Shabjdeed x Saint Levant Diss Track Debate
Zusammenfassung
In r/Lebanon, this announcement discusses the reaction to a Shabjdeed diss track criticizing Saint Levant’s image and connection to Palestinian identity. It questions whether artists must center Palestine in their work and explores authenticity, fame, and audience expectations.
Shabjdeed x Saint Levant drama(if anyone cares lol)
So Shabjdeed released a Saint Levant "diss track" and i've been seeing a lot of hype about it on lebanese instagram, people are loving the SL hate. And listen i'm all for hate with no valid reason lol, because sometimes you just be hating someone for no reason, you just don't like them.
But when you're making a diss track against someone, the points you're mentioning in said track should be kinda valid. And I really don't understand why everyone is clapping.
Never thought I'd say that, but i'm on SL's side here(i'm usually an SL hater lol)
Okay so what Shabjdeed is basically trying to say in this track that Saint Levant has turned Palestinian identity into a marketable global brand. He questions his authenticity, suggesting that his polished image, music, and international success appeal more to Western audiences than to the realities of Palestinian life.
It's all big claims, but for me it's only giving jealous, loser, pick me vibes to be honest.
Saint Levant never claimed or portrayed himself as the representative of palestinian artists lol, nor was he ever that passionate in public about the cause, like he never made it the center of the art he makes, he never made it the center stage, for it to feel like he's taking advantage of the palestinian cause to gain fame. He doesn't owe it to anyone to make all of his content about Palestine and the struggles Palestinians face.
He's just a successful artist, who's getting a lot of fame lately, and who's living a lifestyle similar to the lifestyle of any other successful artist, and he just happens to have palestinian roots. He talks about palestine here and there, brings attention to the cause, wears the koufiyye in some of his concerts, he's basically just saying that he's pro-palestine and he cares about what's happening. And to me, that's completely enough.
Saint Levant could've gone in two other ways, yet he would've still gotten the same criticism:
- Making palestine his center focus, making so many songs about it, making his online presen...
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