7liwa

7liwa (Arabic: حليوة), real name Ihab Ikbal (Arabic: إيهاب إقبال), born January 19, 1996 in Casablanca, is a Moroccan rapper. He is known since 2016.

7liwa
Birth nameIhab Ikbal
Also known as7liwa
Born (1996-01-19) January 19, 1996
Casablanca
GenresRap
Years activepresent–2023

Biography

7liwa was born in 1996 in Casablanca,[1] he began his musical career in 2012.

In 2013, he broadcast a first song Dahk T9ada, then a second entitled Batal L3alam, a song which lasts around ten minutes without including choruses.

In 2014, he collaborated with Soolking for a sound called Bilal.[2][3][4] He became known in 2016 thanks to the music video for the song NIK DT, followed by songs such as Adidas and Haribo.[5] In 2017, he released 3 clips in 3 months including Mimi: this clip gets more than 9 million views on YouTube.[6] Also in 2017, the Pan African Music site ranked him among the 5 most notable Moroccan rappers.[7]

He becomes a figure on social networks. According to Jeune Afrique, 1.3 million people follow him on Instagram. He speaks in dialectal Arabic, or Darija, transcribed into the Latin alphabet, he also sometimes communicates in French or English.[8] “It’s very important,” he declares, “to create in your culture, in Darija, so that access to creation is first and foremost for people from the same country as you [9] He hits the headlines with conflicts.

On September 21, 2018, the video of an interview posted online on the Kifache Tv channel totaled nearly a million views on YouTube in 3 days.[10]

In 2019, in the presence of dozens of prisoners, 7ilwa gave a concert at Oukacha prison, the largest penitentiary establishment in Casablanca.[11][12]

Style

7liwa Ihab has a fast singing style. He was also noted for his scathing repartees on the one hand, and on the other hand, for his violent clips and his obscene remarks, which earned him an avalanche of criticism and attacks from certain Moroccan rappers.

Discography
  • 2019: Chouk, label Sony Music Middle East.
  • 2019: Tayer
  • 2019: Ohlala
  • 2019: Adidas
  • 2020: Liyam
  • 2021: Ça tourne dans ma tête
  • 2021: Chems Lmaarif
  • 2021: Torres
  • 2021: Batal L3alam
  • 2024: Champion Prod By lmerikhi67 (Hamza Elktaibi)
  • 2025: Batal L3alam v3 Prod By lmerikhi67 (Hamza Elktaibi)

References
  1. "7liwa sur le site nrjmaroc". nrjmaroc (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  2. "la rade de 7liwa". abcdrduson (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  3. "Rencontre avec le rappeur marocain soolking". moroccanhiphop (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  4. "Rencontre avec le rappeur marocain soolking". moroccanhiphop (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  5. "Hip Hop Corner Les 20 rappeurs marocains". lodj. Retrieved 2023-05-20..
  6. "Hip Hop Corner Les 20 rappeurs marocains". lodj. Retrieved 2023-05-20..
  7. "Cinq rappeurs marocains à suivre". Pan African Music (in French). 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  8. "Maroc : ElGrandeToto, 7liwa, Naar… Le rap en darija s'exporte – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  9. "Maroc : ElGrandeToto, 7liwa, Naar… Le rap en darija s'exporte – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  10. Ikram Belarabi. "Ridouane Erramdani vs 7liwa : Coups pour coups". lobservateur. Retrieved 5 June 2023..
  11. "Le rappeur 7liwa chante à la prison d'Oukacha".
  12. "Casablanca: 7liwa enflamme la prison d'Oukacha".
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