2SER interview on Houda Abouz

Rachael Gunn

Department of Media, Music, Communication and Cultural Studies

Press/Media: Expert Comment

Description

Houda Abouz a Moroccan female rapper was featured in the song Hors Serie featuring three prominent Moroccan male rappers. The video currently has close to 16.5 million views. However, despite the popularity, Houda, in her interview with SBS discusses how most of her listeners are male and how she longs for a day where the term ‘female movement’ is no longer used and rappers can be seen as human beings not male or female rappers. She warns of categorization of women being a concern but is urging women to stand up and challenge the labels placed on them.

We were joined earlier by Dr. Rachael Gunn from Macquarie University

Period	7 Aug 2020

Media contributions

Title	2SER
Degree of recognition	Local
Media name/outlet	2SER
Media type	Radio
Duration/Length/Size	05:53
Country	Australia
Date	7/08/20
Description	Houda Abouz a Moroccan female rapper was featured in the song Hors Serie featuring three prominent Moroccan male rappers. The video currently has close to 16.5 million views. However, despite the popularity, Houda, in her interview with SBS discusses how most of her listeners are male and how she longs for a day where the term ‘female movement’ is no longer used and rappers can be seen as human beings not male or female rappers. She warns of categorization of women being a concern but is urging women to stand up and challenge the labels placed on them. We were joined earlier by Dr. Rachael Gunn from Macquarie University.
Producer/Author	Aaryan Shah
URL	https://2ser.com/moroccan-woman-houda-abouz-breaks-into-the-largely-male-dominated-local-rap-scene/
Persons	Rachael Gunn

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