In 2019, during the protests that Algeria experienced, the songs of the group Ouled El Bahdja were covered by demonstrators across the country, thus propelling them to the forefront of the international scene.
The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Algeria's ambassador in Baghdad over "sectarian chants" made by Algerian fans.
[7] The principal and oldest rivalry of Ouled EL Bahdja was against supporters of MC Alger, the other football club in Algiers.
At the international level, there is good friendship with supporters of Wydad AC of Morocco and Espérance de Tunis of Tunisia.
[11] Chaâbi singers El Hachemi Guerouabi,[11][12] Abdelkader Chaou,[11] and Mourad Djaafri are also famous supporters of USM Alger.
Algerian singer and rapper Soolking is also known as a big fan of The Reds and Blacks[17] and collaborated with Ouled EL Bahdja in releasing the song "Liberté".
Parts of the music video for Soolking and Rim'K's song Lela (2021) were filmed at Omar Hamadi Stadium and featured supporters of USM Alger.