Music: Marwan Moussa’s beat of a broken heart
The Man Who Lost His Heart is a 23-track album born from heartbreak, memory, and healing.
In the quiet aftermath of loss, when words often fall short, music becomes a language of its own.
For Egyptian rapper and producer Marwan Moussa, that language has taken the shape of his most personal project yet: The Man Who Lost His Heart, a 23-track album born from heartbreak, memory, and healing.
The story begins in October 2023, when Moussa’s world was shaken by the death of his mother.
It was a loss that silenced the prolific artist, pushing him away from the spotlight for much of 2024. But in his silence, something powerful was forming — a body of work that would confront grief in all its raw, unfiltered truth.
Released in early 2025, The Man Who Lost His Heart isn’t just an album. It’s a map through the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.
Each stage is given its own musical identity, spread across five thematic “discs,” carefully constructed to mirror the emotional landscape of a grieving son.
The project builds upon themes first explored in Moussa’s August 2024 EP, The Stage of Denial. But this time, the rapper goes deeper.
The strings and melancholic beats of the first disc echo confusion and disbelief. As the album moves into ‘Anger,’ the sound sharpens — Arabic scales and instruments like the oud come alive in urgent, fiery rhythms.
Throughout the album, Moussa pulls from Egypt’s musical heritage — blending traditional elements with trap, shaabi, and experimental tones.
It’s a cultural grounding that gives his grief both universality and specificity, allowing listeners from all walks of life to feel its pulse.
Collaborations with artists like Afroto, Donia Wael, and Lege-Cy add colour to the album’s emotional journey, while the lead single "Bosakber" offers a cinematic entry point into Moussa’s inner world.
With haunting visuals and introspective lyrics, the song stands as a centerpiece of the album’s message: that healing is neither linear nor predictable — it’s something you build, track by track, memory by memory.
In a time when hip-hop is often synonymous with bravado, The Man Who Lost His Heart strips everything down. It’s vulnerable. It's human.
And in that honesty, Moussa doesn't just mourn — he connects, he guides, and above all, he transforms pain into poetry.
Through this album, Marwan Moussa doesn’t just tell the story of a son mourning his mother — he gives voice to a generation navigating personal loss in a world that rarely pauses. And in doing so, he offers his listeners not just music, but a mirror.
