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Nadia Hamdi

Habibi, No

Started making beats on a cracked laptop

vex on it

the run

Honest use case: People who enjoy confident, catchy electronic pop with a distinct cultural flair.

Exhibit:My neighbours filmed it — what a treat

style

  • arabic electropop
  • mahraganat influence
  • qanun samples
  • hard electronic drums
  • female alto
  • sharp and commanding
  • microtonal melody
  • modern
  • arabic accent
  • fierce

the numbers

bpm
108
key
C minor
energy
0.68
dance
0.96
valence
0.58
vocal at
11.8s
length
2:11
words
178
clichés
0
language
Ar

most sung: “habibi” ×12 · “wrong” ×5 · “yalla” ×3

shared with the crate: 23 other songs use “gold” · 34 other songs use “phone” · 14 other songs use “street”

lyrics

(a text notification, then another)
(yalla, yalla)

You crashed my cousin's wedding — why?
Cried to my aunties, suit and tie
You brought my mother baklava
She ate it all and said 'la, la'
(la, la, la!)

You spell my name wrong when you plead
(when you plead)
Three A's, habibi — learn to read

Habibi, no — no, no, no
Habibi, no — I told you so
Habibi, no — my gold hoops swing
They shake their heads at everything
(no, no, no)

You sent a singer to my street
My neighbours filmed it — what a treat
Now the bakery hums your song
Wrong key, habibi — it's all wrong
(all wrong, all wrong)

Habibi, no — no, no, no
Habibi, no — I told you so
Habibi, no — my gold hoops swing
They shake their heads at everything

Khalas means finished, means the end
(khalas, khalas)
Not 'try again with my best friend'

Habibi, no — no, no, no
Habibi, no — I told you so
Habibi, no — my gold hoops swing
They shake their heads at everything

(yalla, bye)
Habibi... no.
(phone powers off chime)