. >> monday is hip hop at radio beirut. live bands playing all week long. >> we created a platform for emcees to try their skills in front of people without the prejudice, without the judgments. although we do judge. we do make fun of them. ♪ making magic like my name was copperfield ♪ >> lebanese free style legend hussein, aka aa, the preacher man. >> you were arrested? >> yeah yeah yeah. that's not the first time it happened. >> for what? >> basically i was profiled. like if there's an explosion, oh, the big dude with the beard was involved. he did it, i'm sure. >> these are beard related issues. >> yeah. >> let's talk about hip-hop. >> that's the glue that binds us. >> what is it about hip hop? >> i see it like this. a lot of people do -- it's called the mu-el, a traditional rhyming scheme in which they speak about their profits, their beefs. it's in our core to be poetic. we are poets. >> you come from a background where you have governments that are dictators. we can't really voice anything. ♪ these politicians can't b