And right now he's bigging up El Kofeyye 3arabeyye, the first single from British-born Palestinian MC Shadia Mansour's debut album - featuring Dead Prez's M1.
Here's what he had to say on Saturday via Twitter - lowkeyuk "Check out this promo of Shadia Mansour feat @m1deadprez...gonna be a hit!"
She's already opened for Busta Rhymes and it seems her star's shining bright right now.
Sadly my Arabic's not good enough to understand the lyrics but she explains on her YouTube page: "The song represents the Arab scarf Kofeyye. In this song, I am claiming back its historical, political and revolutionary purpose. As you are aware, the 'Kofeyye' has been tastelessly commercialized and economically exploited worldwide. I feel that it is only right to give the people a thorough introduction and understanding of its symbolic existence."
Sadly she doesn't go on to explain her interpretation of the scarf's significance.
Watch the video here and if you understand it, let me know.
PS Here's an interview I did with Lowkey way back.
Lowkey interview
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