Channel Title: DAM officialband Channel Description: WWW.DAMRAP.COM Heralded by the major French newspaper Le Monde as "the spokesman of a new generation," DAM, the first Palestinian hip hop crew and among the first to rap in Arabic, began working together in the late 1990s. Struck by the uncanny resemblance of the reality of the streets in a Tupac video to the streets in their own neighborhood of Lyd, Tamer Nafar, Suhell Nafar, Mahmoud Jreri were inspired to tell their stories through hip hop. After their timely song "Min Irhabi" ("Who's the terrorist") was downloaded over a million times shortly after its internet release in 2001, DAM became a household name among youth throughout the Middle East. Ten years of performing all over the world has strengthened DAM's commitment to continue living in their hometown of Lyd, working to provide the youth of the city and neighboring communities with programs and opportunities that have otherwise been denied to Palestinian citizens of Israel. <video> DAM - HADA YID'IE SITNA - حدا يدعي ستنا Description: 'BEN HAANA WA MAANA' Out Now! Order, download or stream here: https://dam.lnk.to/BHWMYo To Book Shows - abdel.souni@gmail.com or booking@damofficialband.com Follow DAM: https://www.damofficialband.com https://www.facebook.com/damofficialband https://twitter.com/damofficialband https://www.instagram.com/damofficialband Lyrics in Arabic - https://genius.com/Dam-hada-yidie-sitna-lyrics Lyrics/Translation in English: Hada Yid`ie Pa pa pa pa pa - In the name of God Pa pa pa pa pa - In the name of the Father Kneel for God, kneel for Moses, kneel for Buddha, kneel for your Jesus Kneel in the Kaaba, kneel in the Ashura, kneel for Biggie or kneel for 2pac Kneel like a paramedic that wants to save a soul that is counting its last breaths Kneel, don’t kneel, kneel for whoever you want, however you want, it all returns to you Kneel to pick up a flower for your lover Kneel to pick up a rock to put next to another rock to pave your way Kneel to pick up a rock and throw it on whoever puts borders in your way Kneel, don’t kneel, kneel for whoever you want, however you want, it all returns to you The eye is shut, and I’m waiting for a sparkle But right now I’m covered with blood, criminal I don’t have a problem with going live on Al Jazeera and smiling I don’t have a problem to smite, I don’t have a problem with lying I think that I am God, but I’m like any other person, like any other Abdallah (slave of God) Someone call our lady Amneh Someone call our lady Mary Come pick up your grandchildren They are in the streets killing each other And each one of them is right Pa pa pa pa pa - In the name of God Pa pa pa pa pa - in the name of the Father Pa pa pa pa pa - in the name of the crown Pa pa pa pa pa - in the name of money This is my conditioned freedom, there is no mention of me nor an image All demons are inside me, and all angels Waiting for the fire of the future, I will not accept for me to stay infanticide I will fight even if you say I am a witch, or bewitched In the arms of the army we bang on drums In the arms of the sheikh we judge people My mind doesn’t ask why we eliminate others, and shut our eyes Walking with the monsters, dancing with the swords Ripping all the roses, ripping all the roses, Searching for the solutions Over the circus ropes we try to walk without shaking I’m not religious, but I save every penny to get my mom on a pilgrimage Before she leaves us to me my father the Haj It’s hard to say this, but maybe it’s better that you passed before this, dad This war does not suit me, I refuse to drum on this drum I refuse the silence, refuse to dance on this melody I refuse to wear this bridle This war does not suit you, I refuse that you follow the herd I reject your frown, I refuse that you’re refusing to get out of the mud Someone call our lady Amneh, pull yourself together, I refuse to see you in the bottom Someone call our lady Mary, pull yourself together, I refuse to see you in the bottom Come pick up your grandchildren, I refuse to see you without hope They’re in the streets killing each other This is not a darkness of the tomb, you are in the darkness of a womb Pa pa pa pa pa - In the name of God Pa pa pa pa pa - in the name of the Father Pa pa pa pa pa - in the name of the crown To Book Shows - Beckie@xraytouring.com </video> <video> DAM - MA BAKHAF MIN AL MURTAF'AT - ما بخاف من المرتفعات Description: 'BEN HAANA WA MAANA' Out Now! Order, download or stream here: https://dam.lnk.to/BHWMYo To Book Shows - abdel.souni@gmail.com or booking@damofficialband.com Follow DAM: https://www.damofficialband.com https://www.facebook.com/damofficialband https://twitter.com/damofficialband https://www.instagram.com/damofficialband Lyrics in Arabic - https://genius.com/Dam-ma-bakhaf-min-al-murtafat-lyrics Lyrics/Translation in English: I’m not afraid of heights I ended up building a rap scene, the critics named me “The dope of the hood” My dyslexic neighbor read it “The hope of the hood” I keep hoping for the best Cuz It cannot get worse than that One day I will reach the clouds Cuz It cannot get lower than that I keep hoping for the best Cuz It cannot get worse than that One day I will reach the clouds Cuz It cannot get lower than that I run without being afraid to fall Like a samurai I fight with passion If I cared about your no’s I would kill my dreams I would’ve stopped before even walking I take off as if i got Apollo on my back I fight in the darkness as if i have Zorro’s sword Here’s an update, the road to the top have no flowers We learn from today’s mistakes so we can control tomorrow Ignore the way the media is stereotyping us, this is not who we are So I keep my eyes open waiting for the revolution I’m not Qaddafi, i don’t declare that the beginning is near, while the end is here In the hood they lost their jobs but never lost their hope But they keep finding a hookah to smoke I keep hoping for the best Cuz It cannot get worse than that One day I will reach the clouds Cuz It cannot get lower than that I keep hoping for the best Cuz It cannot get worse than that One day I will reach the clouds Cuz It cannot get lower than that My people are living in tunnels so it’s uncool to call it underground Keep the underground to those who have a mainstream while we build a scene Your are down while I’m climbing up You are in bed while I’m dreaming to be on the top I’m not scared of the darkness, because I’m lit Lit like what? Lit like how? Lit like the face of the guy who just swallowed ecstasy? Or like the guy who lit a tire in a riot? Or like the ambulance lights that just took him? Which light? Which lamp? Do you know its costs? Do you know the electricity bill of that light? Hope is for the privileged! I used to dream that I Will conquer the Everest and build a second floor above it I ended up building a rap scene, the critics named me “The dope of the hood” My dyslexic neighbor read it “The hope of the hood” To be or not to be, depends who's asking Life gave us lemon and the Jews confiscated the Orchard I keep hoping for the best Cuz It cannot get worse than that One day I will reach the clouds Cuz It cannot get lower than that I keep hoping for the best Cuz It cannot get worse than that One day I will reach the clouds Cuz It cannot get lower than that </video> <video> DAM - BEN HAANA WA MAANA - بين حانة ومانة Description: 'BEN HAANA WA MAANA' Out Now! Order, download or stream here: https://dam.lnk.to/BHWMYo To Book Shows - abdel.souni@gmail.com or booking@damofficialband.com Follow DAM: https://www.damofficialband.com https://www.facebook.com/damofficialband https://twitter.com/damofficialband https://www.instagram.com/damofficialband Lyrics in Arabic - https://genius.com/Dam-ben-haana-wa-maana-lyrics Lyrics/Translation in English: Wael Kfoury is tempting to me Maybe you should put a hijab on him? Ya’ll have the same speech You sound like dejavu Everyone says the same words They all decide what’s right and what’s not And they decide it according to their income Standing near the wall without moving Criticizing the singer and those who dance Like customs officers, you don’t ask about Our journey You just make sure that we pay you at the end And we are stock between Hanaa & Manaa till we lost our beards Either we dance together or fight together I was born where they have fingers on the 9mm I care less about fingers on the twitter Organ trading, I give you my hand and you give me the middle finger Like farts in a jacuzzi, you are nothing but another bubble A third of you didn’t achieve a third of what I achieved, and you’re still talking Barking without biting, storms in a coffee shop and we still meet At the same rock bottom, wearing the same masks but disagree on everything And you are standing near the wall, doing nothing but criticizing So change the record Common move a bit Let’s go First of all we need to understand each other Who said that Arabs agree to disagree We don’t need a shepherd, we are not cows You have an opinion and I have one, what’s wrong with that We meet to fight? Yes Can we meet to plan? Maybe Accept the different without criticizing Don’t look at us from above, in general we are all down So look for the ladder, look for the exit We are here together At the same rock bottom, wearing the same masks but disagree on everything And you are standing near the wall, doing nothing but criticizing So change the record Common move a bit Lets go To Book Shows - Beckie@xraytouring.com </video> <video> DAM - OVERDOSE - اوڤيردوس Description: 'BEN HAANA WA MAANA' Out Now! Order, download or stream here: https://dam.lnk.to/BHWMYo To Book Shows - abdel.souni@gmail.com or booking@damofficialband.com Follow DAM: https://www.damofficialband.com https://www.facebook.com/damofficialband https://twitter.com/damofficialband https://www.instagram.com/damofficialband Lyrics in Arabic -https://genius.com/Dam-overdose-lyrics Lyrics/Translation in English: You held my hands, and told me “You have the prettiest eyes I’m gonna be with you forever And no one else I held your hand and told you “You have the prettiest eyes But allow me to draw a circle And no one steps in it but me With you my life gets bigger but the bed gets smaller And today specifically, I really need my sleep I have an overdose, I have an overdose I have an overdose, I have an overdose With you my life gets bigger but the bed gets smaller And today specifically, I don’t need your blame I have an overdose, I have an overdose I have an overdose, I have an overdose I’m turning off my phone man I’m entering my zone man Sand beneath my feet Stars above me and maybe a few drones man Keep blaming my testosterones Who is talking to me? You or your hormones? Men are from Mars, women are from Venus I couldn’t care less as long as we meet in the bedroom I’m not a total loss but still damaged You don’t have to put out with me I forget to bring flowers to my flower And she won’t bring Narcissus to a Narcissist You held my hands, and told me “You have the prettiest eyes I’m gonna be with you forever And no one else I held your hand and told you “You have the prettiest eyes But allow me to draw a circle And no one steps in it but me” I have an overdose, I have an overdose I have an overdose, I have an overdose I’m turning off my phone man I’m entering my zone man Sand beneath my feet Stars above me and maybe a few drones man I just wanna spend time with - me Me, myself and I, so give me that space I send you an emoji because I don’t want to talk So please stop searching for me I want the sun only for me Raindrops only over my cheeks So give me that space to deal with my inside noises I’m going to the beach, don’t tag along I’m not going for romantic reasons So don’t blame me for being selfish I’m not online, I’m off My location - is not to be shared I just need a break for a bit What’s the big deal? You held my hands, and told me “You have the prettiest eyes I’m gonna be with you forever And no one else I held your hand and told you “You have the prettiest eyes But allow me to draw a circle And no one steps in it but me” I have an overdose, I have an overdose I have an overdose, I have an overdose I’m turning off my phone man I’m entering my zone man Sand beneath my feet Stars above me and maybe a few drones man </video> <video> DAM - BROOKLYD - برووكلد Description: 'BEN HAANA WA MAANA' Out Now! Order, download or stream here: https://dam.lnk.to/BHWMYo To Book Shows - abdel.souni@gmail.com or booking@damofficialband.com Follow DAM: https://www.damofficialband.com https://www.facebook.com/damofficialband https://twitter.com/damofficialband https://www.instagram.com/damofficialband Lyrics in Arabic - https://genius.com/Dam-brooklyd-lyrics Lyrics/Translation in English: Boxes all around the house Pictures on the wall are all organized in my suitcase Room is dark and claustrophobic But I'll be missing everything here I'm packing a dream and a song To keep me warm in my journey In my hand a 1-way ticket and in my heart many wishes I wish you would give me a ride to the airport Please give me a ride to the airport (5x) BrookLyd means form Lyd to Brooklyn From Knafeh to doughnuts From Bibi to Donald Trump No difference I'm BrookLyd All week with friends and family I said bye to every meter in the country 2 days after I became uncle to Ram I was on my way to Uncle Sam Jackie (Suhel's wife) Half Syrian half Palestinian So the occupation sees her as an atomic bomb Almost impossible to get her a citizenship Love is forbidden under the apartheid of the Jewish state So yalla Green Card and good luck Far from Akka's fish far from Mosabahe of Yaffa Far from DAM far from the family far from the mic far from stage! New album and I hardly recorded a few bars A new generation to Arab rap is coming and they won't even know who I am Who is Su, the Mim Mim, the Sulemany, the richest poor and what did he do I've been 5 years in NY and I still get lost in the street But yalla no problem, anyway in my country I'm losing it and it the diaspora I’m lost, 35 years old and I'm in a trip Every day is a journey and the journey is self is home So I'm here or I'm there the universe is my home Boxes all around the house Pictures on the wall are all organized in my suitcase Room is dark and claustrophobic But I'll be missing everything here I'm packing a dream and a song To keep me warm in my journey In my hand a 1-way ticket and in my heart many wishes I wish you would give me a ride to the airport Please give me a ride to the airport (5x) To Book Shows - Beckie@xraytouring.com </video> <video> DAM - MILLIARDAT - ملياردات (Official Music Video) Description: 'BEN HAANA WA MAANA' Out Now! Order, download or stream here: https://dam.lnk.to/BHWMYo The new album includes the tracks 'MILLIARDAT', 'JASADIK-HOM' & ‘EMTA NJAWZAK YAMMA’. To Book Shows - abdel.souni@gmail.com or booking@damofficialband.com Director - Omar Jabareen & DAM Filmed & Edited by - Omar Jabareen Producer - Hiba Salameh Camera Production Assistant - Moatasem Taha Art Director - Shahd Issa & Amir Salameh Chief Lighting Technician - Eric R.M. Coloring - Haneen Alwahsh Styling and Make-up - Mervat Hakroush Fashion Design - Mayada Saba Dancers: Yara Dahoud, Aseel Simaan , Maysaa Sbait, Baha Sous Music produced by Itamar Ziegler Mixed by Tamir Muskat Mastering Vlado Meller A special thank you to The Arab Culture Association دام - ملياردات For English lyrics, please scroll down: لازمة: ملياردات الدولارات عشان نعيش في شتات ملياردات الدولارات عشان نعيش في شتات مين ارهابي كلفتنا يدوب قرشين بغنوها في اللد في دمشق وبعين الحلوة ملياردات الدولارات عشان نعيش في شتات ملياردات الدولارات عشان نعيش في شتات لا نبية في قومها، بدك تقاوم بتفوت محاكم ما حد حيستقبلك في چرامي، بيحذفوك في غرامات طماطم مواطن ومغلوب ع امري، بغني والإستاد مطفي أفيون الشعوب، قرض البنوك، اسكر ديون ولا احارب لأرضي فيش تڤييز ل هالبلد، كلو تطييز ع هالبلد فريز خريف يا ولد، شو مفلس هالبلد جدد البلد ، حتلن البلد، اكسر طابوهات لا تحسمس عالبلد، كشف عالبلد شلح البلد "سپرينچ ايز كامينچ" ف شمِّس البلد ابو تريكة ممنوع ….. اشرف فياض مجلود…... ف قولي يا ولد ….. مين يكنس البلد؟ ملياردات الدولارات عشان نعيش في شتات ملياردات الدولارات عشان نعيش في شتات مين ارهابي كلفتنا يدوب قرشين بغنوها في اللد في دمشق وبعين الحلوة ملياردات الدولارات عشان نعيش في شتات ملياردات الدولارات عشان نعيش في شتات تخيل عالم، بلا فردوس، بلا دول، بلا بلا بلا بلا ممتلكات بلا بلا بلا بلا بلا بلا بلا بلا بلا مسالم متل الصوفي والبوذي، لا تواخذوني انا مش مازوخي قصفوا 100 بظرف بشهر، فاك يوچا ما عاد يكفيني صمودي تخيل الي جيوشي ونفوذي، تخيل صورتي على نقودي عباية كلها خيوطي مش عباية جوتشي جوتشي طردنا نوال من البلد ، عرضنا "ووندر وومان" بالبلد شايف النفاق يا ولد…..شو مفلس هالبلد!! لا تقدس البلد ، عزر البلد، افتح شبابيك وعزل البلد نضف البلد زين البلد "سپرينج ايز كامينچ" ف ميِّل عالبلد بو كلتوم راح، والعقول بح ف قولي يا ولد، مين يكنس البلد؟ ملياردات الدولارات عشان نعيش في شتات ملياردات الدولارات عشان نعيش في شتات مين ارهابي كلفتنا يدوب قرشين بغنوها في اللد في دمشق وبعين الحلوة ملياردات الدولارات عشان نعيش في شتات ملياردات الدولارات عشان نعيش في شتات Billions of dollars are spent to keep us separated Billions of dollars are spent to keep us separated Our song “Who’s The Terrorist” has cost only a few pennies and they sing it in Lyd, Damascus and Ein Al Hilwe Billions of dollars are spent to keep us separated Billions of dollars are spent to keep us separated No prophet is respected among his people you want to resist, you’ll be sentenced You’ll be welcomed with tomatoes, not a Grammy. I'm a helpless citizen I sing in front of an empty hall Bank loans are the people’s opium should I pay my debts or fight the system? No visas for this place No one cares for this place This place is frozen This place is broke. Renew this place, update this place break taboos and don’t feel sorry for this place Uncover this place, strip off this place spring is coming so sun this place. Abu Trikah is forbidden Ashraf Fayad’s been flogged So please tell me who will clean this place? Billions of dollars are spent to keep us separated Billions of dollars are spent to keep us separated Our song “Who’s The Terrorist” has cost only a few pennies and they sing it in Lyd, Damascus and Ein Al Hilwe Billions of dollars are spent to keep us separated Billions of dollars are spent to keep us separated Imagine there is no heaven, no countries, no blah blah no possessions, no blah blah no blah blah, no blah blah. I’m peaceful like the Sufi and the Buddhist, but I’m not a masochist they killed 100 in one month fuck Yoga, I will fight for my rights. Imagine I have an army, an authority imagine my face on my money bills a traditional outfit made by myself and not by Gucci. We banned Nawal We screened Wonder Woman You see the hypocrisy? This place is broke. Don’t worship this place, reproach this place open the windows and rearrange this place Clean this place, decorate the this place spring is coming so visit this place. Bu Kolthoum left The thinkers are gone So please tell me who will clean this place? Billions of dollars are spent to keep us separated Billions of dollars are spent to keep us separated Our song “Who’s The Terrorist” has cost only a few pennies and they sing it in Lyd, Damascus and Ein Al Hilwe Billions of dollars are spent to keep us separated Billions of dollars are spent to keep us separated </video> <video> DAM - SHARE' 20 - شارع 20 Description: 'BEN HAANA WA MAANA' Out Now! Order, download or stream here: https://dam.lnk.to/BHWMYo To Book Shows - abdel.souni@gmail.com or booking@damofficialband.com Follow DAM: https://www.damofficialband.com https://www.facebook.com/damofficialband https://twitter.com/damofficialband https://www.instagram.com/damofficialband Lyrics in Arabic - https://genius.com/Dam-share20-lyrics Lyrics/Translation in English: We are stock in Road 20 One above the other Nicotine, Caffeine, just tell me who to fight Music on the radio is bigger than Road 20 How many flat tires did I have on this road? How many fights did I have on this road? Me and my brother against my cousin Me and my cousin against Moshe on this road How many breathalyzers did I blow With my friend Johnnie Walker on this road? How many times I opened my window And screamed SWEETIE in Hebrew on this road? What did you expect, she’ll park the car And take off her clothes? What were you drinking? A cocktail of patriotism mixed with chauvinism What’s wrong with you? I hate GPS and Murphy’s laws As soon as I moved a lane the old started flowing The gas light is on Is it a betrayal if I chose the exit of Jabotinsky Driving, between reality and the utopia Driving, between sleeping and falling into a coma Driving, a patriot that is afraid to have his own country I long for my mother’s bread and Aromas coffee We are stock in Road 20 One above the other Nicotine, Caffeine, just tell me who to fight Music on the radio is bigger than Road 20 Pedal to the metal,this is where my speedometer went crazy Azazil was on a vacation that night so he missed us Tel Aviv is shining from the building and lights, and it’s eating me While my hood hardly has windows, and the cold is killing me I’m just driving without any addresses or any targets I’m just running away from Lyd, can’t face it any more I just turn my volume up so I can silence the noises inside of me I just empty my glasses so I can forget about the Naqbi Driving, we need to eat bread Driving, we have no time for the books Driving, spending time on the streets In one hand a lottery ticket and in the other my work keys We are stock in Road 20 One above the other Nicotine, Caffeine, just tell me who to fight Music on the radio is bigger than Road 20 To Book Shows - Beckie@xraytouring.com </video> <video> DAM - YA WELI - يا ويلي Description: 'BEN HAANA WA MAANA' Out Now! Order, download or stream here: https://dam.lnk.to/BHWMYo To Book Shows - abdel.souni@gmail.com or booking@damofficialband.com Follow DAM: https://www.damofficialband.com https://www.facebook.com/damofficialband https://twitter.com/damofficialband https://www.instagram.com/damofficialband Lyrics in Arabic - https://genius.com/Dam-ya-weli-lyrics Lyrics/Translation in English: OH MY OH MY Her body is fire (OH MY) it got sparks (OH MY) And hell is on fire (OH MY) put my fire out OH MY OH MY Her body is fire (OH MY) it got sparks (OH MY) And hell is fire (OH MY) put my fire out Get your lips close to mine before they shut our mouths They start wars in the name of religion and they say that love is made by satan Given to me, don’t give up to them, we will not be scared of them Let us stay in our darkness without their police flashlights They keep telling us freeze you infidels Crooked people trying to sell us rulers They are noisy and your body is my soundproofing The revolution starts in the bedroom then moves to the streets Take off their handcuffs and handcuff me They want me to wear shame and you have to strip me naked Let me taste your forbidden fruit Kick me out of their illusions and let me live inside of you OH MY OH MY Her body is fire (OH MY) it got sparks (OH MY) And hell is on fire (OH MY) put my fire out Stay up late (OH MY) Wait till darkness comes (OH MY) I know that the night (OH MY) Is the best secret keeper Her body is fire (OH MY) it got sparks (OH MY) And hell is fire (OH MY) put my fire out Give me your hand so I can travel with you I want to make a pilgrimage to all the world's capitals Without hiding anything Let our love flourish in the middle of Saudi Arabia This is my real revolution, me and you in the allies of Syria Drinking together, drinking for us Give you roses in front of your parents We’ll live like normal people without their interference We accepted their depression and their depression is not accepting us Give me your ears before they censor our songs I don’t wanna love secretly and flirt in codes Tomorrow we will start wearing masks in front of their police So love me like there is no one here Love me like we gonna start a new world OH MY OH MY Her body is fire (OH MY) it got sparks (OH MY) And hell is on fire (OH MY) put my fire out Things that we do (OH MY) Cannot live under the sun (OH MY) It needs the moonlight (OH MY) We can shine together Her body is fire (OH MY) it got sparks (OH MY) And hell is fire (OH MY) put my fire out To Book Shows - Beckie@xraytouring.com </video> <video> DAM - DATHIRUNI - دثروني Description: 'BEN HAANA WA MAANA' Out Now! Order, download or stream here: https://dam.lnk.to/BHWMYo To Book Shows - abdel.souni@gmail.com or booking@damofficialband.com Follow DAM: https://www.damofficialband.com https://www.facebook.com/damofficialband https://twitter.com/damofficialband https://www.instagram.com/damofficialband Lyrics in Arabic - https://genius.com/Dam-dathiruni-lyrics Lyrics/Translation in English: Cover me Take me from the darkness Quench my thirst Shake that palm tree for us Take my hand, yesterday became a martyr, today is a hostage, so take my tomorrow Be my words , sing me, compose me and dance with me I don’t need falling stars nor wishes No witchcrafts nor miracles I need hope and assertive decisions I need a drive like the Saudi women I don’t need a Saudi king or an English declaration I’m sick of these sold out negotiations I negotiated enough till I lost my keys home We are not a naive generation, we are in the Ahed Tamimi generation Take my hand, yesterday became a martyr, today is a hostage, so take my tomorrow Be my words , sing me, compose me and dance with me Either we keep on talking or we start listening Either we float in the sky or keep repairing our shoes You are married to the cause and another 4 women Either tie the men’s arms or I will arm the women So get off your horses, who gave you the right to resist alone I’m not a Little Red Riding Hood waiting for the hunter’s rescue I’m Leila Khaled facing the big bad wolves Hey Ha, Hey Ha, Hey Ha - AMEN Hey Ha, Hey Ha, Hey Ha - AMEN Take my hand, take my hand, take my hand Take my hand, be my words, sing me, compose me and dance with me Cover me Take me from the darkness Quench my thirst Shake that palm tree for us A new Arab that bends for no one Keep your bribe, I’m not for sale I’m not afraid of any king or corrupted leader I will pick up the palms from the highest tree I’m decent without being afraid from hell I do good without caring about paradise I don’t care if a woman drives a car A truck, fly a plane, leads a continent Let her kiss, break up with whomever she wants Dance like she wants, she is the subject, not you I see the black and the whites DAM will keep your blood flowing The Keffiyeh is my tradition not my fashion Will stick to it till I fulfill my vision A new Arab, will try till the end It’s not Hollywood so I won’t die at the beginning of this movie Hook Hey Ha, Hey Ha, Hey Ha - AMEN Hey Ha, Hey Ha, Hey Ha - AMEN Take my hand, take my hand, take my hand Take my hand, be my words, sing me, compose me and dance with me Cover me Take me from the darkness Quench my thirst Shake that palm tree for us </video> <video> DAM - OVERDOSE - اوڤيردوس (Official Music Video) Description: Directors - Eli Rezik & DAM Music Production by Itamar Ziegler and Brian Eno Arrangement by Itamar Ziegler and Tamir Muskat Mixed by - Tamir Muskat Mastering Vlado Meller 'BEN HAANA WA MAANA' is out Now! Order, download or stream here: https://dam.lnk.to/BHWMYo The new album includes the tracks 'OVERDOSE', 'MILLIARDAT', 'JASADIK-HOM' & ‘EMTA NJAWZAK YAMMA’. To Book Shows - abdel.souni@gmail.com or booking@damofficialband.com Follow DAM: Website: https://www.damofficialband.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/damofficialband/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/damofficialband Twitter: https://twitter.com/damofficialband Lyrics: (For English lyrics, please scroll down:) دام - اوڤيردو مسكت ايدي، قلتلي ما في اجمل من عيني حتكون معاي للنهاي وما حد بالدنيا غيري مسكت ايديك، قلتلك ما في اجمل من عينيك اسمحلي ارسم دائرة حوالي وما حد يفوتها غيري معاكي الحياة واسعة بس بلاكي السرير اوسع وبالذات اليوم بالذات اليوم بالذات اليوم ناقصني نوم عندي اوڤيردوس انا عندي اوڤيردوس عندي اوڤيردوس عندي عندي اوڤيردوس معاكي الحياة واسعة بس بلاكي السرير اوسع وبالذات اليوم بالذات اليوم بالذات بديش لوم عندي اوڤيردوس انا عندي اوڤيردوس عندي اوڤيردوس اوڤير اوڤير اوڤيردوس انا طافية التلفون مان داخلة على ال Zone مان تحتي ترابية فوقي كواكب وكم من Drone مان حطي اللوم على التستوستيرون، مين عم يحكيني، انتي ولا الهورمونز الرجال من المريخ، النساء من الزهرة، المهم الصلحة تكون في اوضة النوم مش توتال لوس بس طبعا" عندي ضربتي، مش مجبورة مش مجبورة تتحمل نهفتي اذا انا بنسى اهدي وردة لوردتي، ليه هي تهدي نرجس لنرجسي مسكت ايدي، قلتلي ما في اجمل من عيني حتكون معاي للنهاي وما حد بالدنيا غيري مسكت ايديك، قلتلك ما في اجمل من عينيك اسمحلي ارسم دائرة حوالي وما حد يفوتها غيري عندي اوڤيردوس انا عندي اوڤيردوس عندي اوڤيردوس اوڤير اوڤير اوڤيردوس عندي اوڤيردوس، انا طافية التلفون مان داخلة على ال Zone مان تحتي ترابية فوقي كواكب وكم من Drone مان جدي جدي، بدي اكون حدي انا ونفسي، وسعي عن جنبي برسل ايموجي لانه بديش احكي انا قصدي علي بطلي دوري شمسي ع قدي, المطر ع خدي وسعوا عني خلوني احتمي، اوطي ضجتي اطلع على البحر، ما تنضمي قصدي مش رومانسي ولا عائلي، نرجسي, ان سالتي مش اون لاين، مطفي وال لوكيشن، مش مضوي استراحة، انا بدي اخد وقتي الان والان شو يعني لو بستني مسكت ايدي، قلتلي ما في اجمل من عيني حتكون معاي للنهاي وما حد بالدنيا غيري مسكت ايديك، قلتلك ما في اجمل من عينيك اسمحلي ارسم دائرة حوالي وما حد يفوتها غيري عندي اوڤيردوس انا عندي اوڤيردوس عندي اوڤيردوس عندي عندي اوڤيردوس عندي اوڤيردوس انا عندي اوڤيردوس عندي اوڤيردوس اوڤير اوڤير اوڤيردوس انا طافية التلفون مان داخلة على ال Zone مان تحتي ترابية فوقي كواكب وكم من Drone مان You held my hands, and told me “You have the prettiest eyes I'm gonna be with you forever And no one else I held your hand and told you “You have the prettiest eyes But allow me to draw a circle And no one steps in it but me With you my life gets bigger but the bed gets smaller And today specifically, I really need my sleep I have an overdose, I have an overdose I have an overdose, I have an overdose With you my life gets bigger but the bed gets smaller And today specifically, I don’t need your blame I have an overdose, I have an overdose I have an overdose, I have an overdose I'm turning off my phone man I'm entering my zone man Sand beneath my feet Stars above me and maybe a few drones man Keep blaming my testosterone Who is talking to me? You or your hormones? Men are from Mars, women are from Venus I couldn’t care less as long as we meet in the bedroom I'm not a total loss but still damaged You don't have to put out with me I forget to bring flowers to my flower And she won't bring Narcissus to a Narcissist You held my hands, and told me “You have the prettiest eyes I'm gonna be with you forever And no one else I held your hand and told you “You have the prettiest eyes But allow me to draw a circle And no one steps in it but me” I have an overdose, I have an overdose I have an overdose, I have an overdose I'm turning off my phone man I'm entering my zone man Sand beneath my feet Stars above me and maybe a few drones man I just wanna spend time with - me Me, myself and I, so give me that space I send you an emoji because I don't want to talk So please stop searching for me I want the sun only for me Raindrops only over my cheeks So give me that space to deal with my inside noises I’m going to the beach, don’t tag along I'm not going for romantic reasons So don’t blame me for being selfish I'm not online, I'm off My location - is not to be shared I just need a break for a bit What's the big deal? You held my hands, and told me “You have the prettiest eyes I’m gonna be with you forever And no one else I held your hand and told you “You have the prettiest eyes But allow me to draw a circle And no one steps in it but me” I have an overdose, I have an overdose I have an overdose, I have an overdose I'm turning off my phone man I'm entering my zone man Sand beneath my feet Stars above me and maybe a few drones man This is the Official Channel of DAM. </video> <video> DAM - DATHIRUNI (Live at Gent Festival) - الدام في مهرجان جنت Description: 'BEN HAANA WA MAANA' Out Now! Order, download or stream here: https://dam.lnk.to/BHWMYo To Book Shows - abdel.souni@gmail.com or booking@damofficialband.com Follow DAM: https://www.damofficialband.com https://www.facebook.com/damofficialband https://twitter.com/damofficialband https://www.instagram.com/damofficialband Clothes by Mayada Saba </video> <video> DAM - EMTA NJAWZAK YAMMA - ايمتى نجوزك يما (Official Video) Description: 'BEN HAANA WA MAANA' Out Now! Order, download or stream here: https://dam.lnk.to/BHWMYo The new album includes the tracks 'MILLIARDAT', 'JASADIK-HOM' & ‘EMTA NJAWZAK YAMMA’. To Book Shows - abdel.souni@gmail.com or booking@damofficialband.com *ENGLISH SUBTITLES AVAILABLE (CLICK THE CC BUTTON TO ACTIVATE) Follow DAM: https://www.damofficialband.com https://www.facebook.com/damofficialband https://twitter.com/damofficialband https://www.instagram.com/damofficialband Credits: Director - Bashar Murad D.O.P. - Yousef Hammad Assistant Camera - Rafic Saadeh and Hanna Zananiri Assistant Director - Noora Said and Muhannad Halawani Production Manager - Christina Bullata Gaffer - Faisal Barghouti Art Department - Yasmeen Khass and Fadi Dahabreh Wardrobe - Yazan Zeit Make-up - Reem Kawasmi and Shahd Abd El-Latif Hair - Nader Estephan and Norma Jubeh Editing - Yousef Hammad Actors - Huda Al-Imam, Amer Khalil, Nashat Hindi, Ruba Abu El Rob Coloring - Udi Kaslasi After Effects - Dudu Vazana Music produced by - Itamar Ziegler Mixed by - Tamir Muskat Mastering - Vlado Meller A special thank you to - Yazan Zeit Fashion, Zaghareed dance Group, Jack’s Catering, Nader Salon, Ahed Izhiman, Zbede’s Cars Junk Yard in Lyd, Sakalla - for the decorations of the cars. Lyrics in Arabic: https://genius.com/Dam-emta-njawzak-yamma-lyrics الكلمات Lyrics in English: No money, no bitcoins Living like a king, so what do you want? Hook: When will you get married? When will you find stability? When will you get married? And the bank keeps calling me to visit it Tell them: Don’t worry, I’m ok. Sing to them, everything is good and settled Tell them: Don’t worry, I’m ok. No mortgage, and still struggling Maisa: Seven alarms on, the rooster is knocking at my door I’m still in bed, my mom is asking for my neighbour to find me a groom Statistics, most of the married couples Sleep on superated beds, and my mom is asking Siri to find me a groom Get out of my head, I will find my partner after I find myself And in the meantime, I raise my glass in the name of being single Hook: When will you get married? When will you find stability? When will you get married? And the bank keeps calling me to visit it Tell them: Don’t worry, I’m ok. Sing to them, everything is good and settled Tell them: Don’t worry, I’m ok. No mortgage, and still struggling Tamer Oh My, Oh My, the differences between us I’m a kid with two kids, can someone please get me a bed and a pillow I don’t sleep, I don’t wake up, I am the one who awakens the rooster Money below zero, I think I have penguins living in my bank account Hook: When will you get married? When will you find stability? When will you get married? And the bank keeps calling me to visit it Tell them: Don’t worry, I’m ok. Sing to them, everything is good and settled Tell them: Don’t worry, I’m ok. Without the mortgage, and I’m still struggling Mahmood: No pressure, no oppression No forcing No pressure, no oppression No forcing Respect my decisions, respect my lover Respect my freedom Hook: When will you get married? When will you find stability? When will you get married? And the bank keeps calling me to visit it Tell them: Don’t worry, I’m ok. Sing to them, everything is good and settled Tell them: Don’t worry, I’m ok. No mortgage, and still struggling </video> <video> DAM - HA'E'E KFAYE - حقيقي كفاية Description: 'BEN HAANA WA MAANA' Out Now! Order, download or stream here: https://dam.lnk.to/BHWMYo To Book Shows - abdel.souni@gmail.com or booking@damofficialband.com Follow DAM: https://www.damofficialband.com https://www.facebook.com/damofficialband https://twitter.com/damofficialband https://www.instagram.com/damofficialband Lyrics in Arabic - https://genius.com/Dam-haee-kfaye-lyrics Lyrics/Translation in English: I spent an hour with my dad’s body, 30 minutes with my grandpa’s body And I didn’t even drop one tear You think it’s haunting me in my dreams? Don’t worry, I sleep like a baby Put me in front of a crowd and I will burn the stage Put me in front of your eyes and i will stutter If you see me peeling onions next to the next dead body Then understand that I am trying to be like you That’s the effect of Ramat Eshkol’s hood The emotions were never part of our visitors The cemeteries have a strong gravity And my parents raised me to float like Armstrong Our neighbor lived by the gun and died by the gun My father sent us to the best schools so he lived by the Loans and died by the loans, but still he suffered from the East’s plague He used to tell me “Be a man, don’t cry, tears are for pussies” So when my sons cry I tell them the same So cry, grow your hair, put on an earring, I will work on myself Your tears are rain drops to the drought that’s within me Educate me to be real in my life like I am in my songs This is me, stuck between food for the soul and food on the table I’m real enough to admit that I am not real enough I write about the molotovs and the only bottle I held was a Cabernet I’m real enough to admit that I am not real enough I have no Botox, it’s my real face But sometime to solve things I have to change my face I practice my tongue to be more macho So I can survive the hood I was a kid when I saw someone getting killed I represent the hood in my songs but I'm glad that Me and my sisters moved out and never came back I write so reflect my reality and reporters can tell the world what I go through I’m so naive, the world doesn’t care about poverty and the reporter is taking me as a job I’m real enough, who wins who loses, I don’t care about the disses Arabic rap is not missing rhymes but missing some balls I’m no racist, no patriot, i’m just a product of this generation I’m honest enough, and I accept my weaknesses and my strength This is me, sometimes a rebel and sometimes I’m a Yes Man I’m real enough to admit that I am not real enough I criticize the men but sometimes I criticize her outfit I’m real enough to admit that I am not real enough No makeup, no liners, barefoot on the stage Focus on my periorbital dark circles and don’t photoshop it Reality has a bit of fatness, a bit of wrinkles Reality is not a front page cover of a magazine This city is limiting, if I move abroad I will reach global stages Or will I lose my authenticity? Am I a geographical talent ? If there’s a massacre in Gaza I will tour Europe, even though I’m not from Gaza A massacre in Syria? They‘ll put me on the shelf and choose a Syrian artist I’m in between real and realistic, pessimistic and optimistic I ask the crowd to raise their hands up and in real life I raise my hands sometimes I count on my art, that’s what I tell myself every morning “You cannot count on your art” that’s what the bank keeps telling me Reality has a bit of debt This is me, I hate the game but sometimes have to play it I’m real enough to admit that I am not real enough I fight for women’s rights and sometimes I use it as an excuse I’m real enough to admit that I am not real enough To Book Shows - Beckie@xraytouring.com </video> <video> DAM - JASADIK-HOM (Your Body of Theirs) - جسدكهم (Official Video) Description: 'BEN HAANA WA MAANA' Out Now! Order, download or stream here: https://dam.lnk.to/BHWMYo The new album includes the tracks 'MILLIARDAT', 'JASADIK-HOM' & ‘EMTA NJAWZAK YAMMA’. To Book Shows - abdel.souni@gmail.com or booking@damofficialband.com Follow DAM: https://www.damofficialband.com https://www.facebook.com/damofficialband https://twitter.com/damofficialband https://www.instagram.com/damofficialband Written by DAM Directed by Bashar Murad Director of Photography by Amir Deeb Produced by Lime production Editing by Aflred Haddad Coloring by Amir Deeb Music Production by Itamar Ziegler Mixed by Tamir Muskat Mastering Vlado Meller Special thanks to - Shtroudl Downtown, and Masaha Bar-Cafe Song Lyrics & Translation to English: https://genius.com/Dam-jasadik-hom-lyrics </video> <video> DAM - PROZAC - بروزاك Description: 'BEN HAANA WA MAANA' Out Now! Order, download or stream here: https://dam.lnk.to/BHWMYo To Book Shows - abdel.souni@gmail.com or booking@damofficialband.com Follow DAM: https://www.damofficialband.com https://www.facebook.com/damofficialband https://twitter.com/damofficialband https://www.instagram.com/damofficialband Lyrics in Arabic - https://genius.com/Dam-prozac-lyrics Lyrics Translation in English: Don’t write me a prescription, don’t give me Prozac It’s my depression, so mind your business I’ll fluctuate on my own, i’ll suffer on my own I’ll die and resurrect on my own, my own, my own I’ll write my prescriptions, not your Prozac I’ll deal with my depression, I'll be fine I’ll fluctuate on my own, I’ll die and resurrect on my own I'll suffer on my own, my own, my own Shalom, Ii don’t need your Shekel I’ll stand on my own, I don’t need your chair or your Knesset Take your liberalism and shove it up your ass You have holes in your white mask, O-KKK? Let’s see, I'm the oppressed so I'm in charge “Nice to meet you” I'm a Farmer, and that’s my sickle We have to uproot a lot of mores But we never had ISIS before Bush A red carpet? Want to film me? What should I say? Allahu Akbar? Explode? Who’s the sponsor? Hypocrisy, run the terror meter, you have the highest mileage Yemen, Iraq, Hiroshima, Soumalia, Pakistan, Syria and Afghanistan Don’t write me a prescription, don’t give me Prozac It’s my depression, so mind your business I’ll fluctuate on my own, i’ll suffer on my own I’ll die and resurrect on my own, my own, my own I’ll write my prescriptions, not your Prozac I’ll deal with my depression, I'll be fine I’ll fluctuate on my own, I’ll die and resurrect on my own I'll suffer on my own, my own, my own Sykes Picot shattered me, Balfour stripped me It’s all imported, made by the West And I’m still waiting for a home- made product Keep clapping, keep dancing to it Keep welcoming Lawrence of Arabia, he is a hero He is a saint, he is an old undercover agent So keep welcoming our idiot leader Welcome him with a red carpet and give him all of you Camera? Again? So he hits me? What's the scenario? Women’s rights? Hypocrisy, chauvinism is not Middle Eastern but a male thing I will deal with the Honor of Killing and you deal with your pPorn industry Don’t write me a prescription, don’t give me Prozac It’s my depression, so mind your business I’ll fluctuate on my own, i’ll suffer on my own I’ll die and resurrect on my own, my own, my own I’ll write my prescriptions, not your Prozac I’ll deal with my depression, I'll be fine I’ll fluctuate on my own, I’ll die and resurrect on my own I'll suffer on my own, my own, my own </video>

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Heralded by the major French newspaper Le Monde as "the spokesman of a new generation," DAM, the first Palestinian hip hop crew and among the first to rap in Arabic, began working together in the late 1990s. Struck by the uncanny resemblance of the reality of the streets in a Tupac video to the streets in their own neighborhood of Lyd, Tamer Nafar, Suhell Nafar, Mahmoud Jreri were inspired to tell their stories through hip hop.
After their timely song "Min Irhabi" ("Who's the terrorist") was downloaded over a million times shortly after its internet release in 2001, DAM became a household name among youth throughout the Middle East.
Ten years of performing all over the world has strengthened DAM's commitment to continue living in their hometown of Lyd, working to provide the youth of the city and neighboring communities with programs and opportunities that have otherwise been denied to Palestinian citizens of Israel.

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