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The Y- crew is a hip hop group from Alexandria (Egypt) consists of Omar a.k.a Boflot, Yassin a.k.a 9Milli, from a strong friendship to the stage and Mics and Music, feeling what people struggle,walking around Alexandria hoods and street life and bring it to life to show and express what people feel about poverty, police brutality, philosophy views, political mess, … etc

History Member Omar Boflot Hails from Victoria, Alexandria City lived in Ghana for 8 to 9 years rapping and performing, while 9milli hails from Sede bisher, Alexandria City, and the two met in the street just by fate. in year 1998 they began recording on tape using Arabic and English and French language, and they named them self at the beginning (the strangers) joined by other members and record like 10 to 12 tracks but all gone and quit the hip hop career except 2 members MAK and Mega-x joined Boflot and 9milli in their group and named it the Y-crew, Year 2002 MAK and Mega-x quit and left the Y- crew with its 2 original members (boflot & 9milli). They performed lots of concerts in Alexandria and some in Cairo and in year 2003, they record their first official album (no limits)

In year 2004 Mirage signed with them but after one year with no album released the contract was cancelled from Y- crew side as mirage wanted to over control them by writing for them lyrics, they refused and cancelled the contract. In year 2006, they formed another group, which was under Y- crew management named (the Y- crew Family)

Year 2008 9milli had to travel away for job carrier and left Boflot Alone and put the Y-crew on hold for 2008 till present, in the meanwhile Boflot in summer 2008 Boflot won the MTV Arabia Contest and continued his hip hop carrier in Cairo recording and performing.

DocumentariesYear 2009 A documentary about music in Egypt showing how music grow in Egypt, the Y-crew were a part of this Documentary talking about how music should be in Egypt and Hip Hop bring everything to life and also live performance

InfluenceThe Y- crew influenced many current day hip hop in Egypt and even in other Arab countries, music and lyrical and subject among these contributions Boflot have been producing tracks for other rappers

Lyrics Y- Crew lyrics was very strong and powerful with street anger and freedom of speech and political Criticism and sarcastic

Controversy Mc Amin Arab League A rush

Allies

• Egy Rap School • MTM • Samak • Ismailia Soldiers • UGB • R.E.V • Rock • Out Control • Black Bulltz

Discography

• No limit (2003) • Kings of Alexandria (2005) • Project X (2007)