If hip hop is a genre of music associated with the struggle of a people, then there is no better place than the impoverished, blockaded and recently bombarded Gaza Strip to host a rap competition.
Thousands of fans crowded the Red Crescent hall, where the event was held, to watch seven hip hop groups battle it out against each other in a competition called "Our Message."
The competition was organized by a group of ladies in Gaza in cooperation with the municipality of the Norwegian city of Termso and was part of a project called "City to City."
Source: Alarabiya.net (Dubai-based, Saudi-owned), December 22, 2009
