Marwan Ahmed Metawea (born November 22, 1995), known by his stage name Marwan Pablo and previously known as Dama, is an Egyptian rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer from Alexandria, Egypt. Being referred to by the VICE Media and himself as “Egypt’s Godfather of Trap”, Pablo is considered one of the most important voices of the new generation of trap/hip-hop musical landscape in Egypt. He is most known for his hits “Free”, “Ghaba”, “El Gemeza” and “Sindbad”.

Influenced by the emerging electronic music in Egypt, Pablo and other trap musicians of his age are aiming to redefine the popularity of New School Hip Hop and Trap music in Egypt, taking it from underground into mainstream.

Marwan Pablo first started making music in 2015, being known with the moniker “Dama” at the time. At one point, he decided to disappear and rediscover himself, only to came back in late 2017 with the single “El Gholaf X Ozoris” under the name of “Marwan Pablo” in reference to both Pablo Escobar and Pablo Picasso as he mentions in his single “Free”. Pablo began his career writing his own lyrics and eventually evolved into producing the tracks as well.

Cairo has long been the city for up and coming musicians, but Marwan Pablo was trying to change that by popularizing trap music in his hometown of Alexandria. For that end, Pablo shot to fame in 2018, starring in the “Rabka” documentary and releasing his first hits “Sindbad”, “Abu Meca” and “Folklor” in collaboration with the rising Egyptian producer “Molotof”.