Dionysus' Picks — My Top 10 Moroccan Rap Songs of 2025
As someone who doesn’t review just any track, or any rapper, and as the guy who follow Dionysus and his analyses already understand, my content is only about intellectual rap, the kind of rap that I personally give a philosophical and cultural dimension, dealing with issues of society, religion, politics, and philosophy. Of course, I use it to deliver and raise awareness about “outside-the-box” ideas, in the simplest way possible. And the rappers I care about in Morocco are literally countable on one hand. This year, they dropped some really strong releases with real effort, and I enjoyed analyzing them. And just as a small note: I also enjoy other kinds of rap (musical/melodic rap) and I live the vibe of that too. You’ll find some of that in this list… it has its place.
10 — “101 / Wad Al Makhazin” by 7ari & Ramoon
On these two tracks, 7ari brought back his 2017 level. Honestly, he killed it with Ramoon on the whole EP they dropped together, both musically and in terms of lyrics and technique. Tracks you never get bored of, and the best part is the switch that takes you from the first track to the second. A crazy vibe for real.
9 — “Napoli” by Young Loun
In 2025, Loun was present with a historic track that goes straight to the heart, and no matter how many times you listen you don’t get tired of it: “Napoli” from his new album Therapy. Because Loun is also one of the rappers who represent hip-hop culture perfectly (appearance and cadence), and on stage he never disappoints, like when I saw him at EGREGORE Festival while celebrating 40 years of hip-hop in Morocco. “Napoli” is a track I’ll always remember as part of 2025.
8 — “Splash” by Akra
I really like this guy. Akra is one of the most creative artists in Moroccan rap, both in terms of music videos and musically, and at the same time one of the most underrated in the scene. I feel like he hasn’t been given the credit he deserves, while a lot of others are overrated (in my opinion). Anyway, Akra dropped a track called “Splash” and it genuinely hit me. I don’t even know whether to talk about the insane, creative video or the music that makes you want to jump up and vibe. A crazy track in every sense of the word.
7 — “VFC” by Fat Mizzo
Fat Mizzo with his “American style” is one of the guys who truly represent hip-hop culture the way it should be represented. Even though he disappears sometimes, when he comes back he drops something that’s musically crazy, and also strong in writing and rap technique. “VFC” really impressed me with the flows and lyrics.
6 — “Yasuke” by Dizzy DROS
Dizzy DROS jumped back into the diss world in 2025 after being absent from ‘the beef game’ since the days of “Al-Mutanabbi.” He dropped a new EP, and one of its tracks was “Yasuke,” written at a frankly crazy level. It showed that Dizzy is one of Morocco’s best rappers when it comes to writing, flow, and technique. In this track, he also called out a lot of rappers (Don Bigg, Lferda, Pause Flow, etc.), which re-energized the rap scene at a time when it was kind of asleep.
5 — “Jerusalem” by Raid
Hamza Raid is one of the few rappers still doing rap the way it’s supposed to be done, and the public knows what’s up. Since he started, he’s been talking about the people’s issues, injustice, and the corruption of the system. In 2025 he dropped an EP titled Dwaw Gyrophare Dwaw Siréne, which includes the track “Jerusalem.” On it he talks about the system, how hard it is to change it, and how hard it is to convince people to speak up for their rights – for a beautiful Morocco with freedom, dignity, and equality. In this track, Raid takes on the responsibility of speaking with the people’s voice and expressing everything that’s being silenced.
4 — “Unstable V4” by Diib
Diib is one of the rappers Dionysus focuses on in analysis because he puts out deep, philosophical bars that are hard to understand unless you read and actually love reading. At the start of 2025 he dropped a great track from the Unstable series, where he addressed many themes: the difficulty of life, existence, death, and its absurdity. He referenced a lot of philosophical concepts like the Übermensch (Nietzsche’s “higher man”), and other notes as well. Diib is one of my favorite rappers when it comes to “deep rap” (lyrical rap).
3 — “Scarecrow” by Jntyyy
In the middle of the Gen Z protest movements in Morocco, when Moroccan youth went out demanding better education, better healthcare, and a life of dignity and freedom, they were shocked by state repression and the arrests that happened. Then one of the best rappers of his generation, and one of the best pens in Moroccan rap, the Fes-born Jntyyy, dropped “Scarecrow” in solidarity with the people. In it, he holds the state accountable. It’s revolutionary in every sense, exposing a lot of parties in this country.
2 — “Sinine” by L’Morphine
L’Morpho and what can I even say about L’Morpho! The “Sheikh rap” (godfather of rap) in 2025 came back with a mixtape called MC3, which also tackled social, political, and intellectual themes. But the track I liked the most was “Sinine”, because since 2017 I had been waiting for L’Morphine to rap over these insane Limite Beatz productions, the kind that were already on 2020 Squad since the early 2010s. Here you can really notice the crazy level in writing and flow, which shows in this track and other tracks from the EP as well.
1 — “Pawn Bigg” by PAUSE
This was a diss track in the historic beef between Pause and “the victim,” Don Bigg. Pause absolutely snapped on it, especially because he went at a rapper that I also think sold himself to the authorities and betrayed rap’s principles: that rap should stand against a corrupt system, talk about society’s issues, and be an organic, revolutionary rap, using philosopher Antonio Gramsci’s language, if you want to put it that way. And since PUASE’s rap is intellectual and revolutionary, he used Bigg’s status in Moroccan rap to send a lot of messages to the authorities and corrupt institutions. This track went beyond being “just a diss” and turned into a message aimed at multiple parties. Plus, PAUSE’s father also sang on the track (the hook), which was a smart move, because Pause’s father had been mentioned in Bigg’s track “Chouka.” So it was a complete track: as a diss, it showed how much Pause improved after his beef with L’Morphine, and it also hit hard both in terms of ideas and musically. It’s unfortunate that this diss track’s art cover is part of why PAUSE is getting prosecuted now.
FREE PAUSE.
VIDEO: PAUSE FLOW – PAWN BIG (official audio) | In a move likely related to his ongoing legal proceedings, the music video was removed from his official YouTube channel. The cover art for this specific song is among the elements cited in the prosecution’s case against him.
