Rolling Stone MENA unveils its April cover star Stormy (
@stormythereal ).
In an era of nonstop drops and louder-than-life visibility, the Moroccan rap heavyweight built his name by moving differently - letting the music speak, disappearing when needed, and returning only when it matters. From Iceberg to the upcoming album Desperado, Stormy has become one of North Africa’s most magnetic and uncompromising rappers.
In this exclusive cover story by Danny Hajjar, Stormy opens up about family as his true measure of success, the weight and beauty of fandom, his disdain for algorithm culture, lyrics that change lives, and why patience remains his greatest flex.
Read the full story through the link in bio.
Editor-in-Chief: Ammar Manla Hasan
@ammaro_x
Words by: Danny Hajjar
@dannyghajjar
Creative direction. Aymane Ait Haddouch
@its_yzo
Photography. Loubet
@lou_bet
Fashion. Nathalie Sicart
@sicartnathalie
Light assistant. Quentin Aussant
@quentinaussant
Fashion assistants. Lucas Laviolette, Julie Cabaret, Ching En Kao
@_itsluvi ,
@jhyiz ,
@kaogene
Producer. Hossam Al Saghier
@hossamelsaghierr
Production assistant. Nathalie Sicart
@sicartnathalie
Cover design: Amani Yacoub
@amaniyaqob
Stormy wears jacket by Nonkonform, shirt and shoes by Niccolò Pasqualetti (Karla Otto), tie by Moohong (Autrement PR), pants by G-Star (LEDE), belt by Lueder (Reference Studios), sunglasses by Casablanca (Radical PR), and jewelry by Aneida Jewelry and Dyskinesiaa.
