Arabesk

By rapping in English and mixing African-American hip-hop beats with Turkish Arabesk, Islamic Force is a perfect example of Boe-B’s kid who listens to both Turkish and American cassettes in his father’s car.

Primarily, Turkish hip-hop artists choose to sample Arabesk music in their songs drawing upon a mythic Turkish past.

This cultural difference is manifested in the use of the Turkish language in rap and the use of samples from traditional Turkish Arabesk music.