Articles by Omar Mouallem

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  Murs

  Murs for President

  PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2008

  Often music fans experience discombobulation listening to an artist’s first shift from an independent to a major label, but Murs has been m...

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  Sen Dog

  Diary of a Mad Dog

  PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2008

  After two decades in the game, and 43 years on Earth, it’s hard to believe that Sen Dog has never released a solo album, until now. As the...

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  Sweatshop Union

  Water Street

  PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2008

  Named after Vancouver’s historic road on the waterfront, where luxury and poverty meet, Sweatshop Union, now loosened from Battle Axe Recor...

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  Common Market

  Tobacco Road

  PUBLISHED Sep 25, 2008

  If you’ve never heard RA Scion rap before, it really is something to experience. He possesses an impressive vocabulary, meshes it with a ra...

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  DJ Revolution

  King of the Decks

  PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2008

  With a solid roster (Strong Arm Steady, Joel Ortiz, Bumpy Knuckles and Bishop Lamont, to name a few), DJ Revolution puts his beats and cuts...

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  Art of Fresh

  Back to the Earth

  PUBLISHED Sep 3, 2008

  A fusion of rap, R&B and dance, Art of Fresh live up to their name on their debut album. With ’80s influences, but also new school ones lik...

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  Dragon Fli Empire

  Intermission EP

  PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2008

  Served as an appetizer before the next full-length album, Redefine, Calgary’s Dragon Fli Empire offer seven delicious snacks and, for deser...

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  J The S

  When in Rome...

  PUBLISHED Aug 18, 2008

  Released as a free prequel to his album The Last Days, When in Rome... has J the S (Jake the Snake) contemplating his life in rap from the...