Articles by Omar Mouallem
Phillip Morris
The Process of Addiction Has its Costs
PUBLISHED Apr 6, 2009
Nerdcore is not unusual to the Canadian hip-hop scene, given the outsider influence of the vast prairies. But a skinny kid from big, bad Ch...
Dragon Fli Empire
Redefine
PUBLISHED Apr 6, 2009
On Redefine, MC Teekay and DJ/producer Cosm have made their best offering yet. The soulful, jazzy, old school dish is served atop relaxing...
AntiRacist 15
Standing in Solidarity
PUBLISHED Mar 19, 2009
Remember VH1's White Rapper Show? If you do, you probably recall Jus Rhyme, the overzealous poster boy for conscious rap. Well, he's back....
Blame One
Days Chasing Days
PUBLISHED Mar 19, 2009
Cali rapper Blame One has been soaking his feet in hip-hop for almost 20 years and somehow, Days Chasing Days is only his debut album. No m...
K-the-I???
Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2009
Every song is a puzzle on K-The-I???'s album, Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow. Rhymes like "Situations tend to shift motion/Focus in closer to...
Max Prime
Sufferance
PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2009
Matching the voice of Max Prime to the face would be difficult. In a police line-up, looking for the culprit of these fearsome raps, it's u...
Social Deviantz
Spread
PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2009
Social Deviantz, one of the pioneers of Vancouver's now vibrant rap scene, have been together since 1992, and it shows. It's not just appar...
Deep Rooted
Deep Rooted
PUBLISHED Feb 3, 2009
If this was Deep Rooted's hip-hop aptitude test, they'd easily pass. It's all there: catchy R&B hooks, grooving synth beats, nice cuts, hea...
