Articles by Omar Mouallem

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  Murs & 9th Wonder

  Sweet Lord

  PUBLISHED Aug 18, 2008

  On the condition that his fans buy his anticipated major label debut, Murs For President, Murs and super underground producer 9th Wonder ha...

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  Various

  Liberty City Invasion: Music from and Inspired by Grand Theft Auto IV

  PUBLISHED Aug 18, 2008

  The whole purpose of videogame soundtracks is to enhance the experience, add to the ambience, but never distract from actually navigating t...

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  Foul Mouth Jerk

  Streetlight Music

  PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2008

  For whatever rap fans that grew up on ’80s hip-hop left, veteran Foul Mouth Jerk, of the instrumental rap group GFE, delivers a dose of tra...

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  Manafest

  Citizens Activ

  PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2008

  Manafest fuses rap and emo. His third album, Citizens Activ, would have been a major label executive’s wet dream had it dropped two years a...

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  Mic Boogie

  That's Me

  PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2008

  There’s Mick Boogie the mixtape king, Mike Boogie the reality show contestant and then there’s Mic Boogie, Oshawa MC. Backed by Universal,...

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  Nas

  Untitled

  PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2008

  Revenge is sweet on Untitled, the album formally known as Nigger. While Jay-Z made promises of a concept album and didn’t quite deliver, hi...

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  Opio

  Vulture's Wisdom Vol. 1

  PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2008

  The first instalment of a collaborative trilogy with producer Architect, Vulture’s Wisdom is an exercise in brevity at 14 songs in 39 minut...

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  Various

  Hokey Religions And Ancient Weapons (Are No Match For A Good Blaster)

  PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2008

  This isn’t just a mixtape of underground MCs, this is a full-fledged, grab-a-pencil, take-a-seat crash course in independent Canadian rap....