Articles by Omar Mouallem

Cale Sampson

Cale Sampson

PUBLISHED Feb 3, 2009

"This is in my blood," says Cale Sampson in "Never Had A Choice," which explains his gut feeling to rap - about whatever - because it's tru...

9th Uno

Unassociated Press

PUBLISHED Jan 19, 2009

There is no beat that 9th Uno can't massacre. On Unassociated Press, the Canadian MC is thrown instrumentals of all tempos and styles by pr...

Kottonmouth Kings

The Green Album

PUBLISHED Jan 19, 2009

In the album's liner notes, Boy George-looking rapper Daddy X — the leader of the six-man Californian group — says they're resp...

Thoughts on 2008: Exclaim! Contributor Omar Mouallem

PUBLISHED Dec 31, 2008

To tide us over while we indulge in the holiday spirit gorging on stuffing and egg nog, we asked a bunch of our contributors to tell us the...

Corvid Lorax

N.I.C.E. (Ninjas In Cities Everywhere)

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2008

Chances are if you’re not familiar with the Western Canadian hip-hop scene, you wouldn’t recognize the music of Corvid Lorax. But in his Ed...

Lexington + Whatevski

Customer Appreciation Day

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2008

Every artist has to find a way to dissuade listeners from the download and steer them towards the retail album. With Customer Appreciation...

DJ Babu

Duck Season Vol. 3

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2008

It began as a mixtape but evolved into the final instalment of DJ Babu’s Duck Season trilogy. It is what separates a DJ/producer mixtape fr...

Jake One

White Van Music

PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2008

Opening with an encounter between a stranger and beatsmith Jake One, depicted as a street junkie addicted to "musical dope,” White Van Musi...