Episode 8: Sharaf. Part 2 of 2. This is the Director's Cut <3

Welcome to The Safe House Travel Diary, a travel and music podcast that explores hip hop in misunderstood places. My name is Soha. In this podcast, I travel to the safe houses of hip hop artists for intimate conversations and try to get a sense of what life is like in their corner of the world.

The idea for The Safe House comes from Kendrick Lamar's lyric about "venting in the safe house." Every season I travel to a new country and immerse myself in their hip hop scene.

This is Season 1: "Three Nights in Beirut" and it takes place in my Motherland: Lebanon.

THANK YOU

Big thanks to everyone who appeared in this episode and provided music!

SOUNDTRACKS

To hear the music from this season, check out the individual sounds tracks for each episode. You can listen directly from your browser if you don't have the Spotify app at safehousepod.com/listen/playlists.

LEARN MORE

Check out the comprehensive list of resources about Lebanese civil war, refugee crisis, financial collapse and the music that came from all of that at safehousepod.com/listen/show-notes

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Episode 7: Sharaf. This is the season finale my loves!

Welcome to The Safe House Travel Diary, a travel and music podcast that explores hip hop in misunderstood places. My name is Soha. I go to the safe houses of hip hop artists for intimate conversations and try to get a sense of what life is like in their corner of the world.

The idea for The Safe House comes from Kendrick Lamar's lyric about "venting in the safe house." Every season I travel to a new country and immerse myself in their hip hop scene.

This is Season 1: "Three Nights in Beirut" and it takes place in my Motherland: Lebanon.

Enjoy this teaser for part 2 of the season finale!

SOUNDTRACKS

To hear the music from this season, check out the individual sounds tracks for each episode. You can listen directly from your browser if you don't have the Spotify app at safehousepod.com/listen/playlists.

LEARN MORE

Check out the comprehensive list of resources about Lebanese civil war, refugee crisis, financial collapse and the music that came from all of that at safehousepod.com/listen/show-notes

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Episode 7: Sharaf. This is the season finale my loves!

Welcome to The Safe House Travel Diary, a travel and music podcast that explores hip hop in misunderstood places. My name is Soha. I go to the safe houses of hip hop artists for intimate conversations and try to get a sense of what life is like in their corner of the world.

The idea for The Safe House comes from Kendrick Lamar's lyric about "venting in the safe house." Every season I travel to a new country and immerse myself in their hip hop scene.

This is Season 1: "Three Nights in Beirut" and it takes place in my Motherland: Lebanon.

THANK YOU

Big thanks to everyone who appeared in this episode and provided music!

• The "interior designer"
• Blu Fiefer
• Beatlalipos
• Saleh
• Nuj

SOUNDTRACKS

To hear the music from this season, check out the individual sounds tracks for each episode. You can listen directly from your browser if you don't have the Spotify app at safehousepod.com/listen/playlists.

LEARN MORE

Check out the comprehensive list of resources about Lebanese civil war, refugee crisis, financial collapse and the music that came from all of that at safehousepod.com/listen/show-notes

SUPPORT

The best way to support my independent story telling is to:

• Review. Be sure to hit the subscribe button on my YouTube channel and/or wherever you listen.
• Subscribe. This helps me demonstrate my audience size. Be sure to hit the subscribe button on my YouTube channel and/or wherever you listen.
• Share. Send your friends to safehousepod.com/listen and they can start listening from the browser or choose which podcast platform to listen from. Whether they love music, travel, adventure, or can simply relate to some of the themes brought up in the podcast, let them know this podcast is for them.
• Give feedback. Drop your thoughts in the comments section or DM me on Instagram or Threads at @safehouse.pod with your feedback on the podcast-- I read all of it and implement many of your suggestions!
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Teaser #2 of Episode 7: Sharaf. This is the season finale my loves!

Welcome to The Safe House Travel Diary, a travel and music podcast that explores hip hop in misunderstood places. My name is Soha. I go to the safe houses of hip hop artists for intimate conversations and try to get a sense of what life is like in their corner of the world.

The idea for The Safe House comes from Kendrick Lamar's lyric about "venting in the safe house." Every season I travel to a new country and immerse myself in their hip hop scene.

This is Season 1: "Three Nights in Beirut" and it takes place in my Motherland: Lebanon.

SOUNDTRACKS

To hear the music from this season, check out the individual sounds tracks for each episode. You can listen directly from your browser if you don't have the Spotify app at safehousepod.com/listen/playlists.

LEARN MORE

Check out the comprehensive list of resources about Lebanese civil war, refugee crisis, financial collapse and the music that came from all of that at safehousepod.com/listen/show-notes

SUPPORT

The best way to support my independent story telling is to:

• Review. Be sure to hit the subscribe button on my YouTube channel and/or wherever you listen.
• Subscribe. This helps me demonstrate my audience size. Be sure to hit the subscribe button on my YouTube channel and/or wherever you listen.
• Share. Send your friends to safehousepod.com/listen and they can start listening from the browser or choose which podcast platform to listen from. Whether they love music, travel, adventure, or can simply relate to some of the themes brought up in the podcast, let them know this podcast is for them.
• Give feedback. Drop your thoughts in the comments section or DM me on Instagram or Threads at @safehouse.pod with your feedback on the podcast-- I read all of it and implement many of your suggestions!
• Join the Street Team. Wanna light your city up with Safe House stickers or flyers? You can request a stack of stickers, and I have flyers and posters too! Simply fill out the form at safehousepod.com/street-team

Hello hello this is Soha, the producer and host of the Safe House Travel Diary.

First of all I want to thank you for being with me during this journey! One thing I love about releasing episodes on a weekly basis is that I get real time feedback from you all. You tell me what you found interesting or if something struck an emotional chord. Saleh’s seems to be beloved by many, although someone told me once that Medina is the star of this season. Many of your comments ended with,” I just wish the episodes were longer.” Which brings us to my update. 

I’m just jumping on here real quick to let you know that Episode 7: Sharaf, is coming. In episode 7 you’ll from the legendary Beatlalipos as well as a newcomer whose freestyles on social media had the whole scene buzzing in anticipation for his album, Nuj.  Make sure you’re subscribed wherever you listen to podcasts and follow The Safe House Travel Diary on instagram at safehouse.pod so you don’t miss that drop. And there’s not a better time than now to rate the safe house travel diary on Apple podcasts and Spotify if you haven’t already. I will leave you a song from Nuj and an excerpt of Episode 7: Sharaf. 

ABOUT

Welcome to The Safe House Travel Diary, a travel and music podcast that explores hip hop in misunderstood places. My name is Soha. I go to the safe houses of hip hop artists for intimate conversations and try to get a sense of what life is like in their corner of the world. The idea for The Safe House comes from Kendrick Lamar's lyric about "venting in the safe house." Every season I travel to a new country and immerse myself in their hip hop scene. This is Season 1: "Three Nights in Beirut" and it takes place in my Motherland: Lebanon.

SOUNDTRACKS

To hear the music from this season, check out the individual sounds tracks for each episode. You can listen directly from your browser if you don't have the Spotify app at safehousepod.com/listen/playlists.

LEARN MORE

Check out the comprehensive list of resources about Lebanese civil war, refugee crisis, financial collapse and the music that came from all of that at safehousepod.com/listen/show-notes

SUPPORT

The best way to support my independent story telling is to:

• Review. Be sure to hit the subscribe button on my YouTube channel and/or wherever you listen.
• Subscribe. This helps me demonstrate my audience size. Be sure to hit the subscribe button on my YouTube channel and/or wherever you listen.
• Share. Send your friends to safehousepod.com/listen and they can start listening from the browser or choose which podcast platform to listen from. Whether they love music, travel, adventure, or can simply relate to some of the themes brought up in the podcast, let them know this podcast is for them.
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Episode 6 takes place on my last day in Lebanon as Saleh and I zip around Beirut to the Sabra and Shatila Refugee Camp, the Dahieh neighborhood, and the heart of the city, Martyrs' Square.

ABOUT

Welcome to The Safe House Travel Diary, a travel and music podcast that explores hip hop in misunderstood places. My name is Soha. I go to the safe houses of hip hop artists for intimate conversations and try to get a sense of what life is like in their corner of the world. The idea for The Safe House comes from Kendrick Lamar's lyric about "venting in the safe house." Every season I travel to a new country and immerse myself in their hip hop scene. This is Season 1: "Three Nights in Beirut" and it takes place in my Motherland: Lebanon.

WATCH

If you enjoyed listening episodes, check out the episode visualizers on my YouTube Channel.

SOUNDTRACKS

To hear the music from this season, check out the individual sounds tracks for each episode. You can listen directly from your browser if you don't have the Spotify app at safehousepod.com/listen/playlists.

LEARN MORE

Check out the comprehensive list of resources about Lebanese civil war, refugee crisis, financial collapse and the music that came from all of that at safehousepod.com/listen/show-notes

THANK YOU

• Bilal Ghalib
• Teta
• Diego
• Blu Fiefer, Beatlalipos, and Nuj for permission to use their music in this episode.
• My listeners. As a thank you I would love to send you some Safe House stickers at no cost to you. Simply fill out the form here. 
• Saleh, for everything

SUPPORT

The best way to support my independent story telling is to:

• Review. Be sure to hit the subscribe button on my YouTube channel and/or wherever you listen.
• Subscribe. This helps me demonstrate my audience size. Be sure to hit the subscribe button on my YouTube channel and/or wherever you listen.
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Here's a little update from your creator and host, Soha, as well as some bonus content that didn't make it into the podcast!

ABOUT

Welcome to The Safe House Travel Diary, a travel and music podcast that explores hip hop in misunderstood places. My name is Soha. I go to the safe houses of hip hop artists for intimate conversations and try to get a sense of what life is like in their corner of the world. The idea for The Safe House comes from Kendrick Lamar's lyric about "venting in the safe house." Every season I travel to a new country and immerse myself in their hip hop scene. This is Season 1: "Three Nights in Beirut" and it takes place in my Motherland: Lebanon.

WATCH

If you enjoyed listening episodes, check out the episode visualizers on my YouTube Channel.

SOUNDTRACKS

To hear the music from this season, check out the individual sounds tracks for each episode safehousepod.com/listen/playlists. You can listen directly from your browser if you don't have the Spotify app.

LEARN MORE

Check out the comprehensive list of resources about Lebanese civil war, refugee crisis, financial collapse and the music that came from all of that at safehousepod.com/listen/show-notes

THANK YOU

• My listeners. As a thank you I would love to send you some Safe House stickers at no cost to you. Simply fill out the form here. 
• Chyno with a Why? for squeezing in an interview with little old me on a very busy day!
• Saleh, my sidekick and driver

SUPPORT

The best way to support my independent story telling is to:

• Review. Be sure to hit the subscribe button on my YouTube channel and/or wherever you listen.
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• Give feedback. Drop your thoughts in the comments section or DM me on Instagram or Threads at @safehouse.pod with your feedback on the podcast-- I read all of it and implement many of your suggestions!
• Join the Street Team. Wanna light your city up with Safe House stickers or flyers? You can request a stack of stickers, and I have flyers and posters too! Simply fill out the form at

Welcome to The Safe House Travel Diary, a travel and music podcast that explores hip hop in misunderstood places. My name is SohaI go to the safe houses of hip hop artists for intimate conversations and try to get a sense of what life is like in their corner of the world. The idea for The Safe House comes from Kendrick Lamar's lyric about "venting in the safe house." Every season I travel to a new country and immerse myself in their hip hop scene. This is Season 1: "Three Nights in Beirut" and it takes place in my Motherland: Lebanon.

The idea for The Safe House comes from Kendrick Lamar's lyric about "venting in the safe house."

DIRECTORS CUT

I released "Soha's version," a RAW version of this episode with no intro/outro/or opening theme. You can check it out here.

WATCH

If you enjoyed listening to this episode, look out for the visualizer coming soon on my YouTube Channel.

E5 Soundtrack. To hear the music from this episode and more music exploring the topics discussed in this episode, check out the soundtrack on Spotify.

Saleh & Roro 

@chynowithawhy 

@ghoraba2official 

@el_bunasser 

@ghassanrahbani 

@soapkillsofficial 

LEARN MORE

Hip hop tings

• Article: How protest and resistance in Syria and Lebanon shaped a progressive rap scene
• Article: Straight Outta Syria: Meet the young refugee rappers with a message
• Documentary: 961 Underground: The Rise of Lebanese Hip Hop (2012)by DJ Lethal Skillz: The definitive documentary about the rise of Lebanese hip hop culture by the spin master himself, DJ Lethal Skillz.
• Documentary | El Arena: the award winning documentary by Soul House Media is a must watch
• El Arena YouTube channel: watch rappers from across the MENA region converge on Beirut and go head to head. Pro-tip: if you know Arabic, watch Kalach vs. Al Darwish for some heavy duty social commentary about the tension between Syrian refugees and Lebanese citizens.

The aftermath of the Beirut Port Explosion

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