Dam (band)

Dam (band)

DAM (Arabic: دام‎; Hebrew: דאם) is a Palestinian hip-hop group. Based in Lod, Israel, DAM was founded in 1999 by brothers Tamer and Suhell Nafar and their friend Mahmoud Jreri. Their songs are largely about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and poverty. The group's name is the Arabic verb for "to last forever/eternity" (دام) and the Hebrew word for "blood" (דם), but can also be an acronym for "Da Arabian MCs." The Arabic word for "blood" (دم) is spelled similarly, but without an alif.

DAM raps primarily in Arabic, but it also raps in English and Hebrew to widen its audience appeal. DAM has released more than 100 singles and one official album and as of Autumn, 2012, are working on a new album "Nudbok al Amar – Dabka on the moon", due for release around November 2012. DAM's lyrics are protest-driven, and their songs mainly talk about fighting oppression, the Israeli occupation, racism, poverty and drugs in their area and women's rights.