Articles by Omar Mouallem

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  Mud Sun

  Mud Sun

  PUBLISHED May 20, 2008

  Given the rap duo’s heritage — Vancouver and England — Mud Sun has an interesting sound. Canadian Baba Brinkman, known for his Edinburgh Fe...

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  Big Noyd

  Illustrious

  PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2008

  Big Noyd’s rhymes could have been generated by a gangsta rap computer simulation, but with strong production by Ric Rude and Fame, to name...

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  Mic Boyd

  Lost in the Woods

  PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2008

  There’s nothing wrong with riding coattails, especially when they’re attached to your big brother, and his name is Classified. On Lost in t...

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  The Camp

  The Campaign

  PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2008

  If there’s any camp you want to send your kids to this summer it’s this one: the Camp, from Boston. Their debut, The Campaign (executive pr...

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  Talib Kweli & Mick Boogie

  MCEO

  PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2008

  Even when Talib Kweli brings his b-game leftovers, he still manages to sound better than the majority of rappers. In fact, his mix-tapes ar...

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  SOUL Purpose

  The Construction

  PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2008

  Half of the earnings made from this album go to the Boys & Girls Club of America. That’s not something you expect from a rapper very often,...

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  Sonic Sum

  Films

  PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2008

  Rob Sonic emerged on the scene in 2000 as the front-man for rock-fused-rap group Sonic Sum. Films was exclusively released in Japan in 2004...

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  Mike Ladd

  Nostalgialator

  PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2008

  Those familiar with Mike Ladd know that he has no musical boundaries. He’s best known as a spoken word artist but he dabbles in every genre...