Articles by Omar Mouallem

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  Belly

  The Revolution

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2007

  Like African-Americans, Arab immigrants have always felt disenfranchised. Many identify with rebellious artists like 2Pac. Writing from Bei...

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  Various

  DukeDaGod Presents Dipset: More Than Music Vol. 2

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2007

  While Dipset may enjoy a WWE-esque rivalry with G-Unit, their success is in part due to G-Unit’s. 50 and the gang’s kinship and ability to...

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  Various

  Snoop Dogg Presents The Big Squeeze

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2007

  If The Big Squeeze was released ten years ago, it would just be discarded as another "Westside forever” CD without any substance. While it...

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  EMC

  To Whom It May Concern

  PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2007

  Halifax's EMC is a sporadic rapper, spoken word artist and beatboxer. He showcases these sides throughout To Whom It May Concern, 16 consci...

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  SoCalled

  GhettoBlaster

  PUBLISHED May 23, 2007

  Rapper, beat-maker, Klezmer musician, journalist, photographer, claymation filmmaker and magician, Montreal’s SoCalled is back but only as...

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  Ice

  New Phenomenon

  PUBLISHED May 22, 2007

  On his debut, New Phenomenon, Toronto’s Jamaican import Ice melts reggae in a glass of gangster and club rap. He has a sonic flow and uniqu...

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  DJ Green Lantern Featuring Ludacris

  The Truth Shall Set You free

  PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2007

  Usually released before an MC’s new album to generate hype, it may seem counterproductive to release this mix-tape months after the major s...

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  Hell Rell

  New Gun in Town

  PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2007

  In 2004, Hell Rell was released from the Clinton Correctional Facility and one listen to New Gun in Town is proof that the American penal s...