# **Hip Hop From the Orient: 'OPERATION LOST ARTS'**
DJ Lethal Skillz Featuring Arabian Knightz (Egypt's premier hip hop crew)
Arabian Knightz
An Egyptian hip hop trio from Cairo, Egypt that formed in 2005 consisting of Rush (Karim Adel), Sphinx (Hesham Abed), and E-Money (Ehab Adel). It is known for releasing "Rebel feat. Lauryn Hill," one of the first songs released from Egypt following the internet censorship during the Egyptian revolution of 2011.
The Arabian Knightz gained notoriety following the release of their single "Rebel feat. Lauryn Hill" the day internet was restored in Egypt. "Rebel" was finished during the revolution, but the group was told by the government to not release the song due to its lyrics being rebellious.
Due to the protests in Egypt, the government blocked the country's internet. In early February 2011, the internet was restored and the Arabian Knightz were one of the first Egyptian artists to release a song online.
The website they released "Rebel" on was mideasttunes.com, a platform for underground musicians in the Middle East to release their music.
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