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Al Qaeda exporting jihad with a hip-hop vibe

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The latest video from Somalia’s al Qaeda-backed Al-Shabaab wing is as slickly produced as a reality TV show but with a startling message — complete with a hip-hop jihad vibe.

Experts think Abu Mansoor al-Amriki, dubbed “The American” by al Qaeda, speaks in the Somali video.

“Mortar by mortar, shell by shell, only going to stop when I send them to hell,” the unidentified voice raps on the video, which runs at least 18 minutes.

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