “My bro, thank you for this one,” seemingly struck by the song’s pull.Inscribing itself into a growing line of standout projects currently coming out of the North African Kingdom — between ONZY’s MOVETA, Togomori and Muzz’s FOVEA, and SHR’s ANNIVERSAIRE BLEU, amongst many others — FALLEN ANGEL feels like further proof of just how healthy the country’s rap scene has become. Not because artists are desperately trying to replicate whatever sound happens to be trending elsewhere, but because there is a genuine sense of creative competition currently pushing everyone forward at once.
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Despite all the competitiveness currently pushing the scene forward, there remains a strong sense of community running through it all, with artists continuing to publicly support and celebrate one another’s releases and accomplishments. And the results are hard to ignore: projects are becoming increasingly refined, ambitious, and emotionally layered across the board, and we can’t wait to see what the rest of the year has in store.
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