Reply #52: The art of war...

[pinboy3niner]

Al Jazeera cites AP for a description of the developing rap scene in Benghazi:

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"Everyone has his own way of fighting, and my weapon is art," said Faraway, a geology student.

The freewheeling rap scene developing in Benghazi indicates how much has changed in eastern Libya in the past two months. Speaking out against Gaddafi before the rebellion used to mean prison and maybe even death.

"I always wanted to talk about Gaddafi's mistakes and crimes, but we never had the chance for free speech. All you could talk about was how good Gaddafi's revolution was," said Madani.

Many of the songs that Music Masters and other groups have recorded in the past two months feature rapid fire lyrics reminiscent of Eminem. The lyrics ridicule Gaddafi and lambast him for his treatment of the country in the past four decades.

8:39am:
http://blogs.aljazeera.net/live/africa/libya-live-blog-april-25