ElGrandeToto wasn’t meant to be a rapper. He always knew he’d be famous, he says, but figured he’d be a dancer, maybe an actor. “If I wanted to be in the fucking NBA, I could have been in the NBA,” he ...

“Bon shit, Karan w barida, Guala, big thune Darija Darija”: the refrain of the song ‘Salina (It’s the street)’ oscillates between Latin American slang, French, English and Darija, the Moroccan dialect ...

Moroccan music enthusiasts on Spotify have shown a strong preference for the country's vibrant hip-hop scene, including raï, chaâbi, trap, and melodic rap. The 2025 edition of Wrapped highlights the ...

Billboard Arabia sits down with the artist in Casablanca to discuss his journey and impact on the hip-hop scene in the North Africa region and beyond. By Nour Ezzedine Many may know ElGrandeToto today ...

The Opener is The FADER’s mini-interview series with exciting new artists we think you should know. ElGrandeToto is one of the biggest artists to come out of Morocco, but odds are you haven’t heard of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many may know ElGrandeToto today as a star of the North African hip-hop scene, but when the young Taha Fahssi was still dreaming ...