A look inside Toronto's Somali rap scene

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[Queen Carawelo]

That fat no neck having nigga need to keep his shirt on. He looks like dark skinned pillsbury doughboy.

 

[John Michael]

Their music can't stand on its own so they add garam garam somali to appeal to a niche audience. Stop entertaining qashin.

 

[Bahal]

Toronto sure has changed

 

[Duchess]

Toronto sure has changed

When did you leave? Do you miss the beef patties from the chinese store?

 

[Tramo]

i thought he was from jungle, where tf is vaughan road academy

 

[ironclad urchin]

I remember I tried to say it as a joke to my friends, hey I kind of want to be a rapper

 

[Bahal]

When did you leave? Do you miss the beef patties from the chinese store?

1998

Those chinks and their expired shit alla maxaa dhacay

obamadatazz

 

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@Bahal lived in Canada too?

There was a major Marehan exodus from Canada in the late 1990s. They all moved to Ohio for some reason.

I remember it like it was yesterday. They quietly got up and left.

 

[Tramo]

u knew what marehaan was in the 90's?

 

[Tramo]

"aabo why are all my marehan friends moving to ohio?"

 

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I've heard a rumor that it was because many of them were former Kacaan government officials and the Canadian government at the time had plans to mass deport who they thought were not legitimate refugees (i.e. government officials)

 

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u knew what marehaan was in the 90's?

No. But I remember the mass exodus from Ottawa. I was later told it was mostly the Marehans and some other Darods who left. My Dhulbahante family left as well. But their numbers were replaced by the Djiboutians.

The majority of Ohioan Somalis are from Canada who were at risk of losing refugee status.

But I wonder why they chose Ohio. Why didn't they just go to Minneasota or D.C? Why did they create a new community in a totally different state when they were new to the country with no resources?

 

[Bernie Madoff]

i thought he was from jungle, where tf is vaughan road academy

Im pretty sure he is?

 

[afrosomali]

i thought he was from jungle, where tf is vaughan road academy

google maps says its nearby

 

[Bernie Madoff]

That niggas bro scored 103 points high school ball game lmao real nigga

 

[CrazyWadaad]

Ahhh my nigga MO-G.HalalGang

 

[Bahal]

u knew what marehaan was in the 90's?

"aabo why are all my marehan friends moving to ohio?"

 

[Kaafiye]

What kind of takes off his shirt and starts moving his hips in a rap music video surrounded by a bunch of niggas, and then allows someone to record him and post it on YouTube so thousands of people can see it?



f*ck this Hassan Top5 kid. He's embarrassing himself and he'll regret making this video when he grows older and matures. Just watch

 

[Bahal]

The worst part is the complete lack of rhythm. Somalis can talk and dress like them but they sure aint movin like them