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Let it flow
Flash Entertainment continues its quest to champion musical talent in the region. Next up: Moh Flow
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he first time What’s On saw Moh Flow perform was back in 2014. It was in a beautiful open air, makeshift space inside Safa Park. A handful of the UAE’s top up-andcoming musicians performed to a small community of music lovers. In the line-up was a young Syrian rapper, already with a tightknit fanbase. When he took the stage, he captivated the audience with his rapping, caramel smooth vocals, and rich melodies. Fast forward a few years and Moh Flow has transformed into a regionally adored hip-hop artist, carving his own unique sound that’s seen him perform on the biggest stages in the UAE, including the newly renamed Etihad Park when he opened for Marshmello at the Yasalam After-Race Concerts in 2019. He’s collaborated with numerous artists in the region, too, including legendary American rapper Pusha-T, and continues to drop fresh new tracks all worth adding to your summer playlists. How did you first get into music? When I was young, I gravitated to music watching my older brother A’Y independently make music for the better part of my childhood. As I grew up, I started wanting to become
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a part of that circle. I focused on figuring out how to record, download beats online, and write songs from scratch. It started with a few covers of my favourite rappers (mostly Lupe Fiasco), then I began to write my own songs. How would you describe the music that you make?
It’s hard for me to categorise, simply for the fact that I sing and I rap. I have touched on genres like hip-hop, R&B, EDM, house, Afro, and some of the sub-genres that exist under those. I like to make music from renewed emotions that I connect with. Who are the artists, or people, who inspire you? The thing about inspiration
for me is that I don’t have to necessarily see somebody blaze a trail that I can relate to for them to inspire me. I see inspiration in anyone who has been able to utilise very little to build a movement or something of value. What are your latest musical accomplishments? My perspective on accomplishments, in general,
